Famous Deaths Happened In February - 25

0779  Walburgis: Anglo-saxon abbess/saint (walpurgis night),   

1246  Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik iv: Duke of limburg/earl of bergen (1226-47),   

1495  Djem sultan: Son of turkish sultan mehmed ii,   

1522  William lilye: English classical scholar   

1536  Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Eleanor of austria: Queen of portugal and france (b. 1498)   

1601  Robert devereux: 2nd earl of essex, executed for treason against elizabeth   

1602  Everard van reyd: Dutch historian,   

1634  Albrecht we baron von wallenstein: German duke, murdered at 50   

1643  Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

1655  Daniel heinsius: Flemish scholar (b. 1580)   

1682  Alessandro stradella: Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37   

1713  Frederik i: King of prussia (1701-13),   

1715  Pu songling: Chinese writer (b. 1640)   

1719  Giovanni maria casini: Composer,   

1723  Christopher wren: England, astronomer/architect,   

1756  Eliza haywood: English actress and writer (b. 1693)   

1798  Louis-jules mancini-mazarini: Duc de nivernais, french diplomat and writer (b. 1716)   

1805  Thomas pownall: British colonial statesman (b. 1722)   

1826  Piotr a von der pahlen: Military governor of st petersburg,   

1850  Daoguang: Emperor of china (b. 1782)   

1851  Ferdinand simon gassner: Composer,   

1852  Thomas moore: Writer (utopia),   

1860  Chauncey allen goodrich: American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)   

1865  Otto ludwig: German writer (zwischen himmel und erde),   

1894  James morrison steele mackaye: Us actor/author/director,   

1899  Paul julius von reuter: Founder of the news agency (reuters),   

1901  Jose rogel: Composer,   

1902  Carl ignaz franz umlauf: Composer,   

1906  Anton stepanovich arensky: Russian composer/conductor c t,   

1912  Guillaume iv: Grand duke of luxembourg (b. 1852)   

1914  John tenniel: British illustrator (alice in wonderland),   

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1398  Xuande: Emperor of china   

1591  Friedrich von spee: German writer   

1635  Walraad: The elder, dutch fieldmarshall/earl of nassau-usingen   

1643  Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist   

1680  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer   

1682  Giovanni battista morgagni: Italian anatomist   

1692  Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer