Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

1525  On this day in history death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

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 February - 24.   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on February - 24.   

1735  On February - 24 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56   

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  On February - 24 death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)   

1784  Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65 on February - 24.   

1785  Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

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

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on February - 24.   

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

1829  On February - 24 auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies   

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1874  On February - 24 anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49   

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on February - 24.   

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on February - 24.   

1907  On this day in history otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77   

1908  On February - 24 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

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  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history 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 February - 24.   

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on February - 24.