Famous Deaths Happened In February - 24

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on this day in history.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)   

1686  On this day in history ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66   

1692  Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1704  On February - 24 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

1714  Death of Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637) on February - 24.   

1721  On February - 24 death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)   

1732  Death of Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. 1675) on February - 24.   

1735  On this day in history georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56   

1777  On February - 24 death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)   

1779  On February - 24 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)   

1781  On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)   

1784  On this day in history anton Laube, composer, dies at 65   

1785  On February - 24 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39   

1799  On February - 24 broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41   

1806  John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1810  Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies on February - 24.   

1812  Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 on February - 24.   

1815  On this day in history robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies   

1825  Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies on February - 24.   

1829  Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies on February - 24.   

1862  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on February - 24.   

1874  On this day in history anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49   

1876  Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1895  Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 24 otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77   

1908  Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.   

1914  On this day in history death of joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg   

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1103  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

1304  On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on February - 24.   

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)