Famous Deaths In February - 06

0743  On this day in history hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

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

1612  On February - 06 christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1617  Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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1695  On this day in history ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies  

1699  Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies on February - 06.  

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1775  Death of William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721) on February - 06.  

1783  On February - 06 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  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85  

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  On February - 06 john Reid, composer, dies at 85  

1812  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on this day in history.  

1816  Death of Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) on February - 06.  

1833  Death of Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762) on this day in history.  

1834  On February - 06 death of richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804)  

1855  Death of Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791) on February - 06.  

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1865  On February - 06 john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

1881  Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 on February - 06.  

1897  Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 06.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  

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

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

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