Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  On January - 21 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62   

1884  On this day in history auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

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

1891  Calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1894  On January - 21 guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24   

1901  On this day in history death of elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1914  On January - 21 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

1919  On January - 21 death of gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852)   

1924  On this day in history 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 January - 21 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 this day in history [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 January - 21.   

1943  On this day in history otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61   

1944  Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on January - 21.   

1948  On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

1950  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on January - 21.   

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

1955  Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on January - 21.   

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

1957  On this day in history 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 January - 21.   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

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 January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.