Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

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 February - 16.   

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

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on February - 16.   

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  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 16 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  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

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 February - 16.   

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

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history death of georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758).   

1823  Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1829  On February - 16 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 this day in history.   

1857  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on February - 16.   

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on February - 16.   

1892  On this day in history henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies   

1898  Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history 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  Death of Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835) on February - 16.   

1910  On this day in history albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75   

1912  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

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

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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