Famous Deaths In February - 02

1972  Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1974  Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Benedictions), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On February - 02 wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65   

1979  On February - 02 death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide   

1980  On February - 02 william H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68   

1981  Donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1983  On February - 02 bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies   

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

1988  On February - 02 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  Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1992  Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1994  John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1995  Alexis d'Anjou de Bourbon-Condé, French prince/Russian, dies at 47 on February - 02.   

1996  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83 on February - 02.   

1997  Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40 on February - 02.   

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

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

2005  On February - 02 death of max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)   

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

2008  Death of Katoucha, Guinean model and activist (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

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

2017  Death of Predrag Matvejević, Bosnian-Croatian writer and scholar on February - 02.   

2017  On this day in history death of shunichiro Okano, Japanese football player and manager   

2018  Death of Joseph Polchinski, American theoretical physicist on this day in history.   

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

2019  On February - 02 death of carol Emshwiller, American author   

2020  On February - 02 death of mike Moore, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand   

2021  On February - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

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

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

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

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