Famous Deaths In January - 03

1875  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on January - 03.   

1882  William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 03 death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

1898  On January - 03 james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

1900  On January - 03 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1907  On January - 03 josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

1911  Death of Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) on January - 03.   

1912  On January - 03 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

1914  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on January - 03.   

1915  James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on January - 03.   

1916  Death of Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) on January - 03.   

1923  On this day in history jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   

1927  On this day in history death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

1931  On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.   

1938  On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

1942  On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

1943  On January - 03 death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

1944  Death of Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) on January - 03.   

1945  On January - 03 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

1946  Death of William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason on January - 03.   

1951  On January - 03 fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

1956  On this day in history alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83 on January - 03.   

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on January - 03.   

1967  Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on January - 03.   

1970  On January - 03 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

1972  Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 on January - 03.   

1975  On this day in history milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.   

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.