Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1881  Death of Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) on this day in history.   

1882  Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1883  Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on January - 21.   

1884  On January - 21 auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

1888  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on January - 21.   

1891  On this day in history calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48   

1892  John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.   

1894  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on January - 21.   

1901  Death of Elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835) on this day in history.   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1914  Death of Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) on January - 21.   

1919  Death of Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1924  Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 21 camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

1927  Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1928  On January - 21 death of george Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858)   

1931  On this day in history felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67   

1932  On January - 21 [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51   

1933  Death of George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) on January - 21.   

1937  On January - 21 death of marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)   

1942  On this day in history henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72   

1943  Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1948  On January - 21 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

1950  On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

1954  Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on January - 21.   

1955  Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)   

1957  On this day in history arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87   

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on January - 21.   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on January - 21.   

1962  On January - 21 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]