Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

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

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

1721  On this day in history death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)   

1754  Richard Mead, physician, dies on February - 16.   

1779  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

1820  Death of Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758) on this day in history.   

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

1825  George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95   

1834  On this day in history lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

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

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on February - 16.   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on February - 16.   

1892  Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies on February - 16.   

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

1899  Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 on February - 16.   

1900  On February - 16 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle   

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

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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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

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

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