People who died on February 1 84
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Kan B'alam I
d. 583 (b. 524)
Kan B'alam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 583)
Pope Stephen III
d. 772 (b. 720)
Pope Stephen III (b. 720)
Ramiro I of Asturias
d. 850
Ramiro I, king of Asturias
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Jawhar (general)
d. 992
Jawhar as-Siqilli, Fatimid statesman
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Alexios I of Trebizond
d. 1222
Alexios Megas Komnenos, first Emperor of Trebizond
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
d. 1248 (b. 1207)
Henry II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1207)
Charles IV of France
d. 1328 (b. 1294)
Charles IV of France (b. 1294)
Sigismund of Bavaria
d. 1501 (b. 1439)
Sigismund of Bavaria (b. 1439)
Girolamo Aleandro
d. 1542 (b. 1480)
Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (d. 1542)
Menas of Ethiopia
d. 1563 (b. 1559)
Menas of Ethiopia (b. 1559)
Lawrence Humphrey
d. 1590 (b. 1527)
Lawrence Humphrey, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
Pope Alexander VIII
d. 1691 (b. 1610)
Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
d. 1718 (b. 1660)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1718)
Augustus II the Strong
d. 1733 (b. 1670)
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (d. 1733)
John Floyer (physician)
d. 1734 (b. 1649)
John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni
d. 1743 (b. 1657)
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
Bakar of Georgia
d. 1750 (b. 1699)
Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
d. 1761 (b. 1682)
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet
d. 1768 (b. 1685)
Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (d. 1768)
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington
d. 1793 (b. 1717)
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
Archibald Murphey
d. 1832 (b. 1777)
Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (b. 1777)
Mary Shelley
d. 1851 (b. 1797)
Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1851)
Alexander Serov
d. 1871 (b. 1820)
Alexander Serov, Russian composer and critic (b. 1820)
George Henry Sanderson
d. 1893 (b. 1824)
George Henry Sanderson, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
Constantin von Ettingshausen
d. 1897 (b. 1826)
Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
d. 1903 (b. 1819)
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
Léon Serpollet
d. 1907 (b. 1858)
Léon Serpollet, French businessman (d. 1903)
Carlos I of Portugal
d. 1908 (b. 1863)
Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
William Desmond Taylor
d. 1922 (b. 1872)
William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
Maurice Prendergast
d. 1924 (b. 1858)
Maurice Prendergast, American painter and academic (d. 1924)
Hughie Jennings
d. 1928 (b. 1869)
Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
Georgios Kondylis
d. 1936 (b. 1878)
Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
Philip Francis Nowlan
d. 1940 (b. 1888)
Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
Zacharias Papantoniou
d. 1940 (b. 1877)
Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
Piet Mondrian
d. 1944 (b. 1872)
Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
Nicolae Dumitru Cocea
d. 1949 (b. 1880)
Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
Herbert Stothart
d. 1949 (b. 1885)
Herbert Stothart, American composer and conductor (d. 1949)
Friedrich Paulus
d. 1957 (b. 1890)
Friedrich Paulus, German general (d. 1957)
Clinton Davisson
d. 1958 (b. 1888)
Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
d. 1959 (b. 1873)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (b. 1873)
Hedda Hopper
d. 1966 (b. 1885)
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
Buster Keaton
d. 1966 (b. 1895)
Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (d. 1966)
Alfréd Rényi
d. 1970 (b. 1921)
Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
Werner Heisenberg
d. 1976 (b. 1901)
Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
George Whipple
d. 1976 (b. 1878)
George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
Abdi İpekçi
d. 1979 (b. 1929)
Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (d. 1979)
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
d. 1981 (b. 1892)
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)
Geirr Tveitt
d. 1981 (b. 1908)
Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
Alva Myrdal
d. 1986 (b. 1902)
Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
Alessandro Blasetti
d. 1987 (b. 1900)
Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
Elaine de Kooning
d. 1989 (b. 1918)
Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918)
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Jean Hamburger
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (d. 1992)
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Ray Crawford
d. 1996 (b. 1915)
Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
Herb Caen
d. 1997 (b. 1916)
Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
Paul Mellon
d. 1999 (b. 1907)
Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
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André D'Allemagne
d. 2001 (b. 1929)
André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
Aykut Barka
d. 2002 (b. 1951)
Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
Hildegard Knef
d. 2002 (b. 1925)
Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925)
Space Shuttle Columbia
d. 2003 (b. 1959)
crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia
Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)
David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)
Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)
Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961)
Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957)
William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
Mongo Santamaría
d. 2003 (b. 1922)
Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer (d. 2003)
Suha Arın
d. 2004 (b. 1942)
Suha Arın, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
John Vernon
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)
Gian Carlo Menotti
d. 2007 (b. 1911)
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American composer (d. 2007)
Beto Carrero
d. 2008 (b. 1937)
Beto Carrero, Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
Don Cornelius
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (Soul Train) (d. 2012)
Wisława Szymborska
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
Ed Koch
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (b. 1924)
Shanu Lahiri
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Shanu Lahiri, Indian painter and educator (b. 1928)
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Cecil Womack
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
Luis Aragonés
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
Vasily Petrov (military)
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (b. 1917)
Rene Ricard
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014)
Maximilian Schell
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Aldo Ciccolini
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
Monty Oum
d. 2015 (b. 1981)
Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (b. 1930)
Desmond Carrington
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926)
Michael P. Anderson
d. ?
David M. Brown
d. 2003 (b. 1956)
David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
Kalpana Chawla
d. ?
Laurel Clark
d. ? (b. 1961)
Rick Husband
d. 2003 (b. 1957)
Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
William C. McCool
d. 2003 (b. 1961)
William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
Ilan Ramon
d. 2003 (b. 1954)
Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)