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07 Feb 0590
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death
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Pelagius II: Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague
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07 Feb 0812
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death
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Li Ning, Chinese prince (b. 793) |
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07 Feb 0999
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death
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Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (b. 932) |
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07 Feb 1045
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death
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Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) |
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07 Feb 1317
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death
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Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1256) |
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07 Feb 1560
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death
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Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1493) |
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07 Feb 1593
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death
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Jacques Amyot: French humanist / abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79
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07 Feb 1603
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death
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Hermann Wilken, German mathematician and academic (b. 1522) |
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07 Feb 1609
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death
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Ferdinand I: Cardinal / ruler of Toscane
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07 Feb 1626
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death
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William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) |
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07 Feb 1642
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death
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William Bedell, English bishop and academic (b. 1571) |
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07 Feb 1690
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death
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Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1628) |
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07 Feb 1693
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death
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Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (b. 1624) |
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07 Feb 1736
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death
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Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666) |
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07 Feb 1743
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death
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Lodovico Giustini: Composer, dies at 57
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07 Feb 1749
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death
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Andre Cardinal Destouches: Composer, dies at 76
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07 Feb 1779
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death
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William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711) |
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07 Feb 1799
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death
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Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711) |
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07 Feb 1801
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death
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Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726) |
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07 Feb 1819
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death
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August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737) |
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07 Feb 1820
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death
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Samuel Adams Holyoke: Composer, dies at 57
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07 Feb 1823
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death
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Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764) |
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07 Feb 1827
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death
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Franz Anton Dimmler: Composer, dies at 73
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07 Feb 1830
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death
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Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal: Portuguese composer, dies at 67
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07 Feb 1837
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death
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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778) |
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07 Feb 1839
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death
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Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet and author (b. 1799) |
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07 Feb 1862
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death
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Frantisek Jan Skroup: Composer, dies at 61
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07 Feb 1862
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death
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Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787) |
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07 Feb 1864
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death
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Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787) |
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07 Feb 1865
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death
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John Henry Winder: US Confederate Brigadier General / provost marshal, dies at 64
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07 Feb 1871
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death
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Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (b. 1797) |
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07 Feb 1873
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death
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Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (b. 1814) |
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07 Feb 1878
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death
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Pius IX: "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85
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07 Feb 1878
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death
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Pope Pius IX (b. 1792) |
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07 Feb 1881
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death
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Fredrik Cygnaeus: Finnish Poet / literature critic, dies at 73
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07 Feb 1897
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death
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Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847) |
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07 Feb 1898
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death
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John Reily Knox, American lawyer, founded Beta Theta Pi (b. 1820) |
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07 Feb 1901
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death
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Benjamin Edward Woolf: Composer, dies at 64
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07 Feb 1915
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death
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Wladyslaw Gorski: Composer, dies at 68
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07 Feb 1918
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death
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Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev: Composer, dies at 68
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07 Feb 1919
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death
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William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841) |
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07 Feb 1920
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death
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Alexander Koltsjak: Admiral / leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed
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07 Feb 1920
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death
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Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850) |
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07 Feb 1920
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death
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Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874) |
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07 Feb 1921
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death
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Peter Kropotkin: Russ Prince / geologist / revolut anarchist, dies at 78
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07 Feb 1931
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death
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Ion Vidu: Composer, dies at 67
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07 Feb 1937
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death
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Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) |
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07 Feb 1938
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death
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Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868) |
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07 Feb 1939
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death
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Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886) |
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07 Feb 1942
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death
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Dorando di Desiderio Pietri: Marathoner (1908 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 56
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07 Feb 1942
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death
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Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876) |
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07 Feb 1944
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death
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Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874) |
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07 Feb 1948
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death
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"Red" McKenzie: Blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper)
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07 Feb 1952
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death
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Pete Henry, American football player and coach (b. 1897) |
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07 Feb 1954
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death
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Jan Adam Maklakiewicz: Composer, dies at 54
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07 Feb 1957
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death
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Rudolph Reti: Composer, dies at 71
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07 Feb 1958
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death
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Walter Kingsford: Actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Daniel F Malan: Premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Napoleon Lajorie: Baseball player, dies at 83
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar: Rocker, dies at 32
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926) |
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1874) |
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07 Feb 1959
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death
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Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874) |
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07 Feb 1960
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death
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Igor V Kurtshatov: Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57
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07 Feb 1960
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death
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Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903) |
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07 Feb 1962
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death
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Clara Nordström, German author and translator (b. 1886) |
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07 Feb 1963
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death
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Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902) |
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07 Feb 1964
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death
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Hermann A J Kees: German egyptologist, dies at 77
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07 Feb 1964
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death
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Lillian Copeland: US discus thrower (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 59
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07 Feb 1964
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death
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Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894) |
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07 Feb 1967
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death
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Henry Morgenthau: US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74
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07 Feb 1968
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death
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Stuart Foster: Singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49
