Famous Deaths In January - 25

0477  On this day in history death of geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans   

0844  On January - 25 death of pope Gregory IV   

1067  On January - 25 death of emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032)   

1138  Anacletus II, [Pietro Pierleone], Jewish anti-pope (1130-38), dies on this day in history.   

1139  Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies on January - 25.   

1366  On this day in history death of henry Suso, German mystic   

1431  Death of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1494  Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies on January - 25.   

1547  Lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies on January - 25.   

1573  On this day in history death of hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai (b. 1553)   

1586  On this day in history lucas Cranach "the Young", German painter, dies at 70   

1640  Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.   

1670  Death of Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612) on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history death of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)   

1733  On January - 25 reinier V van Hompech, Dutch gen-maj cavalry, dies   

1744  On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64   

1751  Death of Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675) on this day in history.   

1820  Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1821  Johan Valckenier, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 62 on January - 25.   

1829  William Shield, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1852  Death of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778) on January - 25.   

1855  On January - 25 dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83   

1875  Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on January - 25.   

1881  On January - 25 death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)   

1882  On January - 25 peter Singer, composer, dies at 71   

1896  Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1899  Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 25 joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70   

1907  On January - 25 death of rené Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879)   

1908  Death of Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75   

1917  On January - 25 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies   

1920  On January - 25 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35   

1921  Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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1037  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, [J Sotoba], China, layman/poet/administrator [or Dec 19]   

1477  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII was born on January - 25.   

1509  Giovanni Morone, Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic" was born on January - 25.   

1540  On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)   

1615  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born on January - 25.   

1627  Robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color) was born on January - 25.   

1634  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/pension advisor of Holland (1672-88) was born on this day in history.