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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[619]] – [[Laurence of Canterbury]], English archbishop and saint<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bellenger |first1=Dominic Aidan |last2=Fletcher |first2=Stella |title=The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury |date=17 February 2005 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-0-7524-9495-1 |page=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbA7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149 |language=en}}</ref> * [[880]] – [[Bruno, Duke of Saxony|Bruno]], duke of [[Saxony]] *[[1124]] – [[Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia]] (b. 1064) *[[1218]] – [[Konstantin of Rostov]] (b. 1186) *[[1237]] – [[Joan, Lady of Wales]] *[[1250]] – [[Eric XI of Sweden]] (b. 1216) *[[1294]] – [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1229) *[[1347]] – [[Thomas Bek, Bishop of Lincoln]], was the bishop of Lincoln (b. 1282) *[[1348]] – [[Narymunt]], Prince of Pinsk *[[1416]] – [[Racek Kobyla of Dvorce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ms-visucom.de/cgi-bin/ebidat.pl?id=5655|title=Komorní Hrádek|language=cs|access-date=Nov 9, 2020}}</ref> *[[1435]] – [[Joan II of Naples]], Queen of Naples (b. 1371) *[[1446]] – [[Vittorino da Feltre]], Italian humanist (b. 1378) *[[1448]] – [[Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani]], Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1372) *[[1461]] – [[Owen Tudor]], Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty (b. {{circa|1400}}) *[[1512]] – [[Hatuey]], Caribbean tribal chief *[[1529]] – [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian soldier and diplomat (b. 1478) *[[1580]] – [[Bessho Nagaharu]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1558) *[[1594]] – [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1525) ===1601–1900=== *[[1648]] – [[George Abbot (author)|George Abbot]], English author and politician (b. 1603) *[[1660]] – [[Gaston, Duke of Orléans]] (b. 1608) * 1660 – [[Govert Flinck]], Dutch painter (b. 1615) *[[1661]] – [[Lucas Holstenius]], German geographer and historian (b. 1596) *[[1675]] – [[Ivan Belostenec]], Croatian linguist and lexicographer (b. 1594) *[[1688]] – [[Abraham Duquesne]], French admiral (b. 1610) *[[1704]] – [[Guillaume de l'Hôpital]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1661) *[[1712]] – [[Martin Lister]], English physician and geologist (b. 1639) *[[1714]] – [[John Sharp (bishop)|John Sharp]], English archbishop (b. 1643) *[[1723]] – [[Antonio Maria Valsalva]], Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1666) *[[1768]] – [[Robert Smith (mathematician)|Robert Smith]], English mathematician and theorist (b. 1689) *[[1769]] – [[Pope Clement XIII]] (b. 1693)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clement XIII {{!}} Pope, Italian Statesman & Patron of the Arts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-XIII |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=11 March 2025 |language=en |date=3 March 2025}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[Ferdinand Ashmall]], English centenarian, Catholic priest, died in 73rd year of his ministry (b. 1695)<ref>{{cite book |author = Nichols|title = Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle|year = 1798|publisher = E. Cave|page = 173|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mcZKAQAAMAAJ|first = John}}</ref> *[[1802]] – [[Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (b. 1713) *[[1804]] – [[George Walton]], American lawyer and politician, [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]] (b. 1749) *[[1831]] – [[Vincenzo Dimech]], Maltese sculptor (b. 1768) *[[1836]] – [[Letizia Ramolino]], Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geneagraphie.com/getperson.php?personID=I2591&tree=1|title=Maria Laetizia Ramolino|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[Théophane Vénard]], French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/39380|title=San Giovanni Teofane Venard|language=it|access-date=Mar 3, 2020}}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Henry Parker (Australian politician)|Henry Parker]], English-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1808) ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Ernest Cashel]], American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882) * 1904 – [[William Collins Whitney]], American financier and politician, 31st [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (b. 1841) *[[1905]] – [[Henri Germain]], French banker and politician, founded [[Le Crédit Lyonnais]] (b. 1824) *[[1907]] – [[Dmitri Mendeleev]], Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834) *[[1909]] – [[Carlo Acton]], Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829) *[[1913]] – [[Gustaf de Laval]], Swedish engineer (b. 1845) *[[1918]] – [[John L. Sullivan]], American boxer (b. 1858) *[[1919]] – [[Julius Kuperjanov]], Estonian