Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

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

1140  On February - 06 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  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

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

1617  Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 on February - 06.   

1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on February - 06.   

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

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on February - 06.   

1775  Death of William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on February - 06.   

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

1793  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85   

1798  On February - 06 niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

1804  Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on February - 06.   

1807  John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on February - 06.   

1812  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on February - 06.   

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

1833  On February - 06 death of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)   

1834  Death of Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804) on February - 06.   

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

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on February - 06.   

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 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 February - 06.   

1914  On February - 06 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   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 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  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.