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Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 1

Births

1261 – Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter 1308–26 and founder of Exeter College in 1314
1930 – Sir Peter Tapsell (Merton), politician and Father of the House
1942 – Terry Jones (St Edmund Hall), comedian and member of Monty Python
1951 – Andrew Smith (St John's), politician

Deaths

1590 – Lawrence Humphrey (Magdalen), Regius Professor of Divinity 1560–89, President of Magdalen 1561–89 and Vice-Chancellor 1571–76
1734 – Sir John Floyer (Queen's), physician

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 2

Births

1695 – William Borlase (Exeter), antiquarian and naturalist
1950 – Libby Purves (St Anne's), radio presenter and journalist
1962 – Luke Johnson (Magdalen), businessman

Deaths

1975 – Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 3

Births

1690 – Richard Rawlinson (St John's), antiquarian and founder of the position of Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon
1830 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Christ Church), three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1844 – Frederick Spurling (Wadham and Keble), priest and theologian
1853 – George W. E. Russell (University), politician
1859 – John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner (Balliol and Magdalen), Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
1872 – Francis Cole (Jesus), zoologist
1875 – Sir James Peck (Christ Church), civil servant
1903 – Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (Balliol), nobleman and aviator
1906 – John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud (New College and University), civil servant and diplomat
1911 – Sir Ralph Freeman (Worcester), civil engineer
1912 – John Bryan Ward-Perkins (New College and Magdalen), archeologist and architectural historian
1932 – Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer
1932 – Stuart Hall (Merton), cultural theorist
1933 – Paul Sarbanes (Balliol), US Senator
1933 – Rex Nettleford (Oriel), Jamaican academic and choreographer
1935 – Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim (Christ Church)
1940 – T. P. Wiseman (Balliol), classical scholar
1957 – Eric Lander, American biologist
1966 – John Hillen (St Antony's) US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs 2005–07

Deaths

1762 – Beau Nash (Jesus), dandy and leader of fashion in Bath
1804 – Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet (Trinity), politician
1857 – Robert Wilberforce (Oriel), priest
1945 – Godfrey Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood (Balliol), writer and politician
1967 – Sir Frederick Geoffrey Lawrence (New College), barrister and judge
1987 – Dick Sale, cricketer

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 4

Births

1835 – A. V. Dicey (Balliol), Vinerian Professor of English Law 1882–1909
1925 – Christopher Zeeman (Hertford), Principal of Hertford 1988–96
1929 – Julien Chouinard, judge of the Supreme Court of Canada 1979–87
1947 – Dennis C. Blair, U.S. Director of National Intelligence 2009–10
1952 – Lisa Eichhorn (St Peter's), American actress
1960 – Siobhan Dowd (Lady Margaret Hall), author of children's books
1971 – Eric Garcetti (Queen's), Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013
1974 – Damian Collins (St Benet's), politician

Deaths

1933 – Archibald Sayce (Queen's), Professor of Assyriology 1891–1919
2000 – Carl Albert (St Peter's), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 1971–77

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 5

Births

1788 – Robert Peel (Christ Church), Prime Minister and creator of the modern police force
1853 – Henry Seton-Karr (Corpus Christi), explorer and politician
1855 – Thomas Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde (University), industrialist and politician
1856 – Frank Podmore (Pembroke), author and psychic researcher
1856 – Douglas Sladen (Trinity), historian and author
1862 – Thomas Fremantle, 3rd Baron Cottesloe (Balliol), nobleman and Olympic rifle shooting competitor
1892 – Anthony Williams (Exeter), Bishop of Bermuda
1904 – Sir Antony Hornby (New College), stockbroker
1904 – Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond (Christ Church), motor racing driver and promoter
1910 – John Rathbone (Christ Church), politician and fighter pilot
1916 – Patrick Gibson, Baron Gibson (Magdalen), Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain and the National Trust
1924 – Anthony Besch (Worcester), opera director
1931 – Michael Kauffmann (Merton), art historian
1937 – John Barnard Bush (Balliol), farmer and landowner
1938 – Colin Semper (Keble), Provost of Coventry Cathedral
1945 – Douglas Hogg (Christ Church), lawyer and politician
1951 – Sir Mark Jones (Worcester and St Cross), Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum then Master of St Cross

Deaths

1917 – Francis Foljambe (Christ Church), politician
1917 – Paul Rubens (University), songwriter and librettist
1917 – Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (Christ Church), nobleman and polo player
1940 – Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park (University), landowner and politician
1963 – Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (Balliol), Home Secretary 1931–32
1974 – Alistair Campbell (Balliol and Pembroke), Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon 1963–74
2010 – Peter Calvocoressi (Balliol), historian and publisher

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Births

1811 – Henry Liddell (Christ Church), Dean of Christ Church 1855–91
1847 – Stamford Raffles-Flint (University), Archdeacon of Cornwall 1916–25
1863 – Sir Cyril Jackson (New College), educationist
1875 – Cyril Garbett (Keble), Archbishop of York 1942–55
1884 – William Andrew (Wadham), priest
1893 – John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin (University), soldier and politician
1894 – Eric Partridge (Balliol), lexicographer
1905 – Sir Hugh Beadle (Queen's), Chief Justice of Rhodesia 1961–77
1911 – Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill (Exeter), Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1980–86
1912 – Christopher Hill (Balliol and All Souls), historian and Master of Balliol 1965–78
1930 – Lionel Blue (Balliol), rabbi and broadcaster
1935 – Edwin Barnes (Pembroke), Principal of St Stephen's House 1987–95 and Bishop of Richborough 1995–2001
1941 – John Flemming (Trinity, Nuffield, Oriel and Wadham), economist and Warden of Wadham 1993–2003
1960 – Neil Nightingale (Wadham), creative director of BBC Earth
1982 – Alice Eve (St Catherine's), actress

Deaths

1775 – William Dowdeswell (Christ Church), politician
1940 – Leonard Burrows (New College), Bishop of Sheffield 1914–39
1948 – Bernard Henry Bourdillon (St John's), British colonial administrator
1948 – John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey (Jesus), Lord Chancellor 1929–35
1949 – William Bromley-Davenport (Balliol), footballer, soldier and politician
1975 – Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet (New College), Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection 1938–69
1979 – Sir George Clark (Balliol, All Souls and Oriel), Chichele Professor of Economic History 1931–43 and Provost of Oriel 1947–57
1984 – Frank Byers (Christ Church), politician
1987 – Julien Chouinard, judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
1988 – Marghanita Laski (Somerville), journalist and radio panellist
1993 – Sir George Bellew (Christ Church), Garter Principal King of Arms 1950–61
2000 – Peter Broadbridge, 3rd Baron Broadbridge (St Catherine's), Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords 1994–99
2001 – Sir Richard Southern (Balliol and St John's), Chichele Professor of Modern History 1961–69 and President of St John's 1969–81

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 7

Births

1478 – Thomas More (St Mary Hall or Canterbury College), Lord Chancellor 1529–32, later executed for treason
1877 – G. H. Hardy (New College), Savilian Professor of Geometry 1919–31
1937 – Peter Jay (Christ Church), economist, diplomat and broadcaster
1941 – Kevin Crossley-Holland (St Edmund Hall), author and poet
1943 – Eric Foner (Oriel), American historian
1958 – Matt Ridley (Magdalen), journalist and science writer

Deaths

1994 – Stephen Milligan (Magdalen), politician
2012 – Ann Dummett (Somerville), racial justice campaigner

Other events

1999 – Abdullah II of Jordan (Pembroke) becomes king on the death of his father.

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 8

Births

1577 – Robert Burton (Brasenose and Christ Church), priest and scholar
1819 – John Ruskin (Christ Church), art critic
1940 – Dame Averil Cameron (Somerville and Keble), historian and Warden of Keble 1994–2010
1955 – Nancy Oliver (Trinity), American playwright and screenwriter
1967 – Rachel Cusk (New College), novelist and writer

Deaths

1784 – Christopher Bassett (Jesus), Welsh Methodist minister
1960 – J. L. Austin (Balliol and Magdalen), White's Professor of Moral Philosophy 1952–60
1975 – Sir Robert Robinson (Magdalen), Waynflete Professor of Chemistry 1930–54 who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1947
1999 – Dame Iris Murdoch (Somerville and St Anne's), novelist and philosopher

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 9

Births

1863 – Anthony Hope (Balliol), novelist (The Prisoner of Zenda)
1881 – Sir Geoffry Northcote (Balliol), colonial administrator
1909 – Dean Rusk (St John's), U.S. Secretary of State 1961–69
1963 – Brian Greene, American theoretical physicist

