Famous Deaths In February - 24

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

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

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

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.   

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

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.   

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

1692  On this day in history antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74   

1704  Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on February - 24.   

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

1721  On this day in history death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)   

1732  On this day in history 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 February - 24.   

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

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

1784  On this day in history anton Laube, composer, dies at 65   

1785  Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on February - 24.   

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

1806  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on February - 24.   

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

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies   

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on February - 24.   

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on February - 24.   

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

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  On February - 24 ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

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

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on February - 24.   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

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 February - 24.   

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