Jan 12 On this day in history death of isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)
Jan 30 John Cottam, cricket (Test for Aust 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies on this day in history.
Feb 01 Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist (b. 1826) died in the year 1897.
Feb 05 On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42
Feb 06 On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies
Feb 07 On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49
Feb 19 Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 in the year 1897.
Feb 23 Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1897.