Famous Deaths In February - 12

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history death of george Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)   

1630  On February - 12 death of fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566)   

1684  On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  Death of Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

1724  Death of Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648) on February - 12.   

1728  On this day in history agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73   

1738  On this day in history james Sherard, composer, dies at 71   

1762  Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1763  Death of Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688) on February - 12.   

1771  Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1787  Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on February - 12.   

1789  Death of Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) on February - 12.   

1799  Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1804  Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79 on February - 12.   

1820  On this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71   

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1837  Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1861  Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies   

1894  Death of Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830) on February - 12.   

1896  On this day in history charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84   

1901  Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83 on February - 12.   

1903  On this day in history death of gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834)   

1905  On this day in history marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies   

1915  Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77 on February - 12.   

1916  J W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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1074  On February - 12 birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on February - 12.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.   

1567  On February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy