Personnes décédées le Février 20 81
Leo of Catania
d. 789 (b. 709)
Léo de Catane, saint et évêque de Catane (b. 709)
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Theodora (wife of Romanos I)
d. 922
Théodora, impératrice byzantine
Yaroslav the Wise
d. 1054 (b. 978)
Yaroslav le Sage, époux d'Ingegerd Olofsdotter de Suède (b. 978)
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Wulfric of Haselbury
d. 1154
Saint Wulfric d'Haselbury (b. c. 1080)
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
d. 1171 (b. 1138)
Conan IV, duc de Bretagne (b. 1138)
Tancred, King of Sicily
d. 1194 (b. 1138)
Tancrède, roi de Sicile (b. 1138)
Al-Musta'sim
d. 1258 (b. 1213)
Al-Musta'sim, calife irakien (b. 1213)
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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
d. 1408 (b. 1341)
Henry Percy, 1er comte de Northumberland, homme politique anglais (d. 1408)
Pope Martin V
d. 1431 (b. 1368)
Pape Martin V (b. 1368)
Lazar Branković
d. 1458
Lazare Branković, despote de Serbie
John, King of Denmark
d. 1513 (b. 1455)
Roi Jean de Danemark, Norvège et Suède (b. 1455)
Tecun Uman
d. 1524 (b. 1500)
Tecun Uman, dirigeant maya (b. 1500)
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Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)
d. 1579 (b. 1510)
Nicholas Bacon, homme politique anglais (d. 1579)
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Philip William, Prince of Orange
d. 1618 (b. 1554)
Philippe Guillaume, prince d'Orange (d. 1618)
John Dowland
d. 1626 (b. 1563)
John Dowland, joueur de luth et compositeur anglais (b. 1563)
Tobias Mayer
d. 1762 (b. 1723)
Tobias Mayer, astronome et académicien allemand (né en 1723)
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Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
d. 1771 (b. 1678)
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, géophysicien et astronome français (d. 1771)
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
d. 1773 (b. 1701)
Charles Emmanuel III de Sardaigne (d. 1773)
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Laura Bassi
d. 1778 (b. 1711)
Laura Bassi, médecin, physicienne et universitaire italienne (d. 1778)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1790 (b. 1741)
Joseph II, empereur du Saint-Empire romain germanique (né en 1741)
Lachlan McIntosh
d. 1806 (b. 1725)
Lachlan McIntosh, général et homme politique écossais-américain (né en 1725)
Andreas Hofer
d. 1810 (b. 1767)
Andreas Hofer, chef rebelle tyrolien (b. 1767)
William Wallace Lincoln
d. 1862 (b. 1850)
William Wallace Lincoln, fils d'Abraham Lincoln américain (b. 1850)
Paul Kane
d. 1871 (b. 1810)
Paul Kane, peintre irlandais-canadien (d. 1871)
P. G. T. Beauregard
d. 1893 (b. 1818)
P. G. T. Beauregard, général américain (d. 1893)
Frederick Douglass
d. 1895 (b. 1818)
Frederick Douglass, écrivain et activiste américain (b. 1818)
Washakie
d. 1900 (b. 1798)
Washakie, chef tribal américain (b. 1798)
Henri Moissan
d. 1907 (b. 1852)
Henri Moissan, chimiste et académicien français, prix Nobel (d. 1907)
Boutros Ghali
d. 1910 (b. 1846)
Boutros Ghali, éducateur et homme politique égyptien, 9e Premier ministre de l'Égypte (b. 1846)
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Klas Pontus Arnoldson
d. 1916 (b. 1844)
Klas Pontus Arnoldson, journaliste et homme politique suédois, prix Nobel (d. 1916)
Jacinta and Francisco Marto
d. 1920 (b. 1908)
Francisco Marto, saint portugais (d. 1919)
Robert Peary
d. 1920 (b. 1856)
Robert Peary, amiral et explorateur américain (d. 1920)
Max Schreck
d. 1936 (b. 1879)
Max Schreck, acteur allemand (d. 1936)
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
d. 1957 (b. 1878)
Sadri Maksudi Arsal, érudit et homme politique turc (b. 1878)
Percy Grainger
d. 1961 (b. 1882)
Percy Grainger, pianiste et compositeur australien-américain (d. 1961)
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Jacob Gade
d. 1963 (b. 1879)
Jacob Gade, violoniste et compositeur danois (d. 1963)
Chester W. Nimitz
d. 1966 (b. 1885)
Chester W. Nimitz, amiral américain (d. 1966)
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Anthony Asquith
d. 1968 (b. 1902)
Anthony Asquith, réalisateur et scénariste anglais (d. 1968)
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Ernest Ansermet
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Ernest Ansermet, chef d'orchestre et académicien suisse (d. 1969)
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
d. 1972 (b. 1906)
Maria Goeppert-Mayer, physicienne et académicienne polono-américaine, prix Nobel (d. 1972)
Walter Winchell
d. 1972 (b. 1897)
Walter Winchell, journaliste et animateur radio américain (d. 1972)
René Cassin
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
René Cassin, juge et académicien français, prix Nobel (d. 1976)
