Famous Deaths In January - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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