Famous Deaths Happened 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  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 February - 06.   

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

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

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

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75   

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

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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 February - 06 niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

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

1807  On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85   

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

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

1833  Death of Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762) on February - 06.   

1834  Death of Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804) on February - 06.   

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

1859  On February - 06 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

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 February - 06.   

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 February - 06.   

1899  Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1910  Death of Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839) on this day in history.   

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

1916  Anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73 on February - 06.   

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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 February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

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

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)