Famous Deaths In February - 12

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  On this day in history death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  On February - 12 death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

1624  Death of George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563) on this day in history.   

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on February - 12.   

1684  On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  On this day in history death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

1724  On February - 12 death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)   

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history james Sherard, composer, dies at 71   

1762  On February - 12 laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68   

1763  Death of Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688) on this day in history.   

1771  Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1787  Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on February - 12.   

1789  On February - 12 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)   

1799  On February - 12 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

1804  On this day in history immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79   

1820  Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on February - 12.   

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on February - 12.   

1861  On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

1889  On this day in history andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies   

1894  Death of Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) on this day in history.   

1896  On February - 12 charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84   

1901  On February - 12 ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83   

1903  On February - 12 death of gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834)   

1905  Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies on February - 12.   

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on February - 12.   

1916  J W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  On February - 12 birth of henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1438  On February - 12 birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on this day in history.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.