Famous Deaths In February - 01

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.   

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.   

1563  On February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)   

1590  Death of Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history death of rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking   

1666  On this day in history sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies   

1669  On February - 01 death of abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31   

1691  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1694  On February - 01 john L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73   

1718  On February - 01 death of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660)   

1733  On February - 01 august II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62   

1734  Death of John Floyer, English physician and writer (b. 1649) on this day in history.   

1743  Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1747  Jacobus E J Capitein, Dutch slave/vicar/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1761  Death of Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682) on February - 01.   

1768  Death of Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. 1685) on this day in history.   

1793  Death of William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (b. 1717) on February - 01.   

1795  On this day in history giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66   

1818  Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74 on February - 01.   

1824  On February - 01 maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64   

1832  Ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1838  Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1839  On February - 01 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

1850  On February - 01 death of edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

1871  Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51 on February - 01.   

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on this day in history.   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.