Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.   

1701  On January - 04 ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62   

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on this day in history.   

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1761  On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on January - 04.   

1778  On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57   

1782  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.   

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35   

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.   

1809  On January - 04 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on January - 04.   

1825  Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73 on January - 04.   

1831  Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on January - 04.   

1843  On January - 04 petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80   

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on January - 04.   

1877  On January - 04 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

1880  On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

1882  Death of John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) on January - 04.   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  On this day in history ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]