Famous Deaths Happened In February - 14

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on February - 14.   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.   

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.   

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist   

1681  Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 on February - 14.   

1714  On this day in history death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)   

1737  Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on February - 14.   

1760  On this day in history francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69   

1779  Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on February - 14.   

1780  William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history capel Bond, composer, dies at 59   

1808  Death of John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) on this day in history.   

1818  John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 14 death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

1831  Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on February - 14.   

1841  On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65   

1846  Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 on February - 14.   

1857  Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on February - 14.   

1870  On this day in history death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)   

1873  Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on February - 14.   

1881  On this day in history death of fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812)   

1885  Death of Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832) on February - 14.   

1891  William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history death of eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)   

1901  On this day in history edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82   

1908  On February - 14 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

1916  On February - 14 petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36   

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1929  On February - 14 death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)   

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  On February - 14 birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty   

1487  On this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on February - 14.   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian