Famous Deaths In March - 02

0855  On this day in history death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

0986  On this day in history lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1122  On March - 02 floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

1127  On March - 02 death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on March - 02.   

1333  Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies on March - 02.   

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on March - 02.   

1589  On March - 02 death of alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (b. 1520)   

1619  On this day in history anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44   

1729  Death of Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1662) on March - 02.   

1755  On this day in history death of louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)   

1758  On this day in history death of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78   

1772  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on March - 02.   

1787  On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

1791  Death of John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) on this day in history.   

1793  Death of Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist on March - 02.   

1797  On March - 02 horace [Horatio] Walpole, British horror writer, dies at 79   

1800  Christian Friedrich Schale, composer, dies at 86 on March - 02.   

1822  Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer, dies at 40 on March - 02.   

1829  On this day in history death of josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence (b. 1768)   

1830  On this day in history death of samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (b. 1755)   

1835  On this day in history death of francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)   

1840  Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 on March - 02.   

1855  On March - 02 nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58   

1862  On this day in history frederick West Lander, US Union brig-general/poet, dies at 40   

1865  Death of Carl Sylvius Völkner, German missionary to New Zealand (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history french A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect, dies at 50   

1868  Carl Eberwein, composer, dies at 81 on March - 02.   

1880  Death of Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790) on March - 02.   

1882  On this day in history louis Kufferath, composer, dies at 70   

1887  On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47   

1895  On March - 02 berthe MP Morisot, French painter/aquarelliste, dies at 54   

1916  On this day in history elisabeth OL, [Carmen Sylva], Queen of Romania, dies at 72   

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1316  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  On this day in history birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  On this day in history birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On this day in history birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)