Famous Deaths In February - 01

1877  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1878  On February - 01 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

1883  On February - 01 pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

1889  Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on February - 01.   

1893  Death of George Henry Sanderson, Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1897  Death of Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1902  Salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70 on February - 01.   

1903  George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83 on February - 01.   

1904  On February - 01 peter PM Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer, dies at 76   

1905  On this day in history oswald Aschenbach, German painter, dies at 77   

1908  On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44   

1910  Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44 on February - 01.   

1916  Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1922  William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49 on February - 01.   

1928  Death of Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history august Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59   

1936  On this day in history death of georgios Kondylis, general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)   

1937  On February - 01 marguerite Audoux, writer, dies   

1940  On this day in history death of philip Francis Nowlan, science fiction writer, creator of Buck Rogers character (b. 1888)   

1944  On this day in history martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72   

1945  Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72 on February - 01.   

1946  Hans Betghe, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1954  On February - 01 julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69   

1957  On this day in history friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66   

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies   

1959  On this day in history madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85   

1963  On this day in history death of fleetwood Lindley, the last living person to see Abraham Lincoln's face (b. 1888)   

1966  Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 01 ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies   

1968  Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 on February - 01.   

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1971  Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history death of lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.