Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.   

1124  On February - 02 death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40   

1529  On February - 02 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)   

1540  On February - 02 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)   

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1597  Death of Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history death of george Abbot, English writer   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.   

1661  Death of Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596) on February - 02.   

1673  On this day in history kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56   

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on February - 02.   

1688  On this day in history death of abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)   

1704  On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62   

1712  On February - 02 death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

1714  On February - 02 death of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)   

1723  On February - 02 antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66   

1750  On February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

1768  On this day in history death of robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)   

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61   

1802  Death of Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713) on February - 02.   

1804  On February - 02 caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on February - 02.   

1827  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.   

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)