Famous Deaths In February - 06

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.  

0891  On February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.  

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

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

1612  On February - 06 christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1617  On February - 06 prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63  

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

1699  Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies on February - 06.  

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

1775  Death of William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721) on February - 06.  

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

1785  On February - 06 iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on February - 06.  

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on this day in history.  

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

1833  On this day in history death of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)  

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

1855  On February - 06 death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)  

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

1865  John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on February - 06.  

1881  Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on February - 06.  

1896  On this day in history abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82  

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

1899  Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on February - 06.  

1910  On February - 06 death of alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839)  

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 February - 06.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on February - 06.  

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)