Famous Deaths In January - 21

1871  John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1872  On January - 21 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1881  On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

1882  Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1883  Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1884  Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1888  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1891  Calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

1892  On this day in history john Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies   

1894  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on January - 21.   

1901  On January - 21 death of elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on January - 21.   

1914  On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

1919  Death of Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1924  On January - 21 vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53   

1926  On this day in history camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

1927  On this day in history floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

1928  Death of George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) on January - 21.   

1931  Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1932  On January - 21 [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51   

1933  Death of George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1937  Death of Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1942  Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1943  Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

1954  Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on January - 21.   

1955  On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

1956  On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)   

1957  On January - 21 arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87   

1959  On this day in history cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.   

1962  On January - 21 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.