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Deaths on the 8th of February in history

Deaths
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08 Feb 1124 Stefanus of Thiers / Muret: Founder of order of Grammond / saint
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08 Feb 1204 Alexios IV Angelos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1182)
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08 Feb 1245 Johannes de Rupella / de la Rochelle: French theologist
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08 Feb 1250 William II Longespée, English martyr (b. 1212)
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08 Feb 1250 Robert I, Count of Artois (b. 1216)
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08 Feb 1265 Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)
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08 Feb 1296 Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)
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08 Feb 1303 Nanshu: Zen teacher (Rinzai line) / founder (Zounan temple)
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08 Feb 1513 Alonso de Ojeda: Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire)
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08 Feb 1572 Cho Shik, Korean poet, scholar, and educator (b. 1501)
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08 Feb 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
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08 Feb 1599 Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)
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08 Feb 1611 Jan H Van Linschoten: Traveller / writer (Reys-Gheschrift)
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08 Feb 1623 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
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08 Feb 1650 John Adriaensz: Hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
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08 Feb 1676 Aleksei M Romanov: 1st Romanov-Czar of Russia, dies at 46
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08 Feb 1676 Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
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08 Feb 1686 Francois Tak: Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
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08 Feb 1691 Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi: Italian Architect / composer, dies at 79
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08 Feb 1691 Carlo Rainaldi: Composer, dies at 79
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08 Feb 1696 Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
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08 Feb 1709 Giuseppi Torelli: Italian composer, dies at 50
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08 Feb 1709 Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
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08 Feb 1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov: Czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
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08 Feb 1725 Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
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08 Feb 1740 Clement XII [Lorenzo Corsini]: Blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
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08 Feb 1749 Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
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08 Feb 1750 Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
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08 Feb 1768 George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
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08 Feb 1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha: German Prince Frederick Louis of Wales
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08 Feb 1772 Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
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08 Feb 1797 Johann Friedrich Doles: Composer, dies at 81
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08 Feb 1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel: Composer, dies at 43
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08 Feb 1821 Paul Anton Wineberger: Composer, dies at 62
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08 Feb 1824 Rhijnvis Feith: Dutch mayor / writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
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08 Feb 1847 Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German politician, 1st Lord Mayor of Marburg (b. 1781)
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08 Feb 1849 France Preseren: Slovenian Poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
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08 Feb 1849 Francois-Antoine Habeneck: Composer, dies at 68
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08 Feb 1849 France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
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08 Feb 1849 François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
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08 Feb 1856 Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
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08 Feb 1874 David F Strauss: German theologist, dies at 66
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08 Feb 1878 Elias M Fries: Swedish Botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
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08 Feb 1884 Arnold Henry Guyot: Swiss / US geologist / meteorologist, dies at 76
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08 Feb 1907 Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom: Chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
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08 Feb 1907 Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
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08 Feb 1909 Edouard Silas: Composer, dies at 80
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08 Feb 1909 Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Composer, dies at 32
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08 Feb 1910 Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
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08 Feb 1915 François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
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08 Feb 1920 Richard Dehmel: Writer, dies at 56
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08 Feb 1921 Pjotr A Kropotkin: Russian ruler / anarchist, dies at 78
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08 Feb 1921 Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
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08 Feb 1921 George Formby Snr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
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08 Feb 1924 Gee John: US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada)
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08 Feb 1924 Gee Jon, Chinese-American criminal (b. 1895)
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08 Feb 1932 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll: Mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang
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08 Feb 1932 Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
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08 Feb 1932 Mad Dog Coll, Irish-American mob boss (b. 1908)
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08 Feb 1935 Max Liebermann: German impressionist Painter / graphic artist, dies at 87
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08 Feb 1935 Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
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08 Feb 1936 Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
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08 Feb 1937 Scato Gocko de Vries: Dutch paleographer / librarian, dies at 75
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08 Feb 1942 Fritz Todt: German Reichs Minister (Organization Todt), dies at 50
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08 Feb 1945 Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (b. 1866)
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08 Feb 1946 Miles Mander: Actor / director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57
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08 Feb 1947 Ernest Samuel Williams: Composer, dies at 65
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08 Feb 1949 Franco Leoni: Composer, dies at 81
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08 Feb 1949 Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin: Composer, dies at 54
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08 Feb 1953 Cliff Clark: Actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
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08 Feb 1954 Mabel Paige: Actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
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08 Feb 1956 Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)
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08 Feb 1957 John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
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08 Feb 1957 Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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08 Feb 1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan: Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
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08 Feb 1960 Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and engineer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral (b. 1880)
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08 Feb 1960 J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (b. 1911)
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08 Feb 1961 William Duncan: Actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
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08 Feb 1963 Abdul Karim Kassem: Prime Minister of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48
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08 Feb 1963 George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (b. 1908)
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08 Feb 1964 Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (b. 1888)
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08 Feb 1968 J Borremans: Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