Deaths

1981 – M. C. Chagla (Lincoln), Indian politician, diplomat and judge
1995 – J. William Fulbright (Pembroke), American senator
2012 – John Hick (Oriel), philosopher of religion and theologian

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 10

Births

1792 – John Jones (Jesus), Welsh priest and writer (bardic name Ioan Tegid)
1894 – Harold Macmillan (Balliol), Prime Minister 1957–63 and University Chancellor 1960–86
1953 – Jeffrey John (Hertford, St Stephen's House, Brasenose and Magdalen), Dean of St Albans since 2004
1960 – Andrew Nairne (Nuffield), art curator
1961 – George Stephanopoulos (Balliol), American political adviser and television journalist
1973 – Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho (Magdalen), businesswoman

Deaths

1989 – Cosmo Crawley, cricketer
2014 – Stuart Hall (Merton), cultural theorist and sociologist

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 11

Births

1829 – Samuel Lodge (Lincoln), author and headteacher
1895 – C. Suntharalingam (Balliol), Sri Lankan politician
1923 – Antony Flew (St John's and Christ Church), philosopher
1937 – Marilyn Butler (St Hilda's and Exeter), King Edward VII Professor of English Literature, Cambridge, 1986–93 and Rector of Exeter 1993–2004
1950 – J. Peter Neary (Merton and Nuffield), Professor of Economics at Oxford

Deaths

1763 – William Shenstone (Pembroke), poet and landscape gardener

Other events

2008 – José Ramos-Horta (St Antony's), President of East Timor, is injured in an assassination attempt

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 12

Births

1942 – David Aukin (St Edmund Hall), theatre producer
1951 – Sir Howard Davies (Merton), former chairman of the Financial Services Authority

Deaths

1991 – William Chadwick (Wadham and Wycliffe Hall), Bishop of Barking 1959–75

Other events

1999 – The impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton ends in Clinton's acquittal.

Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 13

Births

1849 – Lord Randolph Churchill (Merton), politician and father of Winston Churchill
1900 – Roy Harrod (New College, Christ Church and Nuffield), economist
1945 – Simon Schama (Brasenose), historian
1951 – Hagan Bayley (Balliol and Hertford), Professor of Chemical Biology at Oxford
1979 – Rachel Reeves (New College), politician

Deaths

1602 – Alexander Nowell (Brasenose), theologian and Principal of Brasenose 1595–96
1624 – Stephen Gosson (Corpus Christi), satirist
2003 – Walt Whitman Rostow (Balliol), American economist and Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History 1946–47
2006 – P. F. Strawson (St John's, University and Magdalen), Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy 1968–87

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Births

1959 – Adam Boulton, political journalist

Deaths

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Births

Deaths

1941 – A J Webbe (Trinity), cricketer

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Births

Deaths

1983 – Adrian Boult (Christ Church), conductor

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Births

1808 – Charles Pritchard (New College), Savilian Professor of Astronomy 1870–93
1872 – Cuthbert James (Magdalen), soldier and politician
1936 – Arthur Marwick (Balliol), social and cultural historian
1944 – Sir Callum McCarthy (Merton), former chairman of the Financial Services Authority
1948 – Hermione Lee (St Hilda's, St Cross and New College), President of Wolfson College
1952 – Kevin W.S. Roberts (Nuffield), Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics since 1999
1968 – Andrew Wilson (Corpus Christi, Magdalen, Wolfson and All Souls), Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire since 2004

Deaths

1744 – John Theophilus Desaguliers (Christ Church and Hart Hall), French scientist and inventor of the planetarium
1920 – Arthur Henry Bullen (Worcester), editor and publisher
1924 – Roger Leigh (Christ Church), politician
1936 – Frank Byron Jevons (Wadham), philosopher and Master of Hatfield College, Durham 1897–1922
1940 – Prince Alexander Obolensky (Brasenose), Russian-born English rugby union international player
1948 – Robert Barrington-Ward (Balliol), barrister and journalist
1948 – Sir Charles Robertson (Hertford and All Souls), historian
1964 – Denham Sutcliffe (Hertford), American author and academic
1980 – Yigal Allon (St Antony's), Israeli politician