Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16
Sunday, 16 February 2025
0309 Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.
0923 Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1247 Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.
1279 On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies
1391 On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies
1531 On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
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 February - 16 death of esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)
1721 On this day in history death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)
1754 On February - 16 richard Mead, physician, dies
1779 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies on February - 16.
1791 Death of Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on February - 16.
1799 On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74
1803 Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1820 Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on this day in history.
1823 Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1825 George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.
1829 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on February - 16.
1834 On this day in history lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies
1844 On February - 16 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)
1851 Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on February - 16.
1857 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on February - 16.
1858 Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on February - 16.
1864 On this day in history vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58
1892 On this day in history henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies
1898 Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on this day in history.
1899 On February - 16 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57
1900 On February - 16 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle
1907 Death of Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835) on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75
1912 Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies
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