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07 Feb 1968
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death
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Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1931) |
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07 Feb 1969
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death
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Bainbridge Crist: Composer, dies at 85
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07 Feb 1972
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death
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Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
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07 Feb 1974
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death
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Arline Judge: Actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61
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07 Feb 1975
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death
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Brendan Fay: Actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54
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07 Feb 1977
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death
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Herman Dooyeweerd: Dutch philosopher / lawyer, dies at 82
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07 Feb 1979
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death
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Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911) |
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07 Feb 1980
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death
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Ernst Kunz: Composer, dies at 88
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07 Feb 1980
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death
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Katherine Emery: Actress (Maze, Isle of the Dead), dies at 73
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07 Feb 1984
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death
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Brooks West: Actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67
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07 Feb 1985
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death
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Albert Dondeyne: Belgian philosopher / theologist, dies at 83
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07 Feb 1985
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death
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Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1930) |
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07 Feb 1986
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death
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Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923) |
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07 Feb 1988
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death
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Lin[wood V] Carter: United States -- Sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57
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07 Feb 1990
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death
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Dom Heider Camara: Nonviolent / human rights Bishop of Brazil
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07 Feb 1990
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death
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Jimmy Van Heusen: Composer (Call Me Irresponsible), dies at 77
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07 Feb 1990
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death
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Nathan Wartels: Publisher (Crown), dies at 88 of pneumonia
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07 Feb 1990
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death
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Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (b. 1905) |
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07 Feb 1990
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death
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Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1922) |
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07 Feb 1991
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death
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Dick Winslow: Actor (Tom Sawyer, Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 75
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07 Feb 1991
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death
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Gladys LaVerne: Dies of heart problems at 87
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07 Feb 1991
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death
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Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (b. 1920) |
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07 Feb 1992
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death
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Jeanne Gerson: Dies of cancer and pneumonia at 87
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07 Feb 1992
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death
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Buzz Sawyer, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1959) |
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07 Feb 1993
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death
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Arthur Ashe: Tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49
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07 Feb 1993
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death
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W Sybout A Colenbrander: Dutch Historian / journalist, dies at 82
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07 Feb 1994
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death
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Maarten Vrolijk: Dutch Social Democratic Minister (CRM 1965-66), dies at 74
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07 Feb 1994
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death
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Arnold Smith, Canadian scholar and diplomat, 1st Commonwealth Secretary-General (b. 1915) |
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07 Feb 1994
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death
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Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913) |
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07 Feb 1995
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death
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Helen Wallis: Cartographer / Librarian, dies at 70
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07 Feb 1995
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death
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Massimo Pallottino: Ital archaeologist (Etruscologia), dies at 86
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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George Lowthian Trevelyan: Designer / visionary, dies at 89
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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Isian Kehinde I K Dairo: Musician / academic, dies at 65
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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Lillian Rambach: Teacher violinist, dies at 84
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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Lydia Korneevna Chukovskaya: Writer, dies at 88
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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Tiny Winters: Musician, dies at 87
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07 Feb 1996
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death
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Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1925) |
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07 Feb 1997
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death
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Danil Shafran: Cellist, dies at 74
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07 Feb 1998
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death
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Carl Dean Wilson: Musician, dies at 51
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07 Feb 1998
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death
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Lawrence Sanders, American author (b. 1920) |
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07 Feb 1999
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death
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Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918) |
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07 Feb 1999
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death
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Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935) |
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07 Feb 2000
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death
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Big Pun, American rapper and actor (Terror Squad) (b. 1971) |
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07 Feb 2000
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death
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Dave Peverett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foghat and Savoy Brown) (b. 1943) |
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07 Feb 2000
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death
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Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970) |
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07 Feb 2000
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death
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Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (b. 1947) |
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07 Feb 2001
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death
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906) |
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07 Feb 2001
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death
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Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1912) |
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07 Feb 2002
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death
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Tony Pond, English race car driver (b. 1945) |
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07 Feb 2002
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death
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Jack Fairman, English race car driver (b. 1913) |
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07 Feb 2003
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death
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Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921) |
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07 Feb 2005
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death
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Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934) |
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07 Feb 2005
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death
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Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1932) |
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07 Feb 2006
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death
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Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914) |
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07 Feb 2008
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death
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Tamara Desni, German-English actress and singer (b. 1913) |
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07 Feb 2009
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death
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Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (b. 1924) |
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07 Feb 2009
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death
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Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (b. 1920) |
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07 Feb 2009
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death
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Molly Bee, American singer and actress (b. 1939) |
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07 Feb 2010
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death
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Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1964) |
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07 Feb 2012
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death
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Phil Shanahan, Irish hurler (b. 1928) |
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07 Feb 2012
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death
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Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927) |
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07 Feb 2013
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death
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József Tóth, Hungarian geographer and academic (b. 1940) |
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07 Feb 2013
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death
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Peter Steen, Danish actor (b. 1936) |
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07 Feb 2013
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death
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Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (b. 1933) |
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07 Feb 2014
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death
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Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933) |
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07 Feb 2014
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death
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Tado, Filipino comedian and actor (b. 1974) |
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07 Feb 2015
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death
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John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (b. 1922) |
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07 Feb 2015
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death
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Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (b. 1931) |
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07 Feb 2015
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death
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Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (b. 1934) |
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07 Feb 2015
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death
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Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (b. 1931) |
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