Famous Deaths In February - 14

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).   

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on February - 14.   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.   

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77   

1714  On this day in history death of maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen Consort of Spain (b. 1688)   

1737  Death of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) on February - 14.   

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

1779  On February - 14 death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50   

1780  William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on February - 14.   

1790  On February - 14 capel Bond, composer, dies at 59   

1808  On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)   

1818  On February - 14 john C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61   

1820  On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

1831  On February - 14 vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

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

1846  On February - 14 cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76   

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

1870  Death of St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52   

1881  On this day in history death of fernando Wood, New York City mayor (b. 1812)   

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

1891  On this day in history william Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General, dies at 71   

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

1901  On February - 14 edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82   

1908  Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on February - 14.   

1916  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 14 death of heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880)   

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  On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.   

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty   

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

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On February - 14 birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian