Famous Deaths Happened In February - 06

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

0891  On February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.   

1612  Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1617  On February - 06 prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63   

1695  On February - 06 ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies   

1699  On this day in history jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies   

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on February - 06.   

1775  Death of William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67   

1785  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on February - 06.   

1798  On this day in history niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

1804  On this day in history joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70   

1807  John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on February - 06.   

1812  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on February - 06.   

1816  On this day in history death of maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)   

1833  On this day in history death of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)   

1834  Death of Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804) on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)   

1859  On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

1865  John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.   

1881  Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on February - 06.   

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies   

1899  On this day in history georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67   

1910  Death of Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839) on February - 06.   

1914  J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on February - 06.   

1916  Anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  On February - 06 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)