Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

0616  On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.   

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  On this day in history death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)   

1686  On this day in history ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66   

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on February - 24.   

1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history death of edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)   

1721  Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on February - 24.   

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on this day in history.   

1735  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56 on February - 24.   

1777  On February - 24 death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)   

1779  Death of Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) on February - 24.   

1781  Death of Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) on February - 24.   

1784  On February - 24 anton Laube, composer, dies at 65   

1785  On February - 24 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

1799  On February - 24 broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41   

1806  On this day in history john Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81   

1810  On February - 24 henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies   

1812  On this day in history hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61   

1815  Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on February - 24.   

1825  On this day in history thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies   

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72   

1874  Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1876  On February - 24 jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67   

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 24 otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77   

1908  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.   

1914  Death of Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on this day in history.   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.   

1304  On this day in history birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

1501  On this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.