Famous Deaths Happened In February - 12

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

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

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.   

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.   

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

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

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

1624  On February - 12 death of george Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)   

1630  Death of Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566) on February - 12.   

1684  On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  On February - 12 death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

1724  On this day in history death of elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)   

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

1738  James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68   

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  On February - 12 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

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

1799  On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

1804  On this day in history immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79   

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

1834  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1837  On February - 12 ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

1861  On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

1889  On February - 12 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 February - 12 charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84   

1901  On February - 12 ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83   

1903  Death of Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) on February - 12.   

1905  On February - 12 marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies   

1915  On this day in history charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77   

1916  On this day in history j W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

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

1218  On February - 12 birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

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

1474  On February - 12 birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy