Famous Deaths In February - 24

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

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on this day in history.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)   

1686  On February - 24 ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66   

1692  On February - 24 antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74   

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

1714  Death of Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637) on February - 24.   

1721  Death of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) on this day in history.   

1732  On February - 24 death of colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675)   

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

1777  Death of King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)   

1781  On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)   

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

1799  Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

1806  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1815  On February - 24 robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies   

1825  On February - 24 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  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)