Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  On this day in history heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65   

0731  On February - 11 gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies   

0821  On February - 11 benedict of Aniane, saint, dies   

0824  On February - 11 paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies   

0867  On February - 11 theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies   

1141  Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies on this day in history.   

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on this day in history.   

1503  Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday on this day in history.   

1511  On February - 11 death of henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon   

1543  Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle on February - 11.   

1622  On February - 11 alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64   

1626  On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)   

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

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1713  Death of Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664) on February - 11.   

1755  Death of Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) on this day in history.   

1762  Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on February - 11.   

1763  Death of William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714) on February - 11.   

1797  Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 on February - 11.   

1806  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51 on February - 11.   

1829  Death of Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795) on February - 11.   

1841  On this day in history j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55   

1862  Death of Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) on this day in history.   

1868  Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on February - 11.   

1870  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies   

1882  Gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65 on February - 11.   

1892  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1894  Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on February - 11.   

1899  George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on February - 11.   

1901  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67   

1907  Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 on February - 11.   

1911  Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1377  On this day in history birth of king Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)   

1380  Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist was born on February - 11.   

1465  On February - 11 birth of elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII   

1506  On February - 11 birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau   

1535  On February - 11 birth of gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  On this day in history birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist   

1568  Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625) was born on February - 11.   

1649  On February - 11 birth of william Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)