History Deaths on February 14

Bruno of Querfurt, German missionary bishop

#Bruno_of_Querfurt

Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)

#Fernando_Wood

Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

#Doug_Fieger

Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)

#Thomas_Burke_(athlete)

Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician and diplomat, Prime Minister and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (b. 1939)

#Ruud_Lubbers

Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880)

#Heikki_Ritavuori

Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)

#Marco_Pantani

St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)

#St._John_Richardson_Liddell

Baby Dodds, American drummer (b. 1898)

#Baby_Dodds

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)

#Charles_Talbot,_1st_Baron_Talbot

Sob?slav I, duke of Bohemia

#Sob?slav_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia

Margaret of France, queen of England

#Margaret_of_France,_Queen_of_England

Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress (b. 990)

#Gisela_of_Swabia

P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (b. 1881)

#P._G._Wodehouse

Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1887)

#Julian_Huxley

Louie Bellson, American drummer and composer (b. 1924)

#Louie_Bellson

Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)

#Yusuf_Salman_Yusuf

Philip Levine, American poet and academic (b. 1928)

#Philip_Levine_(poet)

Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (b. 1919)

#Mike_Stepovich

Richard II, king of England (b. 1367)

#Richard_II_of_England

Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)

#Maurice_De_Waele

Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)

#Vicente_Guerrero

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)

#Henry_Maudslay

Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (b. 1949)

#Steven_Stucky

Fujiwara no Korechika, Japanese nobleman (b. 974)

#Fujiwara_no_Korechika

Sviatoslav Olgovich, Kievan prince

#Sviatoslav_Olgovich

David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)

#David_Hilbert

Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)

#Dora_Gerson

Dietrich of Oldenburg, German nobleman

#Dietrich,_Count_of_Oldenburg

Sig Ruman, German-American actor (b. 1884)

#Sig_Ruman

Morgan Tsvangirai, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (b. 1952).

#Morgan_Tsvangirai

Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)

#Herbert_Strudwick

Timur, Turco-Mongol ruler (b. 1336)

#Timur

Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)

#Bob_Paisley

Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)

#Nándor_Hidegkuti

Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)

#Buddy_Knox

Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944; assassinated)

#Rafic_Hariri

James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)

#James_Bond_(ornithologist)

U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1907)

#U_Nu

Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)

#Mordecai_Brown

William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)

#William_Tecumseh_Sherman

John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)

#John_Ehrlichman

Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)

#Eugène_Charles_Catalan

Leo I, Armenian prince

#Leo_I,_Prince_of_Armenia

Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)

#Vito_Genovese

Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)

#Abraham_Bosse

John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)

#John_Hadley

Edzard I, German nobleman (b. 1462)

#Edzard_I,_Count_of_East_Frisia

Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (b. 1931)

#Ronald_Dworkin

Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)

#Linnart_Mäll

William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (b. 1723)

#William_Blackstone

Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)

#Jules_Vallès

Tonmi Lillman, Finnish drummer and producer (b. 1973)

#Tonmi_Lillman

Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (b. 1921)

#Louis_Jourdan

Il Sodoma, Italian painter (b. 1477)

#Il_Sodoma

Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (b. 1517)

#Odet_de_Coligny

Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)

#Lydia_Hamilton_Smith

Lina Radke, German runner and coach (b. 1903)

#Lina_Radke

Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)

#Giovanni_Passannante

Cyril, Greek missionary bishop (b. 827)

#Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius

Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)

#Adnan_Saidi

Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)

#Carl_Correns

Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)

#Karl_Guthe_Jansky

James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)

#James_Cook

Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)

#Edward_Stafford_(politician)

George Shearing, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1919)

#George_Shearing

Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)

#Thomas_Mackenzie

Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903)

#Stewie_Dempster

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (b. 1928)

#Eric_Lubbock,_4th_Baron_Avebury

Meadow Pollack, American student and victim of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting (b. 1999)

Franjo Mihali?, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)

Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (b. 1931)

Tom Finney, English footballer (b. 1922)

Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (b. 1924)

Péter Rusorán, Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (b. 1940)

Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Mike Bernardo, South African boxer and martial artist (b. 1969)

Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)

Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)

Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (b. 1920)

Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)

Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)

Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)

Mick Tucker, English drummer (b. 1947)

Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (b. 1923)

Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (b. 1932)

Andrei Chikatilo, Soviet serial killer (b. 1936)

Vincent Crane, English pianist (b. 1943)

Frederick Loewe, German-American composer (b. 1901)

Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1904)

Edmund Rubbra, English composer and conductor (b. 1901)

Adolph Dubs, American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (b. 1920)

Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (b. 1899)

John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)

Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)

Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen of Spain (b. 1688)

Nicolaus von Tüngen, prince-bishop of Warmia

R?gnvaldr Guðrøðarson, king of the Isles

Zhu Wenjin, Chinese emperor

Lian Chongyu, Chinese general