Famous Deaths In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat   

1653  Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on February - 16.   

1710  On February - 16 death of esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)   

1721  On this day in history death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)   

1754  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

1779  William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies on this day in history.   

1791  On February - 16 death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on February - 16.   

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on February - 16.   

1820  Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on February - 16.   

1823  On this day in history johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1829  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1834  Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies on February - 16.   

1844  On February - 16 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

1851  On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1857  On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1892  On February - 16 henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies   

1898  Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on February - 16.   

1899  On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 16 death of giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)   

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on February - 16.   

1912  On this day in history edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

1915  Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies on this day in history.   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter