Feb 13 Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher, dies at 71 Feb 14 Joseph Lakanal, French Politician and Educator, dies at 82 Feb 20 Pavel Ivanovich Dolgorukov, Russian composer, dies at 57 Jan 1845 Famous Deaths by Year Mar 1845 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide