Famous Deaths In February - 11

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

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

0821  Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies on February - 11.   

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

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

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

1160  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)   

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

1511  Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon on February - 11.   

1543  On this day in history ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle   

1622  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1626  Death of Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) on this day in history.   

1650  Death of Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on February - 11.   

1685  On February - 11 david Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46   

1713  On February - 11 death of jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor of India (b. 1664)   

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

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

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

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

1806  On February - 11 vicente Martin y Soler, composer, dies at 51   

1829  Death of Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

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

1862  On February - 11 death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)   

1868  Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies on this day in history.   

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

1879  Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63   

1894  Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1899  On February - 11 george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies   

1901  Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 on February - 11.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau   

1535  Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91) was born on February - 11.   

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

1568  On this day in history birth of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)   

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