Famous Deaths In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.   

1653  Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on February - 16.   

1710  On this day in history death of esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)   

1721  Death of James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) on February - 16.   

1754  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

1779  William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies on this day in history.   

1791  Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history.   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

1820  On this day in history death of georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758).   

1823  Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1829  On February - 16 francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95   

1834  Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 16 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

1851  On this day in history anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1857  On February - 16 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1892  Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)   

1899  On February - 16 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 16 death of giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)   

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

1915  Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies on this day in history.   

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1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter