Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

1701  Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on this day in history.   

1729  On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1761  On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on this day in history.   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.   

1782  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on January - 04.   

1804  On this day in history charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies   

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.   

1821  On January - 04 elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland   

1825  On January - 04 ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73   

1831  On this day in history nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

1843  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 04.   

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on January - 04.   

1877  On January - 04 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

1880  Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on January - 04.   

1882  Death of John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.