People who died on February 7 77
Emperor Min of Jin
d. 318 (b. 300)
Jin Mindi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 300)
Pope Pelagius II
d. 590 (b. 520)
Pope Pelagius II (b. 520)
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Li Ning (Tang dynasty)
d. 812 (b. 793)
Li Ning, Chinese prince (b. 793)
Boleslaus II the Pious
d. 999 (b. 932)
Boleslaus II the Pious, Duke of Bohemia (b. 932)
Emperor Go-Suzaku
d. 1045 (b. 1009)
Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)
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Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim
d. 1065
Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (b. c. 1010)
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Stephen of Armenia
d. 1165
Marshal Stephen of Armenia
Thomas, Count of Flanders
d. 1259
Thomas, Count of Flanders
Robert, Count of Clermont
d. 1317 (b. 1256)
Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1256)
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Jan Muskata
d. 1320 (b. 1250)
Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków (b. 1250)
Nikkō (priest)
d. 1333 (b. 1246)
Nikko, Japanese priest, founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism (b. 1246)
Alfonsina Orsini
d. 1520 (b. 1472)
Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (b. 1472)
Bartolommeo Bandinelli
d. 1560 (b. 1493)
Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (b. 1493)
Bartholomäus Sastrow
d. 1603 (b. 1520)
Bartholomäus Sastrow, German politician (b. 1520)
William V, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1626 (b. 1548)
William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
William Bedell
d. 1642 (b. 1571)
William Bedell, English bishop and academic (b. 1571)
Paul Pellisson
d. 1693 (b. 1624)
Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (b. 1624)
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Stephen Gray (scientist)
d. 1736 (b. 1666)
Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
William Boyce (composer)
d. 1779 (b. 1711)
William Boyce, English organist and composer (d. 1779)
Qianlong Emperor
d. 1799 (b. 1711)
Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799)
Daniel Chodowiecki
d. 1801 (b. 1726)
Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
August Wilhelm Hupel
d. 1819 (b. 1737)
August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
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Ann Radcliffe
d. 1823 (b. 1764)
Ann Radcliffe, English author and poet (d. 1823)
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
d. 1837 (b. 1778)
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo
d. 1862 (b. 1787)
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787)
Vuk Karadžić
d. 1864 (b. 1787)
Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787)
Henry E. Steinway
d. 1871 (b. 1797)
Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871)
Sheridan Le Fanu
d. 1873 (b. 1814)
Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (d. 1873)
Pope Pius IX
d. 1878 (b. 1792)
Pope Pius IX (d. 1878)
Marie Louise Andrews
d. 1891 (b. 1849)
Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (b. 1849)
Galileo Ferraris
d. 1897 (b. 1847)
Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847)
William Halford
d. 1919 (b. 1841)
William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)
Alexander Kolchak
d. 1920 (b. 1874)
Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874)
Charles Langelier
d. 1920 (b. 1850)
Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)
John J. Gardner
d. 1921 (b. 1845)
John J. Gardner, American politician (b. 1845)
Elihu Root
d. 1937 (b. 1845)
Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
Harvey Samuel Firestone
d. 1938 (b. 1868)
Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)
Boris Grigoriev
d. 1939 (b. 1886)
Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1939)
Ivan Bilibin
d. 1942 (b. 1876)
Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)
Lina Cavalieri
d. 1944 (b. 1874)
Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)
Nap Lajoie
d. 1959 (b. 1874)
Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
Daniel François Malan
d. 1959 (b. 1874)
Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
Guitar Slim
d. 1959 (b. 1926)
Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)
Igor Kurchatov
d. 1960 (b. 1903)
Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)
Learco Guerra
d. 1963 (b. 1902)
Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)
Sofoklis Venizelos
d. 1964 (b. 1894)
Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)
Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)
d. 1968 (b. 1931)
Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)
Walter Lang
d. 1972 (b. 1896)
Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Josef Mengele
d. 1979 (b. 1911)
Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)
Cheikh Anta Diop
d. 1986 (b. 1923)
Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923)
Alan Perlis
d. 1990 (b. 1922)
Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1922)
Alfredo M. Santos
d. 1990 (b. 1905)
Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (d. 1990)
Amos Yarkoni
d. 1991 (b. 1920)
Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (b. 1920)
Witold Lutosławski
d. 1994 (b. 1913)
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913)
Phillip Davidson
d. 1996 (b. 1915)
Phillip Davidson, American general (b. 1915)
Hussein of Jordan
d. 1999 (b. 1935)
King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)
Bobby Troup
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918)
Doug Henning
d. 2000 (b. 1947)
Doug Henning, Canadian magician (d. 2000)
Dale Evans
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1912)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
d. 2001 (b. 1906)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906)
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Augusto Monterroso
d. 2003 (b. 1921)
Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921)
Atli Dam
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2005)
Princess Durru Shehvar
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914)
Blossom Dearie
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
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Reg Evans
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
Reg Evans, Australian actor (b. 1929)
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Brian Naylor
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Brian Naylor, Australian journalist (b. 1931)
Franco Ballerini
d. 2010 (b. 1964)
Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1964)
Harry Keough
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927)
Krsto Papić
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
Doug Mohns
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
Billy Casper
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (b. 1931)
Marshall Rosenberg
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (d. 2015)
Dean Smith
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
John C. Whitehead
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (d. 2015)
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Konstantinos Despotopoulos
d. 2016 (b. 1913)
Konstantinos Despotopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician (b. 1913)
Richard Hatch (actor)
d. 2017 (b. 1945)
Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)
Hans Rosling
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (b. 1948)