Famous Deaths In February - 02

1828  Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1852  Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on February - 02.   

1881  Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 on February - 02.   

1882  Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63 on February - 02.   

1895  On February - 02 death of archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. 1817)   

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on February - 02.   

1904  On February - 02 death of william C. Whitney, American financier (b. 1841)   

1907  Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72 on February - 02.   

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on February - 02.   

1918  On February - 02 john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

1919  Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72   

1925  Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1926  On February - 02 death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)   

1931  Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history death of agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader   

1934  On February - 02 ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70   

1941  On this day in history johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78   

1942  On this day in history death of daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1905)   

1945  Death of Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60 on February - 02.   

1948  On this day in history death of thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870)   

1950  Death of Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873) on February - 02.   

1952  On February - 02 charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72   

1953  On this day in history gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85   

1954  On February - 02 theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52   

1956  On this day in history charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

1957  On February - 02 death of grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. 1890)   

1959  Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84   

1961  Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 02 herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77   

1965  On this day in history richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61   

1969  Boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81 on February - 02.   

1970  On this day in history bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.