Famous Deaths In December - 01

1865  On December - 01 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1866  On December - 01 death of george Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790)   

1884  Death of William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) on December - 01.   

1887  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on December - 01.   

1892  On December - 01 death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  On this day in history eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76   

1901  George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1916  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 01 death of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)   

1925  On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1928  Death of José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888) on December - 01.   

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61 on December - 01.   

1934  On this day in history death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  On this day in history bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies   

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies   

1943  Death of Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1945  Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64 on December - 01.   

1947  Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 on December - 01.   

1950  Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55 on December - 01.   

1951  Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92   

1954  On December - 01 death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)   

1960  On December - 01 ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57   

1964  Death of J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

1969  On December - 01 death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on this day in history.   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

1973  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on December - 01.   

1975  On December - 01 nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)