Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

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

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

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

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)  

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

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

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1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85  

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

1804  Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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

1816  Death of Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) on this day in history.  

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 February - 06 death of josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)  

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

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

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

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

1897  Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies on February - 06.  

1899  On February - 06 georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

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

1914  On this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69  

1916  On February - 06 anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73  

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

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

1577  On this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)  

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  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.