Famous Deaths In February - 06

1917  On this day in history edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72   

1918  On February - 06 gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55   

1919  Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter, dies at 81 on February - 06.   

1923  Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65 on February - 06.   

1927  Daniel F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker, dies at 71 on February - 06.   

1930  On February - 06 eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17   

1938  Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on February - 06.   

1941  On this day in history maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82   

1942  On February - 06 wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78   

1943  On February - 06 hA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71   

1945  On this day in history death of jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

1947  On this day in history albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82   

1948  On this day in history robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38   

1950  Death of Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884) on February - 06.   

1952  George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1958  On February - 06 death of 7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich   

1960  On this day in history jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash   

1961  On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77   

1963  Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69   

1965  On February - 06 jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68   

1966  Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1967  Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46 on February - 06.   

1968  C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 06 roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78   

1972  Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74   

1976  Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 on February - 06.   

1979  On February - 06 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

1981  On February - 06 death of hugo Montenegro, American film music composer (b. 1925)   

1982  Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 on February - 06.   

1985  On this day in history charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53   

1986  William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

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

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.   

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