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Famous People Who Died in February 1804

  • Feb 2 George Walton, American lawyer, soldier and politician (Governor of Georgia and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence) dies (b. 1749-50) [1]

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)

Feb 6 English chemist, theologian and author who discovered oxygen and carbonated water, dies at 70

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

Feb 12 German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79