Famous Deaths In January - 11

1877  On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

1882  On this day in history death of theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)   

1891  Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 on January - 11.   

1893  Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1898  Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on January - 11.   

1901  Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1902  On January - 11 johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum   

1905  Death of Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847) on January - 11.   

1914  Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on January - 11.   

1923  Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on January - 11.   

1928  Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on January - 11.   

1929  On this day in history death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28   

1931  On January - 11 oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76   

1941  Death of Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies   

1947  On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

1950  Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1952  Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on January - 11.   

1953  On this day in history ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53   

1954  On January - 11 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

1955  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on January - 11.   

1957  Death of Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867) on this day in history.   

1958  Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1959  Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 11 johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84   

1961  Death of Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) on January - 11.   

1963  Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60 on January - 11.   

1966  On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

1968  On January - 11 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)   

1969  On January - 11 death of richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)   

1973  On January - 11 isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83   

1975  Death of Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901) on January - 11.   

1976  Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on this day in history.   

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0347  On January - 11 birth of emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)   

0889  On this day in history birth of abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)   

1322  On January - 11 birth of emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)   

1359  On January - 11 birth of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)   

1395  Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422) was born on January - 11.   

1403  Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg was born on this day in history.   

1449  On January - 11 birth of domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter   

1503  Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck) was born on January - 11.