Discover the most famous people who died on February 14. The list includes people like James Cook, Richard II of England, William Tecumseh Sherman, Reeva Steenkamp, David Hilbert. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, actors, military leaders and lawyers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & South Africa and many more countries.
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James Cook(British Naval Captain, Navigator and Explorer)
Birthdate: November 7, 1728
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marton, England
Died: 1779
British explorer, navigator, and cartographer James Cook, who had also served the merchant navy and Royal Navy, was the first to complete an expedition around New Zealand. He explored areas in the South Pacific, such as eastern Australia and Hawaii. He was killed while trying to kidnap a Hawaiian king.
Birthdate: February 8, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio, United States
Died: 1891
William Tecumseh Sherman served as the Union Army general during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his “scorched earth” military policy and was known as "the first modern general.” His 1875 book Memoir, related his war experiences. He was associated with wildlife conservation in his later years.
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Reeva Steenkamp(South African Model Who was the First Face of 'Avon' Cosmetics in South Africa)
Birthdate: August 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Died: 2013
Reeva Steenkamp was a British-South African model and TV personality. She had a successful career as a model before she was shot dead, at the age of 29, by Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius. Her death became international news and she was posthumously named SA Persons of the year along with Anene Booysen by the Daily Maverick in 2013.
Birthdate: January 23, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg or Wehlau, Province of Prussia (today Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died: 1943
German mathematician David Hilbert was first drawn to math inspired by his mother, who was a budding math enthusiast. He contributed to a host of concepts, theories, and postulates, such as Hilbert space, Hilbert's program, and Hilbert's problems. He died in oblivion, with a handful of people at his funeral.
Birthdate: October 15, 1881
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guildford, England
Died: 1975
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Louis Jourdan(Actor)
Birthdate: June 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: 2015
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Andrew Koenig(Actor)
Birthdate: August 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2010
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 6, 1367
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: 1400
Richard II of England was King of England from 1377 to 1399. Also known as Richard of Bordeaux, he was a firm believer in the royal prerogative. He was not popular as a king and was deposed in 1399 and is believed to have been starved to death in captivity. Modern historians believe he may have had a personality disorder.
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Rafic Hariri(Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2004)
Birthdate: November 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
Died: 2005
Former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri gained immense wealth through his construction business and became the world’s fourth-richest politician. His charitable initiatives included education projects in Lebanon. The unrest after his assassination in a car bomb explosion eventually led to the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.
Birthdate: November 13, 1732
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Talbot County, Maryland, United States
Died: 1808
Birthdate: March 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seboncourt, France
Died: 1985
Jean-Marie Loret learned he was Adolf Hitler’s illegitimate child when his mother, a French lady named Charlotte revealed it to him on her deathbed. Though Loret died before finding any concrete evidence to prove the same, following his death, proof of cash sent to Charlotte by Hitler proved Loret's claim.
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Lynn Cohen(Actress)
Birthdate: August 10, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 2020
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Ja'far al-Sadiq(Scholar)
Birthdate: April 23, 0702
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Medina, Saudi Arabia
Died: 0765
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Saints Methodius(Byzantine Christian Theologians and Missionaries)
Birthdate: 0827 AD
Birthplace: Thessaloniki
Died: 0869
Birthdate: December 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 2013
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William Blackstone(British Jurist and Judge Known for Writing the 'Commentaries on the Laws of England')
Birthdate: July 10, 1723
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1780
William Blackstone was a British politician, jurist, and judge of the 18th century. Best remembered for authoring the Commentaries on the Laws of England, Blackstone is credited with influencing prominent American personalities like Abraham Lincoln, James Kent, Alexander Hamilton, and John Marshall among others. His Commentaries, which were cited often in Supreme Court cases, were repeatedly republished throughout the 1770s.
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U Nu(Former Prime Minister of Burma)
Birthdate: May 25, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Myanmar
Died: 1995
U Nu was a Burmese nationalist politician and statesman. He is best remembered for his service as the Prime Minister of Burma on three occasions between 1948 and 1962. U Nu is also remembered for his literary works; he wrote several plays and novels during his lifetime.
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Julian Huxley(Biologist)
Birthdate: June 22, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1975
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James Bond(US Ornithologist and an Expert on Birds of the Caribbean)
Birthdate: January 4, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1989
US ornithologist James Bond is remembered as the author of Birds of the West Indies. British author Ian Fleming, himself a bird enthusiast, borrowed his name to create James Bond, the iconic fictional spy. He was mostly associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia’s Drexel University.
