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Deaths on February 08

1124 : Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies
1245 : Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies
1303 : Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1513 : Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Cura‡ao & Bonaire), dies
1587 : Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]
1611 : Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
1650 : John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 : Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 : Fran‡ois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
1691 : Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79
1691 : Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect/composer, dies at 79
1709 : Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50
1725 : Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 : Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1749 : Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1771 : Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies
1797 : Johann Friedrich Doles, composer, dies at 81
1801 : Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43
1821 : Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62
1824 : Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
1849 : France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
1849 : Fran‡ois-Antoine Habeneck, composer, dies at 68
1874 : David F Strauss, German theologist, dies at 66
1878 : Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
1884 : Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76
1897 : Antonio C novas del Castillo, premier of Spain, murdered at 69
1907 : Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1909 : Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80
1909 : Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer, dies at 32
1911 : Gustaf Fr”ding, Swedish poet (Grabst„nk), dies at 50
1920 : Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56
1921 : Pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78
1924 : Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies
1932 : Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang
1935 : Max Liebermann, Ger impressionist painter/graphic artist, dies at 87
1937 : Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75
1942 : Fritz Todt, German Reichs minister (Organization Todt), dies at 50
1944 : Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies
1946 : Miles Mander, actor/director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57
1947 : Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65
1949 : Franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81
1949 : Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer, dies at 54
1953 : Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
1954 : Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
1956 : Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
1957 : John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53
1959 : William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
1961 : William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
1963 : Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48
1963 : George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55
1964 : Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91
1968 : J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
1973 : Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies
1974 : Fern Andra, dies at 80
1974 : Fritz Zwicky, Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at 75
1975 : John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55
1975 : Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75
1979 : Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82
1982 : John Hay Whitney, US newspaper magnate, dies at 76
1985 : Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71
1985 : Tom Greenway, actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
1987 : Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies
1987 : Harriet MacGibbon, actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies
1987 : Hendrik Koekoek, founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at 74
1988 : Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67
1989 : Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
1990 : Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50
1991 : Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
1992 : Baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93
1993 : Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies
1993 : Douglas Heyes, director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73
1993 : Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80
1993 : Franz Schnyder, Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82
1993 : Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WW II pilot/physician, dies
1994 : Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70
1994 : Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
1994 : Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
1995 : B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70
1995 : Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
1995 : William Fulbright, US politician, dies
1996 : John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
1996 : Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
1997 : Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1998 : William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
2000 : Bob Collins, WGN-AM Chicago IL (US) radio personality, dies at 57
2000 : Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 33
2000 : Dave Peverett, singer, Foghat, dies at 56
2000 : Doug Henning, magician, dies at 52
2000 : Sid Abel, NHL hall of famer (Detroit Red Wings), dies at 81

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