Famous Deaths In February - 16

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 February - 16.   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70   

1710  Death of Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) on this day in history.   

1721  Death of James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) on this day in history.   

1754  On February - 16 richard Mead, physician, dies   

1779  On February - 16 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

1791  On February - 16 death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on February - 16.   

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on February - 16.   

1820  On February - 16 death of georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758).   

1823  On this day in history johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on February - 16.   

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

1834  On February - 16 lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

1844  On this day in history 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  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1864  On this day in history vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

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

1898  Death of Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

1900  George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on February - 16.   

1907  Death of Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835) on February - 16.   

1910  On this day in history albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75   

1912  On February - 16 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 this day in history 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 February - 16.   

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

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

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