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February 4, 2001 Iannis Xenakis, Greek Composer February 4, 2001 J. J. Johnson, American Musician February 4, 2000 Carl Albert, politician, Speaker of the House from 1971-1977, dies at 91 February 4, 2000 Doris Kenner-Jackson, singer, Shirelles, dies at 59 February 4, 1997 James Friell, political cartoonist, dies at 84 February 4, 1995 Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies February 4, 1995 Patricia Highsmith, [Mary Patricia Plangman], US/Swiss, dies at 74 February 4, 1995 Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62 February 4, 1994 Han Jansen, Dutch painter, dies at 62 February 4, 1994 Harold Schneider, U.S. producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55 February 4, 1994 Jan Veldkamp, Dutch geophysicist/director (KNMI), dies at 84 February 4, 1994 Justinus Darmojuwono, Indonesian archbishop/cardinal, dies at 79 February 4, 1992 Fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56 February 4, 1992 John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76 February 4, 1991 Bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64 February 4, 1989 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer and Jethro), dies at 69 February 4, 1987 Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67 February 4, 1987 Carl Rogers, American Psychologist February 4, 1983 Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 February 4, 1983 Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32 February 4, 1983 Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89 February 4, 1982 Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack February 4, 1978 Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73 February 4, 1976 Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62 February 4, 1974 Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 February 4, 1969 Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 February 4, 1968 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 February 4, 1968 Gerard den Brabander, [Jan G Jofriet], poet (Nothing New), dies at 67 February 4, 1968 Neal Cassady, American Writer February 4, 1966 Gilbert H Grosvenor, president National Geographic Society, dies at 90 February 4, 1965 U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 February 4, 1964 Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 February 4, 1959 Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 February 4, 1958 Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 February 4, 1957 Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66 February 4, 1957 Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator, dies February 4, 1956 Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 February 4, 1956 Peder Gram, composer, dies at 74 February 4, 1954 Vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72 February 4, 1953 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 February 4, 1946 Margarete Boie, writer, dies February 4, 1943 Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies February 4, 1941 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79 February 4, 1939 Edward Sapir, U.S. linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55 February 4, 1939 Henri W A Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies at 72 February 4, 1928 Hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74 February 4, 1927 Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 February 4, 1921 Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75 February 4, 1911 Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 February 4, 1896 Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73 February 4, 1895 Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71 February 4, 1894 Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 February 4, 1869 Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 February 4, 1854 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 February 4, 1844 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 February 4, 1834 Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66 February 4, 1816 Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63 February 4, 1815 Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77 February 4, 1815 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 58 February 4, 1781 Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 February 4, 1781 Willem Crul, Admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle at 59 February 4, 1746 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46 February 4, 1714 Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies February 4, 1640 Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies February 4, 1617 Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76 February 4, 1590 Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73 February 4, 1553 Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 February 4, 1505 Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 February 4, 1503 Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies February 4, 1222 Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies February 4, 1189 Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies February 4, 856 Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies February 4, 708 Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies February 4, 211 Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64 |