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  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.   

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  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 this day in history christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1617  On this day in history prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63   

1695  On February - 06 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  On this day in history johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75   

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

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on February - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1804  On February - 06 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 February - 06.   

1816  On February - 06 death of maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)   

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

1834  On this day in history death of richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804)   

1855  On February - 06 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  On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

1896  On this day in history abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82   

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

1899  Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on February - 06.   

1910  On February - 06 death of alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839)   

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  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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)