Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04
Friday, 21 February 2025
0838 Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.
1248 Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.
1428 Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.
1564 On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)
1584 On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44
1612 Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.
1678 Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.
1695 Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.
1701 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on January - 04.
1707 Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on this day in history.
1729 On this day in history joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77
1745 Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1752 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1761 On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83
1765 On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39
1773 On January - 04 death of anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)
1778 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.
1782 Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1786 Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.
1793 On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35
1804 Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.
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 this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73
1831 Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.
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 On January - 04 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies
1882 On January - 04 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)
1883 Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.
1885 Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on January - 04.
1886 On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77