Famous Deaths In February - 11

0641  Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

0731  Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

0824  On this day in history paschal I, Italian Pope (817-24), dies   

0867  Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1141  On this day in history hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies   

1160  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) on February - 11.   

1503  On February - 11 elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday   

1511  On this day in history 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  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on February - 11.   

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

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on this day in history.   

1685  David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46 on February - 11.   

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 February - 11.   

1762  On February - 11 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71   

1763  On this day in history death of william Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)   

1797  On this day in history antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83   

1806  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1841  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

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

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on February - 11.   

1882  On February - 11 gustav Schmidt, composer, dies at 65   

1892  On February - 11 erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63   

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  On this day in history milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56   

1903  Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67 on February - 11.   

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 February - 11.   

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1377  King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) was born on this day in history.   

1380  On February - 11 birth of gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist   

1465  Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII was born on this day in history.   

1506  Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau was born on February - 11.   

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

1557  John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on February - 11.   

1568  On February - 11 birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

1649  William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) was born on February - 11.