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Nicolas de Gunzburg
d. 1981 (b. 1904)
Nicolas de Gunzburg, banquier et journaliste franco-américain (d. 1981)
Wayne Boring
d. 1987 (b. 1905)
Wayne Boring, illustrateur américain (d. 1987)
A. J. Casson
d. 1992 (b. 1898)
A. J. Casson, peintre canadien (d. 1992)
Dick York
d. 1992 (b. 1928)
Dick York, acteur américain (d. 1992)
Ferruccio Lamborghini
d. 1993 (b. 1916)
Ferruccio Lamborghini, homme d'affaires italien, créateur de Lamborghini (d. 1993)
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Ernest L. Massad
d. 1993 (b. 1908)
Ernest L. Massad, général américain (d. 1993)
Solomon Asch
d. 1996 (b. 1907)
Solomon Asch, psychologue et académicien américain (b. 1907)
Audrey Munson
d. 1996 (b. 1891)
Audrey Munson, mannequin américain (b. 1891)
Toru Takemitsu
d. 1996 (b. 1930)
Toru Takemitsu, compositeur et théoricien japonais (d. 1996)
Sarah Kane
d. 1999 (b. 1971)
Sarah Kane, dramaturge anglaise (b. 1971)
Gene Siskel
d. 1999 (b. 1946)
Gene Siskel, journaliste et critique américain (né en 1946)
Anatoly Sobchak
d. 2000 (b. 1937)
Anatoly Sobchak, érudit et homme politique russe, maire de Saint-Pétersbourg (d. 2000)
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Rosemary DeCamp
d. 2001 (b. 1910)
Rosemary DeCamp, actrice et chanteuse américaine (d. 2001)
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Donella Meadows
d. 2001 (b. 1941)
Donella Meadows, écologiste, auteure et universitaire américaine (née en 1941)
Mushaf Ali Mir
d. 2003 (b. 1947)
Mushaf Ali Mir, maréchal de l'air pakistanais (b. 1947)
Maurice Blanchot
d. 2003 (b. 1907)
Maurice Blanchot, philosophe et théoricien français (d. 2003)
Orville Freeman
d. 2003 (b. 1918)
Orville Freeman, soldat et homme politique américain, 16e secrétaire à l'Agriculture des États-Unis (d. 2003)
Sandra Dee
d. 2005 (b. 1942)
Sandra Dee, mannequin et actrice américaine (d. 2005)
John Raitt
d. 2005 (b. 1917)
John Raitt, acteur et chanteur américain (b. 1917)
Hunter S. Thompson
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Hunter S. Thompson, journaliste et auteur américain (d. 2005)
Curt Gowdy
d. 2006 (b. 1919)
Curt Gowdy, commentateur sportif et acteur américain (d. 2006)
Lucjan Wolanowski
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Lucjan Wolanowski, journaliste et écrivain polonais (d. 2006)
Emily Perry (English actress)
d. 2008 (b. 1907)
Emily Perry, actrice et danseuse anglaise (b. 1907)
Larry H. Miller
d. 2009 (b. 1944)
Larry H. Miller, homme d'affaires et philanthrope américain (b. 1944)
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Alexander Haig
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Alexander Haig, général et homme politique américain, 59e secrétaire d'État des États-Unis (d. 2010)
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Knut Torbjørn Eggen
d. 2012 (b. 1960)
Knut Torbjørn Eggen, footballeur et entraîneur norvégien (b. 1960)
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Katie Hall (politician)
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Katie Hall, éducatrice et femme politique américaine (b. 1938)
Kenji Eno
d. 2013 (b. 1970)
Kenji Eno, concepteur de jeux et compositeur japonais (b. 1970)
David S. McKay
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
David S. McKay, biochimiste et géologue américain (b. 1936)
Antonio Roma
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Antonio Roma, footballeur argentin (b. 1932)
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Rafael Addiego Bruno
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Rafael Addiego Bruno, juriste et homme politique uruguayen, président de l'Uruguay (d. 2014)
Walter D. Ehlers
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Walter D. Ehlers, lieutenant américain, récipiendaire de la Médaille d'honneur (b. 1921)
Garrick Utley
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Garrick Utley, journaliste américain (b. 1939)
Govind Pansare
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Govind Pansare, auteur et activiste indien (b. 1933)
Henry Segerstrom
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Henry Segerstrom, homme d'affaires et philanthrope américain (b. 1923)
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John C. Willke
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
John C. Willke, médecin, auteur et activiste américain (b. 1925)
Fernando Cardenal
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
Fernando Cardenal, prêtre et homme politique nicaraguayen (b. 1934)
Vitaly Churkin
d. 2017 (b. 1952)
Vitaly Churkin, diplomate russe, ancien ambassadeur de la Russie auprès des Nations Unies (d. 2017)
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Mildred Dresselhaus
d. 2017 (b. 1930)
Mildred Dresselhaus, physicienne et académicienne américaine