Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 06.  

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.  

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

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)  

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.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1775  On this day in history death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

1783  On this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67  

1785  On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

1793  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 john Reid, composer, dies at 85  

1812  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104  

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

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

1834  On this day in history death of richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804)  

1855  Death of Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791) on this day in history.  

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

1897  On this day in history ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies  

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 February - 06.  

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

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

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

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

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

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 February - 06.  

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.