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Deaths on the 23rd of February in history

Deaths
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23 Feb 0155 Polycarp disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake
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23 Feb 0572 Chihor-Vishnasp, Armenian general and politician
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23 Feb 0715 Al-Walid I, Arab caliph (b. 668)
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23 Feb 0943 Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (b. 884)
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23 Feb 1011 Willigis, German archbishop (b. 940)
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23 Feb 1100 Emperor Zhezong of Song (b. 1076)
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23 Feb 1270 Isabel of France (b. 1225)
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23 Feb 1447 Pope Eugene IV (b. 1383)
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23 Feb 1447 Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390)
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23 Feb 1447 Eugene IV [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies
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23 Feb 1464 Zhengtong Emperor of China (b. 1427)
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23 Feb 1468 John Gutenberg German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies
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23 Feb 1554 Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)
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23 Feb 1572 Pierre Certon, French composer (b. 1510)
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23 Feb 1603 Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)
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23 Feb 1607 Herman Herbertsz vicar, dies at about 60
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23 Feb 1660 Charles X Gustaaf king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
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23 Feb 1662 Johann Cr
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23 Feb 1669 Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian and diplomat (b. 1600)
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23 Feb 1682 Abraham de Wicquefort Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75
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23 Feb 1704 Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
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23 Feb 1766 Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
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23 Feb 1766 Stanislaw Leszcynski duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
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23 Feb 1781 George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
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23 Feb 1792 Joshua Reynolds, English painter (b. 1723)
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23 Feb 1797 Antoine d'Auvergne French opera composer (Coquette Tromp
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23 Feb 1800 Joseph Warton, English academic and critic (b. 1722)
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23 Feb 1806 John Alcock composer, dies at 90
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23 Feb 1807 Francois Guichard: Composer, dies at 61
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23 Feb 1807 Fran
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23 Feb 1821 John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
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23 Feb 1821 Marie-Anne Collot French sculptor, dies
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23 Feb 1828 Mih
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23 Feb 1848 John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
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23 Feb 1855 Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
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23 Feb 1859 Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
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23 Feb 1867 George Thomas Smart composer, dies at 90
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23 Feb 1879 Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
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23 Feb 1884 Tambo Tambo Australian aboriginal/US circus attraction, dies at 23
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23 Feb 1897 Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
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23 Feb 1900 William Butterfield architect of the Gothic revival, dies
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23 Feb 1902 Samuel R Gardiner British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72
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23 Feb 1903 Albert Cahen composer, dies at 57
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23 Feb 1903 Friedrich Grutzmacher composer, dies at 70
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23 Feb 1906 Johann Hoch US murderer, executed
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23 Feb 1908 Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
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23 Feb 1913 Jimmy Sinclair cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test South Africa career), dies
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23 Feb 1915 Robert Smalls Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in South Carolina
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23 Feb 1916 George Clement Martin composer, dies at 71
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23 Feb 1918 Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
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23 Feb 1920 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky composer, dies at 61
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23 Feb 1922 Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (b. 1845)
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23 Feb 1922 Henri Landru executed for having 11 wives, in France
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23 Feb 1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th US President (1913-21), dies
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23 Feb 1925 Samuel Berger, American boxer (b. 1884)
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23 Feb 1927 Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson composer, dies at 79
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23 Feb 1930 Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
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23 Feb 1930 Mabel Normand actress/director (Extra Girl), dies at 35
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23 Feb 1931 Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
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23 Feb 1934 Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
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23 Feb 1934 Augusto Sandino Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard
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23 Feb 1934 Edward William Elgar English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 76
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23 Feb 1935 Jan Duiker Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44
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23 Feb 1937 Claude Buckenham cricketer (21 wickets in 4 Tests for England 1909-10), dies
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23 Feb 1942 Stefan Zweig Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
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23 Feb 1944 Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
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23 Feb 1944 Leo Hendrick Baekeland inventor (Bakelite), dies
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23 Feb 1945 Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
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23 Feb 1945 Aubrey Cousins Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
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23 Feb 1946 Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)
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23 Feb 1948 John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866)
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23 Feb 1955 Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
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23 Feb 1957 Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)
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23 Feb 1961 Wilf Ferguson cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies
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23 Feb 1965 Stan Laurel, English actor and director (b. 1890)
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23 Feb 1968 Edna Ferber US author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80
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23 Feb 1968 Fannie Hurst US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78