lieutenant (b. 1894) *[[1925]] – [[Antti Aarne]], Finnish historian and academic (b. 1867) * 1925 – [[Jaap Eden]], Dutch speed skater and cyclist (b. 1873) *[[1926]] – [[Vladimir Sukhomlinov]], Russian general and politician (b. 1848) *[[1932]] – [[Agha Petros]], Assyrian general and politician (b. 1880) *[[1939]] – [[Amanda McKittrick Ros]], Irish author and poet (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank|last=Ormsby|title=Thine in Storm and Calm: An Amanda McKittrick Ros Reader|location=Belfast St Paul|publisher=Blackstaff Press|year=1988|isbn=978-0-85640-408-5|page=4}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Bernhard Gregory]], Estonian-German chess player (b. 1879) *[[1942]] – [[Ado Birk]], Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Estonia]] (b. 1883) * 1942 – [[Daniil Kharms]], Russian poet and playwright (b. 1905) * 1942 – [[Hugh D. McIntosh]], Australian businessman (b. 1876)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcintosh-hugh-donald-7373|title=McIntosh, Hugh Donald (1876–1942)|author=Chris Cunneen|year=1986|publisher=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Alfred Delp]], German priest and philosopher (b. 1907) * 1945 – [[Carl Friedrich Goerdeler]], German economist and politician (b. 1884) * 1945 – [[Johannes Popitz]], German lawyer and politician (b. 1884) *[[1948]] – [[Thomas W. Lamont]], American banker and philanthropist (b. 1870) * 1948 – [[Bevil Rudd]], South African runner and journalist (b. 1894) *[[1950]] – [[Constantin Carathéodory]], Greek mathematician and academic (b. 1873) *[[1952]] – [[Callistratus of Georgia]], Georgian patriarch (b. 1866) *[[1954]] – [[Hella Wuolijoki]], Estonian-Finnish author and politician (b. 1886) *[[1956]] – [[Charley Grapewin]], American actor (b. 1869) * 1956 – [[Truxtun Hare]], American football player and hammer thrower (b. 1878) * 1956 – [[Pyotr Konchalovsky]], Russian painter (b. 1876) *[[1957]] – [[Grigory Landsberg]], Russian physicist and academic (b. 1890) *[[1962]] – [[Shlomo Hestrin]], Canadian-Israeli biochemist and academic (b. 1914) *[[1966]] – [[Hacı Ömer Sabancı]], Turkish businessman (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haberler.com/haci-omer-sabanci/biyografisi/|title=Hacı Ömer Sabancı Biyografisi|language=tr|trans-title=Biography of Hacı Ömer Sabancı|access-date=Mar 6, 2020}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Tullio Serafin]], Italian conductor and director (b. 1878) *[[1969]] – [[Boris Karloff]], English actor (b. 1887) *[[1970]] – [[Lawrence Gray]], American actor (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62d2zzg#resources|title=Gray, Lawrence, 1898-1970|publisher=[[SNAC]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Bertrand Russell]], English mathematician and philosopher, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1872) * 1970 – [[Hannah Ryggen]], Norwegian textile artist (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Hannah Ryggen |first1=Jan-Lauritz |last1=Opstad |first2=Mats |last2=Linder |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=March 14, 2024 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Hannah_Ryggen |language=no|access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Natalie Clifford Barney]], American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876) *[[1973]] – [[Hendrik Elias]], Belgian academic and politician, 9th [[List of mayors of Ghent|Mayor of Ghent]] (b. 1902) *[[1974]] – [[Imre Lakatos]], Hungarian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1922) *[[1975]] – [[Gustave Lanctot]], Canadian historian and academic (b. 1883) *[[1979]] – [[Jim Burke (cricketer)|Jim Burke]], Australian cricketer (b. 1930) * 1979 – [[Sid Vicious]], English singer and bass player (b. 1957) *[[1980]] – [[William Howard Stein]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911) *[[1982]] – [[Paul Desruisseaux]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16096|title=The Hon. Paul Desruisseaux, Q.C., C.G.G., K.M., F.A.I.M., Senator|access-date=Mar 6, 2020}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Sam Chatmon]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-chatmon-mn0000238112/biography|title=Sam Chatmon|website=[[Allmusic.com]]|access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Murder of Anita Cobby|Anita Cobby]], Australian murder victim (b. 1959)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/remembering-anita-cobby-30-years-since-brutal-murder-of-sydney-nurse-30641582.html#page1|title=Remembering Anita Cobby: 30 years since brutal murder of Sydney nurse|author=Caity Stone|date=Feb 1, 2016|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=Feb 20, 2020}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Gino Hernandez]], American wrestler (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=1910&gimmick=Gino+Hernandez|title=Gino Hernandez|access-date=Apr 13, 2020}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Carlos José