Famous Deaths In February - 06

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.  

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies  

1378  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.  

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.  

1612  Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 06.  

1617  On this day in history prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63  

1695  On this day in history ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies  

1699  On this day in history jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  

1725  On February - 06 johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75  

1775  On this day in history death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

1785  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on February - 06.  

1793  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85  

1798  On this day in history niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54  

1804  On February - 06 joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70  

1807  John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1812  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104  

1816  On February - 06 death of maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)  

1833  Death of Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762) on February - 06.  

1834  Death of Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804) on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)  

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

1881  On February - 06 pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68  

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1897  Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies on February - 06.  

1899  On this day in history georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

1910  Death of Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839) on this day in history.  

1914  On February - 06 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69  

1916  Anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.  

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.  

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.  

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.