People who died on February 3 84
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II
d. 639
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II, ruler of Tikal
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I
d. 639
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I, ruler of Piedras Negras
Werburgh
d. 699 (b. 650)
Werburgh, English nun and saint (b. 650)
Ansgar
d. 865 (b. 801)
Ansgar, German archbishop and saint (d. 865)
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Guy, Margrave of Tuscany
d. 929
Guy ("the Philosopher"), margrave of Tuscany
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Zhou Ben
d. 938 (b. 862)
Zhou Ben, Chinese general (b. 862)
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William IV, Duke of Aquitaine
d. 995 (b. 937)
William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)
Sweyn Forkbeard
d. 1014 (b. 960)
Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, England, and parts of Norway (b. 960)
Coloman, King of Hungary
d. 1116 (b. 1070)
Coloman, King of Hungary (b. 1070)
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Inge I of Norway
d. 1161 (b. 1135)
King Inge I of Norway (b. 1135)
Sviatoslav III of Vladimir
d. 1252 (b. 1196)
Sviatoslav III of Vladimir, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1196)
John of Gaunt
d. 1399 (b. 1340)
John of Gaunt, Belgian-English politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1340)
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
d. 1428 (b. 1386)
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)
Murad II
d. 1451 (b. 1404)
Murad II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1404)
Johannes Gutenberg
d. 1468 (b. 1398)
Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher, invented the Printing press (b. 1398)
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
d. 1537 (b. 1513)
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (b. 1513)
George Cassander
d. 1566 (b. 1513)
George Cassander, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1513)
Philip II, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1618 (b. 1573)
Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d. 1618)
Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham
d. 1619 (b. 1564)
Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1564)
Tommaso Ceva
d. 1737 (b. 1648)
Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1648)
Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes
d. 1802 (b. 1723)
Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1723)
Juan Bautista Cabral
d. 1813 (b. 1789)
Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (b. 1789)
Gia Long
d. 1820 (b. 1762)
Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1820)
George Crabbe
d. 1832 (b. 1754)
George Crabbe, English surgeon and poet (b. 1754)
Jean-Baptiste Biot
d. 1862 (b. 1774)
Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1862)
François-Xavier Garneau
d. 1866 (b. 1809)
François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
Isaac Baker Brown
d. 1873 (b. 1811)
Isaac Baker Brown, English gynecologist and surgeon (b. 1811)
John Butler Yeats
d. 1922 (b. 1839)
John Butler Yeats, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
Woodrow Wilson
d. 1924 (b. 1856)
Woodrow Wilson, American historian, academic, and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
Agner Krarup Erlang
d. 1929 (b. 1878)
Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician and engineer (b. 1878)
Hugo Junkers
d. 1935 (b. 1859)
Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (b. 1859)
Yvette Guilbert
d. 1944 (b. 1865)
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1865)
Roland Freisler
d. 1945 (b. 1893)
Roland Freisler, German lawyer and judge (b. 1893)
Marc Mitscher
d. 1947 (b. 1887)
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (b. 1887)
Harold L. Ickes
d. 1952 (b. 1874)
Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1874)
Vasily Blokhin
d. 1955 (b. 1895)
Vasily Blokhin, Russian general (b. 1895)
Émile Borel
d. 1956 (b. 1871)
Émile Borel, French mathematician and academic (b. 1871)
Johnny Claes
d. 1956 (b. 1916)
Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956)
The Day the Music Died
d. 1959 (b. 1930)
The Day the Music Died
The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
Fred Buscaglione
d. 1960 (b. 1921)
Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (b. 1921)
William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil
d. 1961 (b. 1893)
William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, Scottish-Australian captain and politician, 14th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1893)
Anna May Wong
d. 1961 (b. 1905)
Anna May Wong, American actress (b. 1905)
Joe Meek
d. 1967 (b. 1929)
Joe Meek, English songwriter and producer (d. 1967)
C. N. Annadurai
d. 1969 (b. 1909)
C. N. Annadurai, Indian educator and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1969)
Eduardo Mondlane
d. 1969 (b. 1920)
Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambican activist and academic (b. 1920)
William D. Coolidge
d. 1975 (b. 1873)
William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (b. 1873)
Umm Kulthum
d. 1975 (b. 1904)
Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1904)
Frank Oppenheimer
d. 1985 (b. 1912)
Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)
John Cassavetes
d. 1989 (b. 1929)
John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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Lionel Newman
d. 1989 (b. 1916)
Lionel Newman, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1916)
Nancy Kulp
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier (d. 1991)
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Françoys Bernier
d. 1993 (b. 1927)
Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1993)
Audrey Meadows
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (d. 1996)
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Gwen Guthrie
d. 1999 (b. 1950)
Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1950)
Zurab Zhvania
d. 2005 (b. 1963)
Zurab Zhvania, Georgian biologist and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1963)
Ernst Mayr
d. 2005 (b. 1904)
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (d. 2005)
Al Lewis (actor)
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Al Lewis, American actor and activist (b. 1923)
Sheng-yen
d. 2009 (b. 1930)
Sheng-yen, Chinese monk and scholar, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain (b. 1930)
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Dick McGuire
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Dick McGuire, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
Frances Reid
d. 2010 (b. 1914)
Frances Reid, American actress (b. 1914)
Maria Schneider (actress)
d. 2011 (b. 1952)
Maria Schneider, French actress (b. 1952)
Toh Chin Chye
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Toh Chin Chye, Singaporean academic and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1921)
Ben Gazzara
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Ben Gazzara, American actor (d. 2012)
Terence Hildner
d. 2012 (b. 1962)
Terence Hildner, American general (b. 1962)
Raj Kanwar
d. 2012 (b. 1961)
Raj Kanwar, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)
Zalman King
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Andrzej Szczeklik
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Andrzej Szczeklik, Polish physician and academic (b. 1938)
Cardiss Collins
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
Oscar Feltsman
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2013)
James Muri
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
James Muri, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
Jam Mohammad Yousaf
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)
Martin Gilbert
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1936)
Mary Healy (entertainer)
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
Charlie Sifford
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Charlie Sifford, American golfer (b. 1922)
Nasim Hasan Shah
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Nasim Hasan Shah, Pakistani lawyer and judge, 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan (b. 1929)
Balram Jakhar
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Balram Jakhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Madhya Pradesh (b. 1923)
József Kasza
d. 2016 (b. 1945)
József Kasza, Serbian politician and economist (b. 1945)
Saulius Sondeckis
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian violinist and conductor (b. 1928)
Dritëro Agolli
d. 2017 (b. 1931)
Dritëro Agolli, Albanian poet, writer and politician (b. 1931)
Gordon Aikman
d. 2017 (b. 1985)
Gordon Aikman, Scottish ALS campaigner (b. 1985)
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Emperor Ping of Han
d. ?
Ping, emperor of Han China (b. 9 BC)
The Big Bopper
d. ?
Buddy Holly
d. 1959 (b. 1936)
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
Ritchie Valens
d. 1959 (b. 1941)
Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)