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  On February - 02 fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63  

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

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on February - 02.  

1904  Death of William C. Whitney, American financier (b. 1841) on this day in history.  

1907  On February - 02 dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72  

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on February - 02.  

1918  John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on February - 02.  

1919  Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 on February - 02.  

1921  Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1925  Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57 on February - 02.  

1926  Death of Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848) on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71  

1932  Death of Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader on this day in history.  

1934  Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70 on February - 02.  

1941  Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78 on February - 02.  

1942  Death of Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1905) on this day in history.  

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

1948  On February - 02 death of thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870)  

1950  On this day in history death of constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)  

1952  On February - 02 charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72  

1953  On this day in history gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85  

1954  On this day in history theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52  

1956  On February - 02 charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86  

1957  Death of Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. 1890) on February - 02.  

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

1960  Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1961  On February - 02 adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87  

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 this day in history.  

1969  Boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1970  On February - 02 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 February - 02.  

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  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

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

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)