Famous Deaths In February - 02

1828  On February - 02 frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78  

1852  On this day in history francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49  

1881  Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1882  Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1895  On February - 02 death of archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. 1817)  

1902  On this day in history emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42  

1904  On February - 02 death of william C. Whitney, American financier (b. 1841)  

1907  Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

1919  On this day in history xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55  

1921  On February - 02 luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72  

1925  On this day in history antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57  

1926  On February - 02 death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)  

1931  Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71 on February - 02.  

1932  Death of Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader on February - 02.  

1934  On this day in history ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70  

1941  On this day in history johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78  

1942  Death of Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1905) on February - 02.  

1945  Death of Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60 on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history death of thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870)  

1950  Death of Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873) on February - 02.  

1952  On this day in history charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72  

1953  Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1954  On February - 02 theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52  

1956  Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1957  On February - 02 death of grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. 1890)  

1959  Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies on February - 02.  

1960  On February - 02 jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84  

1961  Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1963  On February - 02 herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77  

1965  Richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

1969  On this day in history boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81  

1970  On this day in history bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97  

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.  

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)