Famous Deaths In February - 02

1972  On February - 02 jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67  

1973  On February - 02 henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70  

1974  Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80 on February - 02.  

1976  On this day in history harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies  

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

1979  On this day in history death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide  

1980  William H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68 on February - 02.  

1981  On February - 02 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  Clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51 on February - 02.  

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

1990  Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79 on February - 02.  

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

1994  John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 on February - 02.  

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

1996  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1997  Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1999  Death of David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962) on this day in history.  

2002  On February - 02 death of paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)  

2003  On this day in history death of lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)  

2004  On February - 02 death of bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)  

2005  Death of Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905) on February - 02.  

2007  On February - 02 death of vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)  

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

2011  Death of Defne Joy Foster, Turkish actress, presenter and VJ. (b. 1975) on this day in history.  

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

2017  On February - 02 death of shunichiro Okano, Japanese football player and manager  

2018  On February - 02 death of joseph Polchinski, American theoretical physicist  

2018  Death of Ole Thestrup, Danish actor on February - 02.  

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

2020  Death of Mike Moore, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand on this day in history.  

2021  Death of Fausta Morganti, former Captain Regent of San Marino (b. 1944) on February - 02.  

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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 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 February - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

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)