Did you know
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was an English prince, military leader and statesman.
Notable Deaths on February 3
1399 — John of Gaunt
Belgian-English politician, Lord High Steward (born 1340)
February 3 has 92 recorded notable deaths across history, from 6 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
92 source records
6 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on February 3
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1994 Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle. Source
- 1830 The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Source
- 1783 Spain–United States relations are first established. Source
- 1984 Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger. Source
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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press.
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John was an American actor best known for playing Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1991 until his death in 2019.
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Joe Alaskey also voiced Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures from 1990 to 1995.
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Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish, was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death.
More major people who died on February 3
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1468
Johannes Gutenberg
German publisher, invented the printing press (born 1398)
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press.
2019
Kristoff St. John
American actor (born 1966)
Kristoff St. John was an American actor best known for playing Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1991 until his death in 2019.
2016
Joe Alaskey
American actor (born 1952)
Joseph Francis Alaskey III was an American actor and comedian. He was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his death.
1116
Coloman
king of Hungary
Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish, was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death.
2015
Charlie Sifford
American golfer (born 1922)
Charles Luther Sifford was an American professional golfer. Early in his career, he won a number of All-Negro events, winning the United Golf Association's National Negro Open six times.
1963
Benjamin R. Jacobs
American biochemist (born 1879)
Benjamin Ricardo Jacobs was born at the American Consulate in Lima, Peru, to Rosa Mulet Jacobs of Valparaíso, Chile, a French-Chilean, and Washington Michael Jacobs of South Carolina in the United States.
2013
Cardiss Collins
American politician (born 1931)
Cardiss Hortense Collins was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997.
639
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I
ruler of Piedras Negras
Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk I, also known as Ruler 1, was an ajaw of Piedras Negras, an ancient Maya settlement in Guatemala. He ruled during the Late Classic Period, from 603–639 AD.
456
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II
ruler of Tikal
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II, also known as Storm Sky and Manikin Cleft Sky, was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He took the throne on 26 November 411 and reigned until his death.
2004
Mrs. Ngô Bá Thành
Vietnamese lawyer, politician, and activist (born 1931)
Mrs. or Madame Ngo Ba Thanh was the professional name of Phạm Thị Thanh Vân, a Vietnamese lawyer, politician, and anti-war and women's rights activist.
1802
Pedro Rodríguez
Spanish statesman and economist (born 1723)
Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez Sorriba, 1st Count of Campomanes, was a Spanish statesman, economist, and writer who was Minister of the Treasury in 1760.
2016
Balram Jakhar
Indian lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Madhya Pradesh (born 1923)
Balram Jakhar was an Indian politician, who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 329 days.
1975
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1904)
Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, known by her stage name Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer and film actress. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq.
1924
Woodrow Wilson
American historian, academic, and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1856)
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921.
1967
Joe Meek
English songwriter and producer (born 1929)
Robert George "Joe" Meek was an English record producer and songwriter considered one of the most influential sound engineers of all time, being one of the first to develop ideas such as the recording studio as an…
2019
Julie Adams
American actress (born 1926)
Julie Adams was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles.
1969
C. N. Annadurai
Indian journalist and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Madras State (born 1909)
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, also known as Perarignar Anna, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
1952
Harold L. Ickes
American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1874)
Harold LeClair Ickes was an American administrator, politician and lawyer.
2009
Sheng-yen
Chinese monk and scholar, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain (born 1930)
Sheng Yen, born Zhang Baokang, was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism.