Famous Deaths In February - 02

1828  Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78 on February - 02.   

1852  Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. 1817) on February - 02.   

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

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

1907  Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72 on February - 02.   

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

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

1919  Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

1925  On February - 02 antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57   

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  On February - 02 death of agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader   

1934  On February - 02 ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70   

1941  Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72 on February - 02.   

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

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 this day in history death of grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. 1890)   

1959  On this day in history frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies   

1960  Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84 on February - 02.   

1961  On this day in history 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 February - 02.   

1970  Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 on February - 02.   

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

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.