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Sir Tom Finney(Football player)
Birthdate: April 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Preston, England
Died: 2014
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Frederick Loewe(Composer)
Birthdate: June 10, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1988
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Jim Fregosi(Baseball player)
Birthdate: April 4, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Dick Francis(British Steeplechase Jockey and Novelist)
Birthdate: October 31, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died: 2010
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Dory Previn(Singer)
Birthdate: October 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: 2012
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George Shearing(Pianist)
Birthdate: August 13, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2011
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Doug Fieger(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: August 20, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oak Park, Michigan, United States
Died: 2010
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Buddy Knox(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: July 20, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Happy, Texas, United States
Died: 1999
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Sig Ruman(Former actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypically Teutonic officials or villains in more than 100 films)
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1967
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Eva Mottley(Actress)
Birthdate: October 24, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Barbados
Died: 1985
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Christopher Lasch(Historian, Social critic, Writer, Sociologist, Journalist)
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Birthdate: June 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Omaha
Died: 1994
Christopher Lasch was an American historian, social critic, and moralist. He served as a professor at the University of Rochester. Christopher Lasch is best remembered for his books that aimed at using history as a tool to help Americans realize the independence and competence of families and communities. His best-selling book The Culture of Narcissism won the National Book Award.
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Perry Lopez(Actor)
Birthdate: July 22, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Mike Bernardo(South African Heavyweight Kickboxer)
Birthdate: July 28, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Died: 2012
South African heavyweight kickboxer and boxer Mike Bernardo was a regular at the K-1 World Grand Prix championships in Japan. Post-retirement, he became a clinical psychologist. He shocked the world with his untimely death at 42, due to uncertain causes, and many still suspect he had committed suicide.
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Charles Henry Turner(Zoologist)
Birthdate: February 3, 1867
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 1923
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Dora Gerson(Singer)
Birthdate: March 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire
Died: 1943
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Lee Patterson(Actor)
Birthdate: March 31, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: 2007
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Baby Dodds(American Jazz Drummer)
Birthdate: December 24, 1898
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1959
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Charles Judels(Actor)
Birthdate: August 17, 1882
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1969
Birthdate: March 7, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2019
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Margaret of France, Queen of England(Queen)
Birthdate: 1279 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1318
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Caroline Blackwood(Writer)
Birthdate: July 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1996
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Henry Maudslay(English Machine Tool Innovator, Tool and Die Maker Who is Considered a Founding Father of Machine Tool Technology)
Birthdate: August 22, 1771
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Woolwich, London, England
Died: 1831
While he initially apprenticed under a lock maker, he later joined the factory of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, where he invented scores of machines, the most notable of them being the metal lathe. He also developed plane surfaces to aid his workmen at his factory. He was married to inventor Joseph Bramah's housemaid.
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Tonmi Lillman(Finnish Musician, Producer and Former Member of the Hard-Rock Band 'Lordi')
Birthdate: June 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kouvola, Finland
Died: 2012
Tonmi Lillman, more-famous as Otus, was a Finnish musician, producer and graphics-designer. He gained recognition playing drums with the bands Lordi, Sinergy and To/Die/For. He was associated with the bands Ajattara, Vanguard, Kylähullut, and 3rror before his death. Otus specialized in 3D-graphics and worked as an editor on several music-videos and designed cover art for bands like Sinergy and Kylähullut.
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William Dyce(Artist)
Birthdate: September 19, 1806
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: 1864
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Karl Guthe Jansky(American Physicist, Radio Engineer and One of the Founding Figures of 'Radio Astronomy')
Birthdate: October 22, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1950
Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer. He first discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in August 1931. However, due to his lack of formal training as an astronomer, research into radio astronomy remained dormant for many years. Later on, he came to be widely regarded as one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.
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Charles B. Fitzsimons(Actor)
Birthdate: May 8, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2001
Better known as the younger brother of Hollywood sensation Maureen O'Hara, Irish actor and producer Charles B. Fitzsimons later moved to the US. Initially an attorney, he also became the youngest in his country to get a law degree. He also led the Producers Guild of America as its executive director.
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Lorenzo Washington(American football player)
Birthdate: December 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Loganville, Georgia, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Borislav Ivkov(Serbian Chess Grandmaster)
Birthdate: November 12, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Died: 2022
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Il Sodoma(Painter)
Birthdate: 1477 AD
Birthplace: Vercelli, Italy
Died: 1549
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Marco Pantani(Italian Road Racing Cyclist and One of the Greatest Climbing Specialists in the History of the Sport)
Birthdate: January 13, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cesena, Italy
Died: 2004
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Molly Malone(Actress)
Birthdate: December 7, 1888
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1952
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