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08 Feb 1972 Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1905)
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08 Feb 1974 Fern Andra: Dies at 80
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08 Feb 1974 Fritz Zwicky: Swiss / US astronomer (supernova), dies at 75
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08 Feb 1975 Martyn Green: Actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75
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08 Feb 1975 Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
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08 Feb 1977 Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (b. 1901)
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08 Feb 1979 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov: Russian poet, dies at 82
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08 Feb 1979 Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
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08 Feb 1980 Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
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08 Feb 1982 John Hay Whitney, American financier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1904)
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08 Feb 1984 Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
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08 Feb 1985 Tom Greenway: Actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
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08 Feb 1985 Marvin Miller, American actor (b. 1913)
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08 Feb 1985 William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Swallow Sidecar Company (b. 1901)
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08 Feb 1987 Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha]: Writer
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08 Feb 1987 Harriet MacGibbon: Actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies)
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08 Feb 1987 Hendrik Koekoek: Founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at 74
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08 Feb 1987 Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (b. 1905)
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08 Feb 1988 Allan Cuthbertson: Actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67
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08 Feb 1989 Maurits Kok: Dutch writer / Poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
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08 Feb 1990 Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
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08 Feb 1992 Baruch Lumet: Actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93
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08 Feb 1992 Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (b. 1918)
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08 Feb 1993 Casper van den Berg: Dutch Poet (Fashionable inconvenience)
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08 Feb 1993 Douglas Heyes: Director / writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73
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08 Feb 1993 Eliot Janeway: Financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80
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08 Feb 1993 Franz Schnyder: Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82
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08 Feb 1993 Paul Brickhill: Dutch / US WWII pilot / physician
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08 Feb 1993 Nagalingam Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1920)
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08 Feb 1994 Jacob Firet: Dutch Theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70
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08 Feb 1994 Ken Hall: Australian director / producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
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08 Feb 1994 Raymond Scott, American pianist and composer (b. 1908)
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08 Feb 1995 B G Hooghoudt: Radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo / Westerbork), dies at 70
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08 Feb 1995 Wilhelm J Soukop: Austrian / British sculptor, dies at 88
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08 Feb 1995 William Fulbright: US politician
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08 Feb 1996 John Hartford Worlock: RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
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08 Feb 1996 Mercer Kennedy Ellington: Trumpeter bandleader / composer, dies at 76
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08 Feb 1996 Del Ennis, American baseball player (b. 1925)
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08 Feb 1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs: Jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
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08 Feb 1997 Robert Ridgely American actor and singer (b. 1931)
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08 Feb 1998 William Lambert: Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
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08 Feb 1998 Julian Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
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08 Feb 1998 Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1912)
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08 Feb 1998 Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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08 Feb 1999 Iris Murdoch, Irish-English philosopher and author (b. 1919)
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08 Feb 2000 Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
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08 Feb 2000 Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1918)
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08 Feb 2001 Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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08 Feb 2002 Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (b. 1930)
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08 Feb 2002 Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (b. 1936)
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08 Feb 2004 Julius Schwartz, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
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08 Feb 2004 Cem Karaca, Turkish singer and guitarist (b. 1945)
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08 Feb 2005 Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific) (b. 1948)
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08 Feb 2006 Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
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08 Feb 2006 Elton Dean, English saxophonist (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
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08 Feb 2007 Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1918)
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08 Feb 2007 Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress (b. 1967)
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08 Feb 2008 Phyllis A. Whitney, Japanese-American author (b. 1903)
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08 Feb 2008 Chua Ek Kay, Chinese-Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
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08 Feb 2009 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)
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08 Feb 2010 John Murtha, American colonel and politician (b. 1932)
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08 Feb 2011 Tony Malinosky, American baseball player and soldier (b. 1909)
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08 Feb 2012 Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinean singer-songwriter (Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, and Invisible) (b. 1950)
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08 Feb 2012 Jimmy Sabater, American singer and timbales player (b. 1936)
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08 Feb 2012 Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (b. 1912)
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08 Feb 2012 Laurie Main, Australian-American actor (b. 1922)
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08 Feb 2012 Phil Bruns, American actor (b. 1931)
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08 Feb 2012 Wando, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
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08 Feb 2013 Alan Sharp, Scottish-American screenwriter and author (b. 1934)
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08 Feb 2013 James DePreist, American conductor and educator (b. 1936)
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08 Feb 2013 Giovanni Cheli, Italian cardinal (b. 1918)
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08 Feb 2013 Chris Brinker, American director and producer (b. 1970)
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08 Feb 2013 Ralph Braun, American businessman (b. 1940)
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08 Feb 2014 Abe Woodson, American football player and minister (b. 1934)
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08 Feb 2014 Keith Hughes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1968)
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08 Feb 2014 Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (b. 1938)
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08 Feb 2014 Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (b. 1988)
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08 Feb 2014 Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1932)
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08 Feb 2014 Dick Berk, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1939)
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08 Feb 2015 Mario Vázquez Raña, Mexican businessman (b. 1932)
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08 Feb 2015 Müzeyyen Senar, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1918)
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08 Feb 2015 Andrew Rosenfeld, English businessman, co-founded Minerva (b. 1962)
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08 Feb 2015 Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (b. 1939)
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