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  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

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

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

1701  On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62   

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on January - 04.   

1729  On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

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

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on January - 04.   

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1765  On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on this day in history.   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.   

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on January - 04.   

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

1793  On January - 04 bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35   

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

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1825  On this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73   

1831  Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80   

1864  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75   

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

1880  On January - 04 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

1882  On January - 04 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.   

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on January - 04.   

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

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

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

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.