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Deaths on February 02

1032 : Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies
1435 : Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61
1491 : Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40
1540 : George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen
1563 : Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54
1594 : Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68
1597 : Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61
1660 : Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45
1660 : Jean BG duke of Orl‚ans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51
1673 : Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56
1685 : Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
1704 : Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62
1723 : Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66
1750 : Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65
1769 : Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75
1779 : Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59
1789 : Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
1793 : William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61
1804 : Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62
1822 : Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79
1827 : Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62
1828 : Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78
1852 : Fran‡ois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49
1881 : Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59
1882 : Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63
1902 : Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42
1907 : Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72
1909 : Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73
1918 : John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59
1919 : Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55
1921 : Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72
1925 : Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57
1929 : Albert Steinrck, German actor (Golem), dies at 56
1931 : Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71
1934 : Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70
1941 : Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78
1945 : Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60
1952 : Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72
1952 : Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79
1953 : Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85
1954 : Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52
1956 : Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86
1957 : Val‚ry Larbaud, French author/novelist/writer (Amants), dies at 75
1959 : Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies
1960 : Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84
1961 : Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87
1961 : Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56
1963 : Herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77
1965 : Richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61
1965 : Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79
1969 : Boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81
1969 : Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83
1970 : Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
1970 : Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76
1972 : Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67
1973 : Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70
1974 : Jean Absil, Belgian composer (B‚n‚dictions), dies at 80
1976 : Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies
1976 : Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor (My Fair Lady), dies at 78
1976 : Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80
1978 : Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65
1979 : Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide
1979 : Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31
1980 : William H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68
1981 : Donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88
1981 : Jan Donner, Dutch chairman of High Council, dies at 89
1981 : Louise Lorraine, actress (Adventures of Tarzan), dies
1982 : Stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85
1983 : Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies
1983 : Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide
1983 : Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
1987 : Alfred Lion, record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78
1987 : Patrick "Spike" Hughes, Brit jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78
1988 : Clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51
1988 : G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit
1989 : John Cassavetes, US actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59
1990 : Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79
1992 : Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77
1992 : Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist, dies at 78
1992 : Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89
1992 : Maurice L Kusell, dies
1993 : Fran‡ois Reichenbach, Fren director (L'Am‚rique Insolite), dies at 70
1994 : John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62
1994 : Stephen Barclay, actor (Pride of the Plains), dies at 75
1994 : Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
1994 : Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
1995 : Alexis d'Anjou de Bourbon-Cond‚, French prince/Russian, dies at 47
1995 : Andr‚ Frossard, French publicist (Defense of Pope), dies at 80
1995 : David Kindersley, alphabet Designer/Cutter, dies at 79
1995 : Donald Pleasance, English actor (Halloween), dies at 75
1995 : Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85
1995 : Phillip Borsos, Tasmanian/Canadian director (Mean Season), dies
1995 : Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32
1996 : Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
1996 : Ray McIntire, chemical engineer, dies at 77
1996 : Shamus Culhane, animator, dies at 87
1997 : Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40
1997 : Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, dies at 92

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