Castilho]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1927) * 1987 – [[Alistair MacLean]], Scottish novelist and screenwriter (b. 1922) *[[1988]] – [[Marcel Bozzuffi]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929) *[[1989]] – [[Ondrej Nepela]], Slovak figure skater and coach (b. 1951) * 1989 – [[Arnold Nordmeyer]], New Zealand minister and politician, 30th [[Minister of Finance (New Zealand)|New Zealand Minister of Finance]] (b. 1901) *[[1990]] – [[Paul Ariste]], Estonian linguist and academic (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idref.fr/030452295|title=Ariste, Paul (1905-1990)|language=fr|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer)|Joe Erskine]], Welsh boxer (b. 1934) *[[1992]] – [[Bert Parks]], American actor, singer, television personality; [[Miss America]] telecast presenter (b. 1914) *[[1993]] – [[François Reichenbach]], French director and screenwriter (b. 1921) *[[1994]] – [[Marija Gimbutas]], Lithuanian-American archeologist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.online.pacifica.edu/cgl/Gimbutasbio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204135051/http://www.online.pacifica.edu/cgl/Gimbutasbio|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-02-04|title=Marija Gimbutas - Life and Work|author=Joan Marler|date=Jan 1995|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Thomas Hayward (tenor)|Thomas Hayward]], American tenor and actor (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6t16dcs|title=Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995|publisher=[[SNAC]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Fred Perry]], English tennis player (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Perry: Hero from the wrong side of the tracks |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/fred-perry-hero-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks-1685675.html |website=The Independent |access-date=9 February 2022 |language=en |date=15 May 2009}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Donald Pleasence]], English-French actor (b. 1919) *[[1996]] – [[Gene Kelly]], American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gene Kelly | Biography, Movies, Songs, Singin' in the Rain, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gene-Kelly |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Erich Eliskases]], Austrian chess player (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gardenachess.com/archiv/eliskases2.html|title=The Life and Times of ERICH ELISKASES|author=Michael Ehn|access-date=Apr 13, 2020}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Sanford Meisner]], American actor and coach (b. 1904) *[[1998]] – [[Haroun Tazieff]], German-French geologist and cinematographer (b. 1914) *[[1999]] – [[David McComb]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962) *[[2002]] – [[Paul Baloff]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artist.php?id=3099|title=Paul Baloff|website=[[Metal-archives.com]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Claude Brown]], American author (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/06/books/claude-brown-manchild-of-the-promised-land-dies-at-64.html|title=Claude Brown, Manchild of the Promised Land, Dies at 64|author=Robert F. Worth|author-link=Robert F. Worth|date=Feb 6, 2002|website=[[Nytimes.com]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Lou Harrison]], American composer and educator (b. 1917) *[[2004]] – [[Bernard McEveety]], American director and producer (b. 1924) *[[2005]] – [[Birgitte Federspiel]], Danish actress (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi?action=display&authority_id=XX1547257|title=Federspiel, Birgitte (1925-2005)|publisher=[[Biblioteca Nacional de España]]|access-date=Feb 13, 2020}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Max Schmeling]], German boxer (b. 1905) *[[2007]] – [[Vijay Arora]], Indian actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb16687154k|title=Arora, Vijay (1944-2007)|via=[[Bnf.fr]]|language=fr|access-date=Apr 13, 2020}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Billy Henderson (American singer)|Billy Henderson]], American singer (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/billy-henderson-435187.html|title=Billy Henderson|author=Pierre Perrone|date=Feb 6, 2007|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Joe Hunter (musician)|Joe Hunter]], American pianist (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/feb/06/guardianobituaries.pop|title=Joe Hunter|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=February 6, 2007 |access-date=Mar 3, 2020}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Filippo Raciti]], Italian police officer (b. 1967)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espresso.repubblica.it/palazzo/2007/04/05/news/discovery-fatale-1.3150|title=Discovery fatale|date=Apr 2007|website=[[Espresso.repubblica.it]]|language=it|trans-title=Fatal discovery|access-date=Mar 6, 2020}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Eric