Famous Deaths for 1st February 2026

1718 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, helped lead Glorious Revolution to put William III on the throne, dies at 57
1761 – Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French Jesuit prince and historian, dies at 78
1916 – Anton Simon, Russian composer, dies at 65
1944 – Martin Lunssens, Belgian composer, dies at 72
1954 – Julius P. Hoste, Belgian journalist, daily newspaper publisher (Last News), and politician (Minister of Education, 1936-38; Senator 1949-54), dies at 69
1959 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan [Nellie Crawford], American actress (The Birth of a Nation, Uncle Tom’s Cabin), dies of a stroke at 85
1977 – Edmond Hamilton, American sci-fi author (“City at World’s End”; “The Star Kings”), dies at 72
1989 – Elaine de Kooning, American artist, dies at 70
1992 – Irving Kaufman, American federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81
2017 – Desmond Carrington, British radio host (The Music Goes Round), dies at 90

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