Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on January - 04.   

1896  Death of Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1903  On January - 04 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on January - 04.   

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on January - 04.   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1919  On January - 04 death of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843)   

1920  Death of Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) on January - 04.   

1924  On January - 04 death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

1931  On January - 04 art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40   

1933  On January - 04 lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87   

1940  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on January - 04.   

1941  On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

1942  Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

1946  On January - 04 barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67   

1947  On January - 04 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

1952  Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on January - 04.   

1953  Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on January - 04.   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1958  Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 on January - 04.   

1960  Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on January - 04.   

1961  Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on January - 04.   

1962  Death of Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1967  On this day in history donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water   

1968  On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

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1077  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On this day in history 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 this day in history.