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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[583]] – [[Kan Bahlam I]], ruler of [[Palenque]] (b. 524) * [[772]] – [[Pope Stephen III]] (b. 720) * [[850]] – [[Ramiro I of Asturias|Ramiro I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] *[[1222]] – [[Alexios I of Trebizond|Alexios Megas Komnenos]], first [[Empire of Trebizond|Emperor of Trebizond]] *[[1248]] – [[Henry II, Duke of Brabant]] (b. 1207) *[[1328]] – [[Charles IV of France]] (b. 1294) *[[1501]] – [[Sigismund of Bavaria]] (b. 1439) *[[1542]] – [[Girolamo Aleandro]], Italian cardinal (b. 1480) *[[1563]] – [[Menas of Ethiopia]] *[[1590]] – [[Lawrence Humphrey]], English theologian and academic (b. 1527) ===1601–1900=== *[[1691]] – [[Pope Alexander VIII]] (b. 1610) *[[1718]] – [[Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1660) *[[1733]] – [[Augustus II the Strong]], Polish king (b. 1670) *[[1734]] – [[John Floyer (physician)|John Floyer]], English physician and author (b. 1649) *[[1743]] – [[Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni]], Italian organist and composer (b. 1657) *[[1750]] – [[Bakar of Georgia]] (b. 1699) *[[1761]] – [[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]], French priest and historian (b. 1682) *[[1768]] – [[Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet]], English field marshal and politician (b. 1685) *[[1793]] – [[William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1717) *[[1803]] – [[Anders Chydenius]], Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (b. 1729)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14849|title=Anders Chydenius|publisher=Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/2432|title=Chydenius, Anders (1729 - 1803)|work=SKS Henkilöhistoria|publisher=[[The National Biography of Finland]]|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1832]] – [[Archibald Murphey]], American judge and politician (b. 1777) *[[1851]] – [[Mary Shelley]], English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)<ref>{{cite book|last=Marsh|first=Nicholas|title=Mary Shelley: Frankenstein|location=Basingstoke|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2009|isbn=978-0-23020-097-5|page=197}}</ref> *[[1871]] – [[Alexander Serov]], Russian composer and critic (b. 1820) *[[1893]] – [[George Henry Sanderson]], American lawyer and politician, 22nd [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (b. 1824) *[[1897]] – [[Constantin von Ettingshausen]], Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet|Sir George Stokes]], Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819) *[[1907]] – [[Léon Serpollet]], French businessman (b. 1858) *[[1908]] – [[Carlos I of Portugal]] (b. 1863) *[[1916]] – [[James Boucaut]], English-Australian politician, 11th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1831)<ref name=ADB>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=boucaut-sir-james-penn-3028 |title=Boucaut, Sir James Penn (1831 - 1916) |access-date=9 December 2013 |author=P. L. Edgar |volume=3 |year=1969 |pages=199–200}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Georg Andreas Bull]], Norwegian architect (b. 1829)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Georg Andreas Bull |first=Ola |last=Storsletten |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=August 22, 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Georg_Andreas_Bull |language=no|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[William Desmond Taylor]], American actor and director (b. 1872) *[[1924]] – [[Maurice Prendergast]], American painter (b. 1858) *[[1928]] – [[Hughie Jennings]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) *[[1936]] – [[Georgios Kondylis]], Greek general and politician, 128th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1878) *[[1940]] – [[Philip Francis Nowlan]], American author, created ''[[Buck Rogers]]'' (b. 1888) * 1940 – [[Zacharias Papantoniou]], Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877) *[[1944]] – [[Piet Mondrian]], Dutch-American painter (b. 1872) *[[1949]] – [[Nicolae Dumitru Cocea]], Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880) * 1949 – [[Herbert Stothart]], American conductor and composer (b. 1885) *[[1957]] – [[Friedrich Paulus]], German general (b. 1890) *[[1958]] – [[Clinton Davisson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1888) *[[1959]] – [[Madame Sul-Te-Wan]], American actress (b. 1873) *[[1965]] – [[Johan Scharffenberg]], Norwegian psychiatrist (b. 1869)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan Scharffenberg |first1=Øivind |last1=Larsen |first2=Svein Atle |last2=Skålevåg |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=October 23, 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Scharffenberg |language=no|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Hedda Hopper]], American actress and journalist (b. 1885) * 1966 – [[Buster Keaton]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895) *[[1968]] – [[Death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker|Echol Cole and Robert Walker]] - sparking the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike *[[1970]] – [[Alfréd Rényi]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921) *[[1976]] – [[Werner Heisenberg]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901) * 1976 – [[George Whipple]], American physician and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1878) *[[1979]] – [[Abdi İpekçi]], Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929) *[[1980]] – [[Yolanda González (activist)]], Basque activist (b.1961)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canal HISTORIA |url=https://amcselekt.es/canal-historia/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=amcselekt.es}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.]], American engineer and businessman, founded the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] (b. 1892) * 1981 – [[Geirr Tveitt]], Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908) *[[1986]] – [[Alva Myrdal]], Swedish sociologist and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1902) *[[1987]] – [[Alessandro Blasetti]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900) *[[1988]] – [[Heather O'Rourke]], American child actress (b. 1975)<ref name=siegel>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8 |website=apnews.com |agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Doctors: Unusual Circumstances Surrounded Actress' Death|date=February 4, 1988|last=Siegel|first=Fred|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190830193726/https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Elaine de Kooning]], American painter and academic (b. 1918) *[[1989]] – [[Eduardo Franco (singer)|Eduardo Franco]], Uruguayan lead singer of the band "Los Iracundos" (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Franco |first1=Eduardo |title= Eduardo Franco: Aquel iracundo del amor falleció hace 35 años|url=https://www.elperuano.pe/noticia/234484-eduardo-franco-aquel-iracundo-del-amor-fallecio-hace-35-anos?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR21c0PjhuiS7dLDYzL1emhQEdDU6oLZg3EwBdQchf3OSYEIS9B5M7r72Ps_aem_SB_e3apOF22f-JbO5T0OHw |website=elperuano.pe|access-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://www.elperuano.pe/noticia/234484-eduardo-franco-aquel-iracundo-del-amor-fallecio-hace-35-anos |archive-date=1 July 2024 |language=es |date=27 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar]], Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Omani |first1=Fadhil |title=أحمد عبدالغفور عطار.. الأديب الموسوعي الذي برع في كل الآداب والفنون |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |website=alriyadh |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801175518/https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |archive-date=1 August 2022 |language=ar |date=16 February 2019}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Jean Hamburger]], French physician and surgeon (b. 1909) *[[1993]] – [[Sven Thofelt]], Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (b. 1904)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sven Thofelt |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23459 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Ray Crawford]], American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915) *[[1997]] – [[Herb Caen]], American journalist and author (b. 1916) *[[1999]] – [[Paul Mellon]], American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907) *[[2001]] – [[André D'Allemagne]], Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929) *[[2002]] – [[Aykut Barka]], Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951) * 2002 – [[Hildegard Knef]], German actress and singer (b. 1925) *[[2003]] – [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] crew ** [[Michael P. Anderson]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959) ** [[David M. Brown]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956) ** [[Kalpana Chawla]], Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961) ** [[Laurel Clark]], American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961) ** [[Rick Husband]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957) ** [[William C. McCool]], American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961) ** [[Ilan Ramon]], Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954) * 2003 – [[Mongo Santamaría]], Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922) *[[2004]] – [[Suha Arın]], Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942) *[[2005]] – [[John Vernon]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1932) *[[2007]] – [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911) *[[2008]] – [[Beto Carrero]], Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937) *[[2012]] – [[Don Cornelius]], American television host and producer (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Wisława Szymborska]], Polish poet and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1923) *[[2013]] – [[Helene Hale]], American politician (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barbee-Wooten |first1=Daphne |title=Helene H. Hale (1918-2013) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/hale-helene-h-1918-2013/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=2 August 2013}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Ed Koch]], American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Shanu Lahiri]], Indian painter and educator (b. 1928) * 2013 – [[Cecil Womack]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947) *[[2014]] – [[Luis Aragonés]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938) * 2014 – [[Vasily Petrov (military)|Vasily Petrov]], Russian marshal (b. 1917) * 2014 – [[Rene Ricard]], American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946) * 2014 – [[Maximilian Schell]], Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) *[[2015]] – [[Aldo Ciccolini]], Italian-French pianist (b. 1925) * 2015 – [[Udo Lattek]], German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935) * 2015 – [[Monty Oum]], American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981) *[[2016]] – [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]], Guatemalan general and politician, 27th [[President of Guatemala]] (b. 1930) *[[2017]] – [[Desmond Carrington]], British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926) *[[2018]] – [[Barys Kit]], Belarusian rocket scientist (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite news|title=Famous Belarusian scientist Barys Kit dead at 107|url=http://belsat.eu/en/news/famous-belarusian-barys-kit-dead-at-107/|access-date=3 February 2018|publisher=[[Belsat]]|date=2 February 2012}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Mowzey Radio]], Ugandan singer and songwriter (b. 1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youthvillage.co.ke/10-facts-know-fallen-ugandan-music-idol-radio-weasel/|title=Born On 1st January, Died On 1st February, 10 Facts You Should Know About The Fallen Ugandan Music Star Mowzey Radio|date=1 February 2018|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Jeremy Hardy]], English comedian, radio host and panelist (b. 1961)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47056671|title=Jeremy Hardy: Comedian and Radio 4 panel star dies aged 57|work=BBC News|date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Clive Swift]], English actor (b. 1936)<ref name=barker>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]], American football player and coach (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/ContentGallery/Police-issue-statement-on-Wade-Wilson-death-128581399/|title=Police issue statement on Wade Wilson death, Cowboys react|website=Dallas Cowboys|date=February 2019 }}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Dustin Diamond]], American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (b. 1977)<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/01/dustin-diamond-dead-saved-bell-star-44/4343089001/ |title = Dustin Diamond dead; 'Saved by the Bell' star was 44 (Report) |work =[[USA Today]]|date = February 1, 2021|access-date = February 1, 2021|last1 = Henderson |first1 = Sydney}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Temur Tsiklauri]], Georgian pop singer and actor (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/271|title=Singer Temur Tsiklauri dies of Covid at 75|date = February 1, 2021|website=Agenda.ge|access-date = February 1, 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Remi De Roo]], Canadian bishop of the [[Catholic Church]] (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bderoo.html|title=Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Horst Köhler]], Polish-German economist and politician, 9th [[President of Germany]] (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2025 |title=Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81 |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/g-s1-45951/former-german-president-horst-kohler-dies-at-81 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref> *2025 – [[Fay Vincent]], American lawyer and businessman, 8th [[Commissioner of Baseball]] (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2025 |title=Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43667090/former-mlb-commissioner-fay-vincent-dies-86 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> <!--Please do not add non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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