Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03

1875  On January - 03 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68   

1882  William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 on January - 03.   

1895  On this day in history death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

1898  James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1900  On January - 03 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1907  On January - 03 josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

1911  Death of Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) on January - 03.   

1912  On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

1914  On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

1915  On this day in history james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

1916  Death of Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1923  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39 on January - 03.   

1927  Death of Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 on January - 03.   

1933  On this day in history wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on January - 03.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1943  On this day in history death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

1944  On January - 03 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

1945  On this day in history fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

1946  Death of William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason on this day in history.   

1951  Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1956  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  On January - 03 oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

1965  On this day in history betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82   

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on January - 03.   

1967  On this day in history jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55   

1969  On this day in history howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63   

1970  On this day in history death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

1972  On January - 03 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

1974  Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 on January - 03.   

1975  Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 on January - 03.   

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1196  On January - 03 birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician