Famous Deaths In January - 11

1877  Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on January - 11.   

1882  Death of Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) on January - 11.   

1891  Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 on January - 11.   

1893  Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 on January - 11.   

1898  On this day in history gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

1901  Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34 on January - 11.   

1902  On January - 11 johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum   

1905  Death of Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847) on January - 11.   

1914  Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1923  Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on January - 11.   

1928  Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 on January - 11.   

1931  On January - 11 oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76   

1941  On this day in history death of emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)   

1943  Death of Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered on January - 11.   

1944  On January - 11 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies   

1947  On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

1950  Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on January - 11.   

1952  On January - 11 jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61   

1953  Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

1955  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 11 death of sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)   

1958  On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65   

1959  On January - 11 mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies   

1960  Johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1963  On January - 11 arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60   

1966  On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

1968  On January - 11 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)   

1969  Death of Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83   

1975  Death of Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 11 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

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0347  On this day in history birth of emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)   

0889  Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1359  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)   

1395  On January - 11 birth of michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)   

1403  Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg was born on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history birth of domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter   

1503  On January - 11 birth of francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)