Von Schmidt]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/arts/music/03schmidt.html?ex=1328158800&en=c57bb482324bc12c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&|title=Eric von Schmidt, 75, a Performer and Inspiration to Folk Singers, Dies|author=Douglas Martin|date=Feb 3, 2007|website=[[Nytimes.com]]|access-date=Feb 13, 2020}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Masao Takemoto]], Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/masao-takemoto|title=Masao TAKEMOTO|website=[[Olympic.org]]|access-date=Feb 13, 2020}}</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Barry Morse]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918) * 2008 – [[Katoucha Niane]], Guinean model and author (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15583171w|title=Katoucha (1960-2008)|via=[[Bnf.fr]]|language=fr|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Edward Amy]], Canadian general (b. 1918) * 2011 – [[Defne Joy Foster]], Turkish actress (b. 1975)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-234246-famous-actress-tv-host-defne-joy-foster-dies-at-32.html|title=Famous actress, TV host Defne Joy Foster dies at 31|author=NURI SOYLU|date=Feb 2, 2011|location=Istanbul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205074914/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-234246-famous-actress-tv-host-defne-joy-foster-dies-at-32.html|access-date=Feb 13, 2020|archive-date=February 5, 2011}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Margaret John]], Welsh actress (b. 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Joyce Barkhouse]], Canadian author (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lccn.loc.gov/n81066490|title=Barkhouse, Joyce|website=[[Loc.gov]]|access-date=Mar 6, 2020}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Frederick William Danker]], American lexicographer and scholar (b. 1920) * 2012 – [[George Esper]], American journalist and academic (b. 1932) * 2012 – [[Dorothy Gilman]], American author (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[James F. Lloyd]], American pilot and politician (b. 1922) *[[2013]] – [[Abraham Iyambo]], Namibian politician (b. 1961) * 2013 – [[John Kerr (actor)|John Kerr]], American actor and lawyer (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Chris Kyle]], American soldier and sniper (b. 1974) * 2013 – [[Lino Oviedo]], Paraguayan general and politician (b. 1943) * 2013 – [[Pepper Paire]], American baseball player (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]], Indian politician, 13th [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister of Puducherry]] (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/02/02/258--Former-Puducherry-chief-minister-Shanmugam-dead-.html|title=Former Puducherry chief minister Shanmugam dead|date=Feb 2, 2013|access-date=Feb 6, 2020}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Walt Sweeney]], American football player (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/sports/football/walt-sweeney-all-pro-and-nfl-critic-dies-at-71.html?hpw&_r=0|title=Walt Sweeney, All-Pro and Critic of N.F.L., Dies at 71|author=Daniel E. Slotnik|date=Feb 6, 2013|website=[[Nytimes.com]]|access-date=Feb 6, 2020}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Guy F. Tozzoli]], American architect (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/nyregion/guy-f-tozzoli-who-led-team-that-built-twin-towers-dies-at-90.html?_r=0|title=Guy F. Tozzoli, 90, Who Led Team That Built Twin Towers, Is Dead|author=David W. Dunlap|author-link=David W. Dunlap|date=Feb 6, 2013|website=[[Nytimes.com]]|access-date=Feb 6, 2020}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Gerd Albrecht]], German conductor (b. 1935) * 2014 – [[Tommy Aquino]], American motorcycle racer (b. 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/british-superbikes/tommy-aquino-death-superbike-rider-3107713|title=Superbike rider Tommy Aquino dies in tragic motorcross crash in California at the age of 21|author=Liam Prenderville|date=Feb 3, 2014|website=[[Mirror.co.uk]]|access-date=Feb 13, 2020}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Nicholas Brooks (historian)|Nicholas Brooks]], English historian (b. 1941) * 2014 – [[Eduardo Coutinho]], Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933) * 2014 – [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], American actor, director, and producer (b. 1967) * 2014 – [[Luis Raúl]], Puerto Rican comedian and actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/muereelcomedianteluisraul-1702746/|title=Muere el comediante Luis Raúl|date=Feb 2, 2014|website=[[Elnuevodia.com]]|language=es|trans-title=Comedian Luis Raúl dies|access-date=Feb 18, 2020}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Bunny Rugs]], Jamaican singer (b. 