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806 - Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)
814 - Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne
901 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)
999 - Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies
1139 - Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)
1217 - Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59
1294 - Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)
1379 - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
1397 - Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56
1405 - Tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)
1455 - Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies
1478 - Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel
1535 - Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48
1535 - Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, physician/theologian, dies
1546 - Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62
1564 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88
1583 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503)
1587 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8]
1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)
1660 - Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried
1683 - Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62
1712 - Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies
1712 - Louis, duc de Bourgogne, heir to the throne of France (b. 1682)
1718 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)
1743 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)
1745 - Nicola Fago, composer, dies at 67
1748 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
1772 - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)
1778 - Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)
1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)
1785 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b.1774)
1788 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)
1790 - Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67
1799 - Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52
1803 - J W L Gleim, writer, dies
1807 - August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53
1807 - S von Laroche, writer, dies at 75
1817 - Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72
1829 - Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77
1830 - Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67
1833 - Georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64
1833 - Ignac Ruzitska, composer, dies at 55
1842 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)
1846 - Giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73
1851 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. 1804)
1861 - Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74
1878 - Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76
1885 - Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61
1890 - Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66
1893 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. 1814)
1895 - Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
1895 - Karl Abs, German professional wrestler (b. 1851)
1898 - Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58
1899 - M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56
1900 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)
1902 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
1905 - Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
1906 - Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85
1906 - John Batterson Stetson, American manufacturer (b. 1830)
1911 - Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test
1917 - Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies
1925 - James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75
1931 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)
1932 - Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66
1933 - James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies
1938 - Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64
1938 - Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail, dies at 81
1938 - David King Udall, American politician (b. 1851)
1939 - Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
1942 - Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)
1943 - Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74
1949 - Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71
1950 - Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56
1951 - Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85
1955 - Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944)
1956 - Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95
1957 - Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies
1957 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
1959 - Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65
1959 - Eric Zeisl, composer, dies at 53
1959 - Jaroslav Kvapil, composer, dies at 66
1963 - Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73
1963 - Todd "Hugh" Gaitskell, leader British Labour Party, dies at 56
1964 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. 1907)
1966 - Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94
1966 - Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
1966 - Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 31
1966 - Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. 1908)
1967 - Manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74
1967 - Robert J Oppenheimer, creator of atomic bomb, dies at 62
1967 - Dragiša Cvetković, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister (b. 1893)
1968 - Sigurd Erixon, etnologist (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur), dies at 79
1969 - Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76
1970 - Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
1973 - Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82
1975 - Chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66
1975 - Luigi Dallapiccola, composer, dies
1975 - Raymond Moley, US advisor to pres Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at 88
1975 - Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), dies
1976 - Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81
1976 - Eddie Dowling, composer (Anywhere USA), dies at 81
1976 - Joseph Henabery, actor/director (Cobra), dies at 88
1977 - Andy Devine, [Jeremiah Schwartz], actor (Andy's Gang), dies at 71
1977 - Maria Realino, teacher (Botany of Curacao), dies at 87
1977 - Ralph Graves, actor (Extra Girl), dies at 77
1978 - Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
1978 - Derrick De Marney, actor (Inheritance, Projected Man), dies at 71
1978 - Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49
1980 - Gale Robbins, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies at 58
1981 - John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1895)
1982 - Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ detective writer/producer, dies at 82
1982 - Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58
1985 - Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbruggen], Dutch singer, dies at 58
1990 - Hulk, fictional character in "Death of Incredible Hulk" on NBC, dies
1993 - Edward S "Ted" Haworth, US set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at 76
1993 - Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63
1993 - Leslie Norman, English director/producer (Dunkirk), dies at 82
1993 - Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33
1993 - Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
1994 - Peter Caddy, founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76
1995 - Calder Willingham, US scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at 72
1995 - Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
1995 - Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82
1995 - John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter, dies at 83
1995 - Yank Lawson, US jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84
1995 - Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b.1959)
1996 - Brian Daley, writer, dies at 48
1996 - Jack Thieuloy, writer, dies at 64
1996 - Nicholas Beriozoff, ballet master, dies at 89
1996 - Richard Leslie Hill, historian, dies at 94
1997 - Emily Hahn, writer, dies at 91
1997 - Enrique Peralta Azurdia, milt pres of Guatemala in (1963-66), dies
1997 - Eric William Fenby, musician, dies at 90
1998 - Harry Caray, sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), dies at 77
1998 - Mya Than Tint, Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at 69
1998 - Robert Merrill, songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76
1998 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (b. 1957)
1999 - Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (b. 1932)
2000 - Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. 1927
2001 - Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. 1908)
2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
2001 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
2003 - Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
2003 - Johnny Paycheck, American country singer/songwriter (b. 1938)
2004 - Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
2006 - Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)
2008 - Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
2008 - Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. 1955)
2008 - Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
2009 - Al-Tayyib Salih, Sudanese novelist and columnist (b. 1929)