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23 Feb 1969 Madhubala, Indian actress (b. 1933)
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23 Feb 1969 Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud King Saudia, dies at 67
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23 Feb 1969 Joseph Messner composer, dies at 75
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23 Feb 1971 King Lockwood dies of stroke at 73
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23 Feb 1972 Michael Taube composer, dies at 81
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23 Feb 1973 Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
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23 Feb 1974 Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1895)
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23 Feb 1974 Florence Rice actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63
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23 Feb 1976 L. S. Lowry, English painter (b. 1887)
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23 Feb 1976 Fuzzy Knight actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
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23 Feb 1979 W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (b. 1900)
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23 Feb 1980 Robert Vandekerckhove Belgian politician, dies at 62
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23 Feb 1983 Herbert Howells, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
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23 Feb 1983 Adrian Boult conductor, dies
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23 Feb 1984 Jessamyn West, American author (b. 1902)
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23 Feb 1985 Alexander Scourby actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71
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23 Feb 1987 Esmond Knight actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80
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23 Feb 1990 José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1925)
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23 Feb 1990 Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53
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23 Feb 1990 James Gavin commandant US 82nd Airborn Division (Normandy), dies at 82
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23 Feb 1990 Jose Napoleon Duarte President of Salvador (1984-89), dies at 62
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23 Feb 1992 Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (b. 1906)
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23 Feb 1992 Jacquelyn Hyde actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61
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23 Feb 1992 Markos Vafiades leader (ELAS, 1943-49), dies
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23 Feb 1993 Edwin Louis Battle actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at 33
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23 Feb 1994 Stuart Berger doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40
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23 Feb 1995 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (b. 1916)
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23 Feb 1995 Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1942)
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23 Feb 1995 Art Kane photographer, dies at 69
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23 Feb 1995 David Melvin English Franklin singer, dies at 52
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23 Feb 1995 Norman Hunter writer, dies at 95
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23 Feb 1995 Peter Guy Wykeham Fighter Pilot-Barnes dies at 79
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23 Feb 1996 William Bonin, American serial killer and sex offender (b. 1947)
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23 Feb 1996 Freddie Stocks cricket (center on debut & wicket on 1st ball, Notts), dies
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23 Feb 1996 George Alan Dawson jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66
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23 Feb 1996 Joseph Walker Barr banker/politician, dies at 78
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23 Feb 1997 Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (The Tony Williams Lifetime) (b. 1945)
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23 Feb 1997 Oscar Lewenstein impressario, dies at 80
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23 Feb 1998 Philip Abbott actor (Arthur Ward-FBI), dies at 74
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23 Feb 1999 The Renegade, American wrestler (b. 1965)
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23 Feb 2000 Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)
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23 Feb 2000 Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)
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23 Feb 2001 Robert Enrico, French director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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23 Feb 2003 Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
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23 Feb 2003 Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (b. 1955)
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23 Feb 2004 Don Cornell, American singer (b. 1919)
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23 Feb 2004 Sikander Bakht, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1918)
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23 Feb 2004 Neil Ardley, English pianist and composer (b. 1937)
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23 Feb 2004 Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (b. 1945)
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23 Feb 2004 Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)
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23 Feb 2006 Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
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23 Feb 2006 Benno Besson, Swiss actor and director (b. 1922)
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23 Feb 2007 John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
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23 Feb 2007 Donnie Brooks, American singer (b. 1936)
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23 Feb 2008 Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)
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23 Feb 2008 Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950)
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23 Feb 2010 Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967)
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23 Feb 2011 Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923)
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23 Feb 2012 Kazimierz Żygulski, Polish sociologist and activist (b. 1919)
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23 Feb 2012 David Sayre, American physicist and mathematician (b. 1924)
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23 Feb 2012 William Raggio, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
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23 Feb 2012 William Gay, American author (b. 1941)
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23 Feb 2013 Lotika Sarkar, Indian lawyer and academic (b. 1945)
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23 Feb 2013 Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (b. 1920)
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23 Feb 2013 Joan Child, Australian politician, 19th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives (b. 1921)
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23 Feb 2013 Eugene Bookhammer, American soldier and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (b. 1918)
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23 Feb 2014 Samuel Sheinbein, American-Israeli murderer (b. 1980)
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23 Feb 2014 Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1919)
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23 Feb 2014 Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English pianist and educator (b. 1903)
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23 Feb 2014 Penny DeHaven, American singer and actress (b. 1948)
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23 Feb 2014 K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1943)
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23 Feb 2015 R. C. Sakthi, Indian actor and director (b. 1940)
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23 Feb 2015 Jerry Lambert, American jockey (b. 1940)
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23 Feb 2015 W. E. "Bill" Dykes, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)
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23 Feb 2015 Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (b. 1942)
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