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 this day in history.  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.  

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

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

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on this day in history.  

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.  

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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 February - 06 death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

1783  On February - 06 lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67  

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 February - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1816  Death of Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) on February - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 on February - 06.  

1897  On February - 06 ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies  

1899  Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1914  J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on February - 06.  

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

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1461  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1611  On this day in history 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 February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

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