Famous Deaths In February - 02

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

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

1461  On February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on February - 02.   

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 February - 02.   

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

1594  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68   

1597  On February - 02 death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

1648  Death of George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.   

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

1661  On February - 02 death of lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)   

1673  On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56   

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on February - 02.   

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  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1768  On February - 02 death of robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)   

1769  On February - 02 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on February - 02.   

1789  On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63   

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

1802  On February - 02 death of welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)   

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

1822  On February - 02 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79   

1827  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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)