People who died on February 4 69
Septimius Severus
d. 211 (b. 145)
Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (d. 211)
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Pope Sisinnius
d. 708 (b. 650)
Pope Sisinnius (b. 650)
Rabanus Maurus
d. 856 (b. 780)
Rabanus Maurus, Frankish archbishop and theologian (b. 780)
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Ceolnoth
d. 870
Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury
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John of Ajello
d. 1169
John of Ajello, Bishop of Catania
Antonio del Pollaiolo
d. 1498 (b. 1429)
Antonio del Pollaiolo, Italian artist (b. 1429/1433)
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
d. 1505 (b. 1464)
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505)
Conrad Celtes
d. 1508 (b. 1459)
Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr)
d. 1555 (b. 1505)
John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (b. 1505)
Gioseffo Zarlino
d. 1590 (b. 1517)
Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
Giambattista della Porta
d. 1615 (b. 1535)
Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
Lodewijk Elzevir
d. 1617 (b. 1546)
Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
d. 1713 (b. 1671)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (d. 1713)
Charles Marie de La Condamine
d. 1774 (b. 1701)
Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
Josef Mysliveček
d. 1781 (b. 1737)
Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
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Étienne-Louis Boullée
d. 1799 (b. 1728)
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)
Theodoros Kolokotronis
d. 1843 (b. 1770)
Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. 1843)
Adolphe Sax
d. 1894 (b. 1814)
Adolphe Sax, Belgian instrument maker, invented the Saxophone (b. 1814)
Louis-Ernest Barrias
d. 1905 (b. 1841)
Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (d. 1905)
İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca
d. 1926 (b. 1875)
İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca, Turkish author and scholar (b. 1875)
Hendrik Lorentz
d. 1928 (b. 1853)
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
Archibald Sayce
d. 1933 (b. 1846)
Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (b. 1846)
Nikolai Yezhov
d. 1940 (b. 1895)
Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet secret police official, head of the NKVD (d. 1940)
Frank Calder
d. 1943 (b. 1877)
Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (b. 1877)
Arsen Kotsoyev
d. 1944 (b. 1872)
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (b. 1872)
Savielly Tartakower
d. 1956 (b. 1887)
Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (d. 1956)
Henry Kuttner
d. 1958 (b. 1915)
Henry Kuttner, American author (d. 1958)
Una O'Connor (actress)
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (b. 1880)
Neal Cassady
d. 1968 (b. 1926)
Neal Cassady, American author and poet (d. 1968)
Louise Bogan
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (d. 1970)
Satyendra Nath Bose
d. 1974 (b. 1894)
Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1894)
Louis Jordan
d. 1975 (b. 1908)
Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (d. 1975)
Alex Harvey (musician)
d. 1982 (b. 1935)
Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)
Georg Konrad Morgen
d. 1982 (b. 1909)
Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (b. 1909)
Karen Carpenter
d. 1983 (b. 1950)
Karen Carpenter, American singer (b. 1950)
Liberace
d. 1987 (b. 1919)
Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (d. 1987)
Meena Keshwar Kamal
d. 1987 (b. 1956)
Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (b. 1956)
Carl Rogers
d. 1987 (b. 1902)
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (b. 1902)
Whipper Billy Watson
d. 1990 (b. 1915)
Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990)
John Dehner
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
John Dehner, American actor (b. 1915)
Patricia Highsmith
d. 1995 (b. 1921)
Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1921)
Carl Albert
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000)
Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg
d. 2002 (b. 1907)
Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (b. 1907)
Benyoucef Benkhedda
d. 2003 (b. 1920)
Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algerian pharmacist and politician (b. 1920)
Ossie Davis
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (b. 1917)
Betty Friedan
d. 2006 (b. 1921)
Betty Friedan, American author and activist (b. 1921)
José Carlos Bauer
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
Ilya Kormiltsev
d. 2007 (b. 1959)
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (d. 2007)
Barbara McNair
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)
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Jules Olitski
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
Augusta Dabney
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Augusta Dabney, American actress (b. 1918)
Stefan Meller
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Stefan Meller, French-Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)
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Kostas Axelos
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (d. 2010)
Helen Tobias-Duesberg
d. 2010 (b. 1919)
Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (b. 1919)
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Martial Célestin
d. 2011 (b. 1913)
Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2011)
István Csurka
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
István Csurka, Hungarian journalist and politician (b. 1934)
Florence Green
d. 2012 (b. 1901)
Florence Green, English soldier (b. 1901)
Robert Daniel
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Robert Daniel, American farmer, soldier, and politician (b. 1936)
Mike deGruy
d. 2012 (b. 1951)
Mike deGruy, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1951)
Donald Byrd
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Donald Byrd, American trumpet player (b. 1932)
Reg Presley
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
Keith Allen (ice hockey)
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
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Eugenio Corti
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (b. 1921)
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Dennis Lota
d. 2014 (b. 1973)
Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (b. 1973)
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Wes Cooley
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Wes Cooley, American soldier and politician (b. 1932)
Fitzhugh L. Fulton
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (b. 1925)
Edgar Mitchell
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)
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Steve Lang
d. 2017 (b. 1949)
Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (b. 1949)
Bano Qudsia
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (b. 1928)