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February 1, 2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,
February 1, 2003 Ilan Ramon, astronaut, ", first Israeli in space, mission specialist on Columbia, STS-107, ", dies at 48
February 1, 2003 Kalpana Chawla, astronaut, ", first Asian Indian woman in space, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,, ", dies at 41
February 1, 2003 Laurel Clark, astronaut, physician on the Columbia mission, STS-107, dies at 41
February 1, 2003 Michael Anderson, astronaut, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 42
February 1, 2003 Rick Husband, astronaut, commander of Columbia, STS-107,
February 1, 2003 William McCool, astronaut, pilot of Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41
February 1, 2003 Michael P. Anderson, American Astronaut
February 1, 2002 Hildegard Knef, "actress, singer", Snows of Kilamanjaro, dies at 76
February 1, 2000 Kenneth Waller, actor, Are You Being Served?, dies at 72
February 1, 1999 Paul Mellon, art patron/horse owner, dies at 91
February 1, 1997 Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80
February 1, 1997 Mitchell Goodman, writer, dies at 71
February 1, 1997 Peter Morris, historian of France, dies at 50
February 1, 1997 Thelma Moss, psychologist, dies at 78
February 1, 1996 Clive Burton, neuropathologist, dies at 54
February 1, 1995 George Abbot, director (Damn Yankees), dies at 107
February 1, 1995 John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at 74
February 1, 1995 Michael Caesar, pope of pot, dies of liver cancer at 52
February 1, 1994 Fouad Fram al-Boustani, Lebanese historian (Rawaeaa), dies at 88
February 1, 1994 Olan Soule, radio voice (Super Friends), dies of lung cancer at 83
February 1, 1992 George Berkeley, actor (Life Stinks, Capts and Kings), dies at 70
February 1, 1992 Irving R Kaufman, federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81
February 1, 1992 Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge
February 1, 1991 Carol Dempster, actress (Sally of Sawdust, America), dies at 89
February 1, 1991 H J van Ommeren-Averink, Dutch MP (CPN), dies
February 1, 1991 James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84
February 1, 1991 Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies
February 1, 1988 Heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12
February 1, 1988 Reinder Zwolsman, Dutch businessman, dies at 75
February 1, 1987 Erin Westmore, makeup artist (Hollywood Backstage), dies at 82
February 1, 1986 Alva Myrdal, Swedish Nobel peace prize winner (1982), dies at 84
February 1, 1986 Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58
February 1, 1983 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies
February 1, 1981 Donald W. Douglas, U.S. aviation pionieer/builder, dies at 88
February 1, 1981 Ernst Pepping, composer, dies at 79
February 1, 1981 Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer, dies at 72
February 1, 1981 Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies
February 1, 1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72
February 1, 1980 Romolo Valli, actor (Boom, La Viaccia), dies at 54
February 1, 1979 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60
February 1, 1977 Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, U.S., sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72
February 1, 1976 Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66
February 1, 1976 Werner C Heisenberg, physicist (Nobel 1932, field theory), dies at 74
February 1, 1976 Werner Heisenberg, German Physicist
February 1, 1975 Richard Wattis, actor (Dick and Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62
February 1, 1974 Marieluise Fleiáer, writer, dies at 71
February 1, 1971 Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies
February 1, 1970 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69
February 1, 1968 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57
February 1, 1967 Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday
February 1, 1966 Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], U.S. comic (General), dies at 69
February 1, 1966 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], U.S. gossip columnist, dies at 75
February 1, 1966 Nicholas Piantanida, sets balloon flight record and dies in descent
February 1, 1966 William Harrigan, actor (Invisible Man, Girl in 419), dies at 71
February 1, 1959 Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85
February 1, 1958 Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies
February 1, 1957 Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66
February 1, 1954 Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69
February 1, 1950 Harry Blomberg, Swedish author (Jacobs Drom), dies at 56
February 1, 1949 Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63
February 1, 1946 Hans Betghe, writer, dies at 70
February 1, 1945 Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72
February 1, 1944 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72
February 1, 1944 Piet Mondrian, abstract painter (Composition in Blue), dies at 71
February 1, 1937 Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies
February 1, 1929 August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59
February 1, 1922 William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49
February 1, 1916 Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65
February 1, 1910 Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44
February 1, 1908 Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44
February 1, 1905 Oswald Aschenbach, German painter, dies at 77
February 1, 1904 Peter PM Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer, dies at 76
February 1, 1903 George G Stokes, British physicist/president Royal Society, dies at 83
February 1, 1902 Salomon Jaoassohn, composer, dies at 70
February 1, 1889 Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78
February 1, 1883 Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies
February 1, 1878 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85
February 1, 1877 Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71
February 1, 1875 William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58
February 1, 1873 Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies
February 1, 1871 Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51
February 1, 1869 Frederik W. Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68
February 1, 1851 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53
February 1, 1839 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76
February 1, 1838 Abraham de Veer, Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71
February 1, 1832 Ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71
February 1, 1824 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64
February 1, 1818 Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74
February 1, 1795 Giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66
February 1, 1747 Jacobus E J Capitein, Dutch slave/vicar/merchant, dies
February 1, 1743 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer, dies at 85
February 1, 1733 August II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62
February 1, 1694 John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73
February 1, 1691 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80
February 1, 1691 George Etherege, English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56
February 1, 1669 Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31
February 1, 1666 Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies
February 1, 1650 Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking
February 1, 1542 Hieronymus Aleander, [Girolamo Aleandro], Ital diplomat, dies at 61
February 1, 1502 Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies
February 1, 1328 Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies
February 1, 1294 Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies
February 1, 1248 Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies
February 1, 1204 Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered
February 1, 656 Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25



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