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Famous Deaths In February - 06

Thursday, 20 June 2013

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

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

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.  

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

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)  

1612  On this day in history christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1617  Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on this day in history.  

1699  Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75  

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

1783  On this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67  

1785  On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1804  On this day in history joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70  

1807  On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85  

1812  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104  

1816  Death of Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) on this day in history.  

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

1834  On this day in history death of richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804)  

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

1859  On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45  

1865  John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.  

1881  Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1897  On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies  

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 this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69  

1916  On this day in history anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73  

1917  On this day in history edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72  

1918  On this day in history gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55  

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Famous Birthdays In February - 06

Famous People Born On This Day In History

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

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.  

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

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

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 this day in history.  

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