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Famous People Who Died in February 1789

  • Feb 2 Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63

Person of interestEthan Allen

Feb 12 Ethan Allen, American Revolutionary War patriot (lead the Green Mountain Boys), dies of an apoplectic fit at 51

American Revolutionary War Patriot Ethan Allen
American Revolutionary War Patriot
Ethan Allen
  • Feb 19 Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware, dies at 50

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