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Death-of-a-Reggae-Ambassador_15942934|title=Death of a Reggae Ambassador|author=HOWARD CAMPBELL|date=Feb 3, 2014|publisher=[[Jamaica Observer]]|access-date=Feb 13, 2020}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Nigel Walker (footballer)|Nigel Walker]], English footballer (b. 1959)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/sport/local/spartans-to-hold-minute-s-applause-for-former-player-nigel-walker-1-6415197|title=Spartans to hold minute's applause for former player Nigel Walker|author=Mark Carruthers|author-link=Mark Carruthers|date=Feb 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829045718/http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/sport/local/spartans-to-hold-minute-s-applause-for-former-player-nigel-walker-1-6415197|access-date=Feb 6, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Joseph Alfidi]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1949) * 2015 – [[Dave Bergman]], American baseball player (b. 1953) * 2015 – [[Andriy Kuzmenko]], Ukrainian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/02/na_dnipropetrovschyni_u_dtp_zahynuv_spivak_kuzma_quotskryabinquot|date=Feb 2, 2015|website=[[Espreso.tv]]|language=uk|script-title=uk:На Дніпропетровщині у ДТП загинув співак Кузьма Скрябін|trans-title=Kuzma Skryabin, a singer, was killed in an accident in Dnipropetrovsk|access-date=Feb 18, 2020}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Molade Okoya-Thomas]], Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1935) * 2015 – [[Stewart Stern]], American screenwriter (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14139042m|title=Stern, Stewart (1922-2015)|via=[[Bnf.fr]]|language=fr|access-date=Mar 9, 2020}}</ref> * 2015 – [[The Jacka]], American rapper and producer (b. 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/The+Jacka|title=The Jacka|website=[[Last.fm]]|access-date=Apr 14, 2020}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Bob Elliott (comedian)|Bob Elliott]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1923) *[[2020]] – [[Bernard Ebbers]], Canadian businessman, the co-founder and CEO of WorldCom (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1ZX0NB|title=Obituary: Bernard Ebbers, convicted of orchestrating WorldCom fraud, dead at 78 |website=Reuters|date=Feb 3, 2020|author=Jonathan Stempel|access-date=2020-09-13}}</ref> *2020 – [[Mad Mike Hoare]], British-Irish military officer and [[mercenary]] (b. 1919)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Obituaries |first=Telegraph |date=2020-02-02 |title=‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary leader – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/02/02/mad-mike-hoare-mercenary-leader-obituary/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201221212144/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/02/02/mad-mike-hoare-mercenary-leader-obituary/ |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=2025-05-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Captain Tom Moore|Captain Sir Tom Moore]], British Army officer and charity campaigner (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55881753|title=Captain Sir Tom Moore: 'National inspiration' dies with Covid-19 |website=[[BBC]]|date=Feb 2, 2021|access-date=Feb 2, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[K. Viswanath]], Indian actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |title=Legendary director K Viswanath passes away |work=Indian Express |date=3 February 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/director-k-viswanath-passes-away-passes-away-8420863/}}</ref> * 2023 – [[Butch Miles]], American jazz drummer (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituaries in Austin, TX | Austin American-Statesman |url=https://statesman.com/obituaries/paco0422356 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=statesman.com |date=February 8, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]], American actor (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2024-02-02 |title=Don Murray, a Star in Films That Took on Social Issues, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/movies/don-murray-dead.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Carl Weathers]], American football player and actor (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reilly |first=Patrick |date=2024-02-09 |title='Rocky' star Carl Weathers' official cause of death revealed |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/news/rocky-star-carl-weathers-official-cause-of-death-revealed/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |work=[[New York Post]]}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]], English comic actor (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamche |first=Anna |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Brian Murphy: Man About the House actor dies aged 92 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxeg4q0rddo |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> <!--Please do not add non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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