Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  Death of Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines on January - 20.   

1873  Death of The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) on this day in history.   

1875  On January - 20 death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1890  On January - 20 franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

1891  On this day in history david Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies   

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 20 john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

1901  On this day in history death of zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. 1826)   

1905  Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62   

1920  Death of Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) on January - 20.   

1936  On January - 20 george V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70   

1940  Death of Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) on January - 20.   

1943  On this day in history giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57   

1944  On this day in history death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)   

1947  On January - 20 josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35   

1949  On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

1952  On January - 20 arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74   

1954  Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies on January - 20.   

1957  James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 20 matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72   

1962  Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47   

1965  On this day in history alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42   

1971  On this day in history gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

1973  Death of Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on January - 20.   

1974  On this day in history edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

1975  On this day in history franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

1979  Death of Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1982  Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19] on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history death of garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)   

1984  On January - 20 johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

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0225  On January - 20 birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.   

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet