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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[549]] – [[Zhu Yi (Liang Dynasty)|Zhu Yi]], Chinese general (b. 483) * [[902]] – [[Mary the Younger]], Byzantine saint (b. 875) *[[1184]] – [[Richard of Dover]], Archbishop of Canterbury *[[1247]] – [[Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia]] (b. 1204) *[[1279]] – [[Afonso III of Portugal]] (b. 1210) *[[1281]] – [[Gertrude of Hohenberg]], queen consort of Germany (b. c. 1225) *[[1390]] – [[Rupert I, Elector Palatine]] (b. 1309) *[[1391]] – [[John V Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1332) *[[1531]] – [[Johannes Stöffler]], German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) *[[1560]] – [[Jean du Bellay]], French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493) *[[1579]] – [[Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada]], Spanish explorer (b. 1509) ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1645)|Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba]], Spanish general and politician, 24th [[Governor of the Duchy of Milan]] (b. 1585) *[[1710]] – [[Esprit Fléchier]], French bishop and author (b. 1632) *[[1721]] – [[James Craggs the Younger]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1686) *[[1754]] – [[Richard Mead]], English physician (b. 1673) *[[1820]] – [[Georg Carl von Döbeln]], Swedish general (b. 1758) *[[1862]] – [[William Pennington]], American lawyer and politician, 13th [[Governor of New Jersey]], 23rd [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (b. 1796) *[[1898]] – [[Thomas Bracken]], Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843) *[[1899]] – [[Félix Faure]], French merchant and politician, 7th [[President of France]] (b. 1841) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Giosuè Carducci]], Italian poet and educator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1835) *[[1912]] – [[Nicholas of Japan]], Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836) *[[1917]] – [[Octave Mirbeau]], French journalist, novelist, and playwright (b. 1848) *[[1919]] – [[Vera Kholodnaya]], Ukrainian actress (b. 1893) *[[1928]] – [[Eddie Foy Sr.]], American actor and dancer (b. 1856)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eddie Foy | Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eddie-Foy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731074901/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eddie-Foy |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Ferdinand Buisson]], French academic and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1841) * 1932 – [[Edgar Speyer]], American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862) *[[1941]] – [[Frida Felser]], German opera singer and actress (b. 1872)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ulrich|first1=Paul S.|title=Deutschsprachige Theater-Almanache und -Journale: Abbildungen (Personen, Stücke, Theater) / German-language Theater Almanacs and Journals: Illustrations (Persons, Plays, Theaters) (1772–1918) Band 1: Abbildungen (Personen A–M) / Illustrations (Persons A–M)|date=2024|publisher=Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag|isbn=9783990941362|page=161 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sNf8EAAAQBAJ|language=en, de}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870) *[[1957]] – [[Josef Hofmann]], Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876) *[[1961]] – [[Dazzy Vance]], American baseball player (b. 1891) *[[1964]] – [[James M. Canty]], American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (b. 1865)<ref name="WVAH 2">{{cite web |url= http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5594495&Type=Death |title= Death Record Detail: James Munroe Canty |year= 2019 |publisher= West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History |access-date= August 2, 2020 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200802163938/http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5594495&Type=Death |archive-date= August 2, 2020 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="Charleston Daily Mail 1">{{cite news | title = Pioneer W.Va. Educator Dies | newspaper = [[Charleston Daily Mail]] | location = [[Charleston, West Virginia]] | date = February 17, 1964 | page = 5 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56283898/pioneer-wva-educator-dies/ | access-date = July 28, 2020 | via = [[Newspapers.com]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200729020313/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56283898/pioneer-wva-educator-dies/ | archive-date = July 29, 2020 | url-status = live }}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Smiley Burnette]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911) *[[1974]] – [[John Garand]], Canadian-American engineer, designed the [[M1 Garand|M1 Garand Rifle]] (b. 1888) *[[1975]] – [[Morgan Taylor]], American hurdler and coach (b. 1903) *[[1977]] – [[Janani Luwum]], bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922) * 1977 – [[Rózsa Péter]], Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905) *[[1980]] – [[Erich Hückel]], German physicist and chemist (b. 1895) *[[1984]] – [[M. A. G. Osmani]], Bangladeshi general (b. 1918) *[[1988]] – [[Ye Shengtao]], Chinese writer, educator, and politician (b. 1894)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988年2月16日，教育家叶圣陶逝世 - 中国军网 |url=https://photo.81.cn/tsjs/2017-02/16/content_7490040.htm |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=photo.81.cn}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Keith Haring]], American painter and activist (b. 1958) *[[1991]] – [[Enrique Bermúdez]], Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932) *[[1992]] – [[Angela Carter]], English novelist, short story writer (b. 1940) * 1992 – [[Jânio Quadros]], Brazilian politician, 22nd [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1917) * 1992 – [[Herman Wold]], Norwegian-Swedish economist and statistician (b. 1908) *[[1996]] – [[Roberto Aizenberg]], Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1922) * 1996 – [[Roger Bowen]], American actor and author (b. 1932) * 1996 – [[Pat Brown]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Governor of California]] (b. 1905) * 1996 – [[Brownie McGhee]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915) *[[1997]] – [[Chien-Shiung Wu]], Chinese-American physicist and academic (b. 1912) *[[1998]] – [[Mary Amdur]], American [[Toxicology|toxicologist]] and [[public health]] researcher (b. 1908) * 1998 – [[Sheu Yuan-dong]], Taiwanese politician (b. 1927)<!-- Killed in the crash of China Airlines Flight 676. --><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gargan|first=Edward A.|date=1998-02-17|title=Over 200 Die as Taiwan Jet Crashes in Bad Weather (Published 1998)|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/17/world/over-200-die-as-taiwan-jet-crashes-in-bad-weather.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-14|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2019-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513111532/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/17/world/over-200-die-as-taiwan-jet-crashes-in-bad-weather.html}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Marceline Day]], American actress (b. 1908) * 2000 – [[Lila Kedrova]], Russian-French actress and singer<!--NO YEAR OF BIRTH TO BE ADDED: UNCONFIRMABLE AND DUBIOUS --> * 2000 – [[Karsten Solheim]], Norwegian-American businessman, founded [[Ping (golf)|PING]] (b. 1911) *[[2001]] – [[Howard W. Koch]], American director and producer (b. 1916) * 2001 – [[William Masters]], American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915) *[[2002]] – [[Walter Winterbottom]], English footballer and manager (b. 1913) *[[2003]] – [[Rusty Magee]], American actor and composer (b. 1955) *[[2004]] – [[Doris Troy]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1937) *[[2006]] – [[Johnny Grunge]], American wrestler (b. 1966) * 2006 – [[Ernie Stautner]], German-American football player and coach (b. 1925) *[[2009]] – [[Stephen Kim Sou-hwan]], South Korean cardinal (b. 1921) *[[2011]] – [[Len Lesser]], American actor (b. 1922) * 2011 – [[Justinas Marcinkevičius]], Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930) *[[2012]] – [[Gary Carter]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1954) * 2012 – [[Elyse Knox]], American model, actress, and fashion designer (b. 1917) * 2012 – [[John Macionis]], American swimmer and lieutenant (b. 1916) * 2012 – [[Anthony Shadid]], American journalist (b. 1968) *[[2013]] – [[Colin Edwards (footballer)|Colin Edwards]], Guyanese footballer (b. 1991) * 2013 – [[Grigory Pomerants]], Russian philosopher and author (b. 1918) * 2013 – [[Tony Sheridan]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940) *[[2014]] – [[Ken Farragut]], American football player (b. 1928) * 2014 – [[Kralle Krawinkel]], German guitarist (b. 1947) * 2014 – [[Michael Shea (author)|Michael Shea]], American author (b. 1946) *[[2015]] – [[Lasse Braun]], Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936) * 2015 – [[Lesley Gore]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1946) * 2015 – [[R. R. Patil]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (b. 1957) * 2015 – [[Lorena Rojas]], Mexican actress and singer (b. 1971) *[[2016]] – [[Boutros Boutros-Ghali]], Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] (b. 1922) *[[2019]] – [[Bruno Ganz]], Swiss actor (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/bruno-ganz-downfall-actor-dead-795813/|title=Bruno Ganz, Swiss Actor Who Portrayed Hitler in 'Downfall,' Dead at 77|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 16, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217120431/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/bruno-ganz-downfall-actor-dead-795813/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Gustavo Noboa]], Ecuadorian politician, 42nd [[President of Ecuador]] (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title=Murió el expresidente Gustavo Noboa|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/murio-el-expresidente-gustavo-noboa-nota/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=El Universo|language=es|archive-date=2021-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217090338/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/ecuador/murio-el-expresidente-gustavo-noboa-nota/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Alexei Navalny]], Russian activist (b. 1976) *[[2025]] – [[Viktor Antonov (art director)|Viktor Antonov]], Bulgarian artist (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-02-16|title=Half-Life 2 and Dishonoured Artist Dies Aged 52|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/tributes-paid-after-death-of-half-life-2-and-dishonored-artist-viktor-antonov-aged-52|access-date=2025-02-16|website=IGN|language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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