Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on this day in history.   

1540  On February - 02 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.   

1580  On February - 02 death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)   

1594  On February - 02 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68   

1597  Death of Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history death of george Abbot, English writer   

1660  On this day in history govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45   

1661  On February - 02 death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)   

1673  On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56   

1685  On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54   

1688  On February - 02 death of abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)   

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on February - 02.   

1712  On this day in history death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

1714  On this day in history death of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)   

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1750  On February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

1768  Death of Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689) on February - 02.   

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.   

1779  On February - 02 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1802  On February - 02 death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)   

1804  On February - 02 caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1822  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79   

1827  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.