Famous Deaths In January - 03

1875  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1895  On January - 03 death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

1898  On this day in history james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

1900  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on January - 03.   

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

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

1912  Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1915  James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1916  On January - 03 death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

1923  On January - 03 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   

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 this day in history.   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.   

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

1942  On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

1943  On January - 03 death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

1944  Death of Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1945  Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on January - 03.   

1946  Death of William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason on January - 03.   

1951  On January - 03 fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

1956  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on January - 03.   

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

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1967  On January - 03 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  Death of Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

1974  On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

1975  On January - 03 milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on this day in history.   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.