Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.   

1400  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on February - 14.   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.   

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77   

1714  Death of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688) on February - 14.   

1737  On this day in history death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)   

1760  Francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1779  Death of James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on February - 14.   

1780  On February - 14 william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56   

1790  Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59 on February - 14.   

1808  Death of John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history john C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61   

1820  Death of Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 on this day in history.   

1831  Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65   

1846  Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1857  Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1870  On February - 14 death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)   

1873  Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on February - 14.   

1881  Death of Fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812) on February - 14.   

1885  On this day in history death of jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   

1891  William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71 on February - 14.   

1894  On February - 14 death of eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician (b. 1814)   

1901  On this day in history edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82   

1908  On February - 14 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

1916  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on February - 14.   

1922  Death of Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880) on February - 14.   

1929  On February - 14 death of tom Burke, American runner (b. 1875)   

1937  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62 on February - 14.   

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1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

1487  On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising   

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.