Famous Deaths In December - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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