People who died on February 14 94
Saints Cyril and Methodius
d. 869 (b. 827)
Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (b. 815)
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Lian Chongyu
d. 945
Lian Chongyu, Chinese general
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Zhu Wenjin
d. 945
Zhu Wenjin, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms)
Gisela of Swabia
d. 1043 (b. 990)
Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress (b. 990)
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
d. 1140
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
d. 1140
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
Sviatoslav Olgovich
d. 1164
Prince Sviatoslav Olgovich of Novgorod-Seversky
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Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson
d. 1229
Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles
Margaret of France, Queen of England
d. 1317 (b. 1282)
Margaret of France, Queen of England (b. 1282)
Richard II of England
d. 1400 (b. 1367)
Richard II of England (b. 1367)
Timur
d. 1405 (b. 1336)
Timur, Mongol ruler (b. 1336)
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
d. 1440
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b.c. 1398)
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Nicolaus von Tüngen
d. 1489
Nicolaus von Tüngen, bishop of Warmia
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia
d. 1528 (b. 1462)
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (b. 1462)
Il Sodoma
d. 1549 (b. 1477)
Il Sodoma, Italian painter (b. 1477)
Abraham Bosse
d. 1676 (b. 1602)
Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)
Maria Luisa of Savoy
d. 1714 (b. 1688)
Maria Luisa of Savoy (d. 1714)
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot
d. 1737 (b. 1685)
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)
John Hadley
d. 1744 (b. 1682)
John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (d. 1744)
James Cook
d. 1779 (b. 1728)
James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)
William Blackstone
d. 1780 (b. 1723)
William Blackstone, English lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1780)
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Singu Min
d. 1782 (b. 1756)
Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)
John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware)
d. 1808 (b. 1732)
John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)
Vicente Guerrero
d. 1831 (b. 1782)
Vicente Guerrero, Mexican insurgent leader and President of Mexico (d. 1831)
Henry Maudslay
d. 1831 (b. 1771)
Henry Maudslay, English engineer (d. 1831)
St. John Richardson Liddell
d. 1870 (b. 1815)
St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (d. 1870)
Fernando Wood
d. 1881 (b. 1812)
Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)
Jules Vallès
d. 1885 (b. 1832)
Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
William Tecumseh Sherman
d. 1891 (b. 1820)
William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
Eugène Charles Catalan
d. 1894 (b. 1814)
Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
Edward Stafford (politician)
d. 1901 (b. 1819)
Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901)
Giovanni Passannante
d. 1910 (b. 1849)
Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
Heikki Ritavuori
d. 1922 (b. 1880)
Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880)
Thomas Burke (athlete)
d. 1929 (b. 1875)
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)
Thomas Mackenzie
d. 1930 (b. 1853)
Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)
Carl Correns
d. 1933 (b. 1864)
Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (d. 1933)
Adnan Saidi
d. 1942 (b. 1915)
Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
Dora Gerson
d. 1943 (b. 1899)
Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)
David Hilbert
d. 1943 (b. 1862)
David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)
Mordecai Brown
d. 1948 (b. 1876)
Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)
Yusuf Salman Yusuf
d. 1949 (b. 1901)
Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
Karl Guthe Jansky
d. 1950 (b. 1905)
Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)
Maurice De Waele
d. 1952 (b. 1896)
Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
Abdur Rab Nishtar
d. 1958 (b. 1899)
Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (b. 1899)
Baby Dodds
d. 1959 (b. 1898)
Baby Dodds, American drummer (b. 1898)
Sig Ruman
d. 1967 (b. 1884)
Sig Ruman, German-American actor (d. 1967)
Vito Genovese
d. 1969 (b. 1897)
Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)
Herbert Strudwick
d. 1970 (b. 1880)
Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)
Stewie Dempster
d. 1974 (b. 1903)
Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903)
Julian Huxley
d. 1975 (b. 1887)
Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1887)
P. G. Wodehouse
d. 1975 (b. 1881)
P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (b. 1881)
Adolph Dubs
d. 1979 (b. 1920)
Adolph Dubs, American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (b. 1920)
Lina Radke
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
Lina Radke, German runner and coach (b. 1903)
Edmund Rubbra
d. 1986 (b. 1901)
Edmund Rubbra, English composer and conductor (b. 1901)
Dmitry Kabalevsky
d. 1987 (b. 1904)
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1904)
Frederick Loewe
d. 1988 (b. 1901)
Frederick Loewe, Austrian-American composer (d. 1988)
James Bond (ornithologist)
d. 1989 (b. 1900)
James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)
Vincent Crane
d. 1989 (b. 1943)
Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)
Christopher Lasch
d. 1994 (b. 1932)
Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (d. 1994)
Michael V. Gazzo
d. 1995 (b. 1923)
Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
U Nu
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)
Bob Paisley
d. 1996 (b. 1919)
Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)
John Ehrlichman
d. 1999 (b. 1925)
John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)
Buddy Knox
d. 1999 (b. 1933)
Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
Nándor Hidegkuti
d. 2002 (b. 1922)
Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
Mick Tucker
d. 2002 (b. 1947)
Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) (d. 2002)
Johnny Longden
d. 2003 (b. 1907)
Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)
Marco Pantani
d. 2004 (b. 1970)
Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
Rafic Hariri
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944)
Lynden David Hall
d. 2006 (b. 1974)
Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)
Ryan Larkin
d. 2007 (b. 1943)
Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)
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Gareth Morris
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Gareth Morris, English flute player (d. 2007)
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Bernard Ashley (businessperson)
d. 2009 (b. 1926)
Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)
Louie Bellson
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)
Doug Fieger
d. 2010 (b. 1952)
Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
Dick Francis
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)
Linnart Mäll
d. 2010 (b. 1938)
Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)
George Shearing
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 2011)
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Mike Bernardo
d. 2012 (b. 1969)
Mike Bernardo, South African boxer and martial artist (b. 1969)
Tonmi Lillman
d. 2012 (b. 1973)
Tonmi Lillman, Finnish drummer and producer (b. 1973)
Dory Previn
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
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Péter Rusorán
d. 2012 (b. 1940)
Péter Rusorán, Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (b. 1940)
Glenn Boyer
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (b. 1924)
Ronald Dworkin
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (b. 1931)
T.L. Osborn
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
T.L. Osborn, American evangelist and author (b. 1923)
Tom Finney
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Tom Finney, English footballer (d. 2014)
Jim Fregosi
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
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Chris Pearson (politician)
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Chris Pearson, Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (d. 2014)
Mike Stepovich
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (b. 1919)
Louis Jourdan
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (d. 2015)
Philip Levine (poet)
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Philip Levine, American poet and academic (b. 1928)
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Franjo Mihalić
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (d. 2016)
Steven Stucky
d. 2016 (b. 1949)
Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (b. 1949)