Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.  

1140  On February - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.  

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 February - 06.  

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

1699  On February - 06 jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  

1725  On February - 06 johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75  

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

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 February - 06.  

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on February - 06.  

1804  On February - 06 joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70  

1807  John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104  

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

1833  On February - 06 death of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)  

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

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

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on February - 06.  

1865  John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on February - 06.  

1881  On February - 06 pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68  

1896  On February - 06 abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82  

1897  On February - 06 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 this day in history.  

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 February - 06.  

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

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

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.  

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

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.  

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.  

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