Famous Deaths In February - 06

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

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

1140  On February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  On this day in history 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 February - 06.   

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)   

1612  Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 06.   

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

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  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1775  Death of William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1785  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on February - 06.   

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on February - 06.   

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On February - 06 death of maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)   

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  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 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 February - 06.   

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 February - 06.   

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 February - 06.   

1564  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 February - 06.   

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