February 1st
207 Notable deaths
Clinton Davisson
American physicist (1881-1958).
Born October 22nd, 1881 in Bloomington.
Died February 1st, 1958 at 76 years old in Charlottesville.
Maurice Prendergast
American-canadian artist (1858-1924).
Born October 10th, 1858 in St. John's.
Died February 1st, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City.
Lukas Foss
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Kyril, Prince of Preslav
Bulgarian royal (1895-1945).
Born November 17th, 1895 in Sofia.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 49 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Ernst Troeltsch
German philosopher and theologian (1865-1923).
Born February 17th, 1865 in Augsburg-Haunstetten.
Died February 1st, 1923 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921-1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Peter Serkin
American musician (1947-2020).
Born July 24th, 1947 in New York City.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in Red Hook (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdülaziz.
Born October 10th, 1857 in Dolmabahçe Palace.
Died February 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Tony Hateley
English footballer (1941-2014).
Born June 13th, 1941 in Derby.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Preston.
George Whipple
American physician and biomedical researcher.
Born August 28th, 1878 in Ashland.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 97 years old in Rochester.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X