Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

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

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.  

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

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

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

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

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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 February - 06.  

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

1775  On February - 06 death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

1783  On February - 06 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 February - 06 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  On February - 06 death of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)  

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

1865  On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 06.  

1914  J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on February - 06.  

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  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.  

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

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on February - 06.  

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

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

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.  

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