Famous Deaths In January - 04

1891  On this day in history joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies   

1896  Death of Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) on January - 04.   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on January - 04.   

1903  On this day in history geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1908  On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1913  On this day in history alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

1914  On January - 04 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

1919  Death of Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

1931  On this day in history art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40   

1933  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

1941  On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

1942  Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on January - 04.   

1944  On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

1952  On January - 04 constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65   

1953  On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on January - 04.   

1956  Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1958  On January - 04 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

1960  Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on January - 04.   

1961  On January - 04 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

1962  Death of Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1964  Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on January - 04.   

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1967  Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water on January - 04.   

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1969  On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

1970  Death of Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) on January - 04.   

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

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]