Famous Deaths In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

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  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70   

1710  Death of Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) on this day in history.   

1721  Death of James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) on February - 16.   

1754  Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history.   

1779  On February - 16 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

1791  Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history.   

1799  On February - 16 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

1803  On this day in history jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

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

1823  On February - 16 johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on February - 16.   

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

1834  On this day in history lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

1844  Death of Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) on February - 16.   

1851  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

1892  Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)   

1899  On February - 16 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  On February - 16 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle   

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

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1912  On February - 16 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

1915  On this day in history emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

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