Famous Deaths In December - 01

1865  On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1866  On December - 01 death of george Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790)   

1884  Death of William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 01 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

1892  On December - 01 death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1901  On December - 01 george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

1916  On December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

1923  Death of Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836) on December - 01.   

1925  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on December - 01.   

1928  On this day in history death of josé Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)   

1932  On this day in history amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61   

1934  On this day in history death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies on December - 01.   

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79 on December - 01.   

1941  On this day in history horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies   

1943  On this day in history death of damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)   

1945  Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1947  Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55   

1951  On this day in history felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59   

1952  Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 on December - 01.   

1954  Death of Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) on December - 01.   

1960  Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57 on December - 01.   

1964  On December - 01 death of j. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892)   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on December - 01.   

1971  On December - 01 arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

1972  On December - 01 antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

1973  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on this day in history.   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on December - 01.   

1975  On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.