Famous Deaths In February - 02

1972  Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 on February - 02.  

1973  On this day in history henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70  

1974  On February - 02 jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80  

1976  Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies on February - 02.  

1978  On this day in history wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65  

1979  Death of Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history william H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68  

1981  On this day in history donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88  

1982  Stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1983  Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history alfred Lion, record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78  

1988  On this day in history clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51  

1989  On February - 02 john Cassavetes, US actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59  

1990  On February - 02 joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79  

1992  Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77 on February - 02.  

1994  On February - 02 john Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62  

1995  Alexis d'Anjou de Bourbon-Condé, French prince/Russian, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83  

1997  On this day in history chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40  

1999  On February - 02 death of david McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)  

2002  On this day in history death of paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)  

2003  Death of Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917) on February - 02.  

2004  On this day in history death of bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)  

2005  On this day in history death of max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)  

2007  Death of Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944) on February - 02.  

2008  On February - 02 death of katoucha, Guinean model and activist (b. 1960)  

2011  On this day in history death of defne Joy Foster, Turkish actress, presenter and VJ. (b. 1975)  

2017  On this day in history death of predrag Matvejević, Bosnian-Croatian writer and scholar  

2017  Death of Shunichiro Okano, Japanese football player and manager on February - 02.  

2018  Death of Joseph Polchinski, American theoretical physicist on February - 02.  

2018  Death of Ole Thestrup, Danish actor on this day in history.  

2019  Death of Carol Emshwiller, American author on February - 02.  

2020  On this day in history death of mike Moore, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand  

2021  On this day in history death of fausta Morganti, former Captain Regent of San Marino (b. 1944)  

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.  

1494  On February - 02 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 February - 02.  

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

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.