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 February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.  

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  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

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  On February - 06 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  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 this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67  

1785  On February - 06 iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

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

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

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

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

1910  On this day in history death of alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839)  

1914  On February - 06 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69  

1916  On this day in history 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 February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)  

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

1611  On this day in history 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  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.  

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