Famous Deaths Happened In February - 14

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on February - 14.   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on February - 14.   

1681  On February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77   

1714  Death of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688) on February - 14.   

1737  On this day in history death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)   

1760  Francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1779  On February - 14 death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50   

1780  On February - 14 william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56   

1790  Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59 on February - 14.   

1808  On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)   

1818  John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61 on February - 14.   

1820  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on February - 14.   

1831  On February - 14 vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

1841  Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76   

1857  On February - 14 johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56   

1870  Death of St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52   

1881  Death of Fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812) on February - 14.   

1885  On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

1891  On this day in history william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71   

1894  Death of Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814) on February - 14.   

1901  Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1908  Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on February - 14.   

1929  On this day in history 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  On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

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  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.   

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  On February - 14 birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian