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Famous People Who Died in February 1883

  • Feb 1 Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian and author (In the Forests) [NS=Feb 13], dies at 64

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Feb 13 German composer, noted chiefly for his operas (The Ring of the Nibelung; The Flying Dutchman), dies of a heart attack while visiting Venice at 69

  • Feb 17 Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer, dies at 76
  • Feb 17 Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian independence activist and revolutionary, dies at 37
  • Feb 26 Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)