Famous Deaths In December - 01

1865  Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1866  Death of George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790) on December - 01.   

1884  On December - 01 death of william Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)   

1887  On December - 01 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

1892  On December - 01 death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1901  On December - 01 george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

1916  On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

1923  On December - 01 death of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)   

1925  On December - 01 vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1928  Death of José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888) on December - 01.   

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  On December - 01 bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies   

1939  On December - 01 max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79   

1941  On December - 01 horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies   

1943  On this day in history death of damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)   

1945  On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

1947  Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55 on December - 01.   

1951  Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1952  Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 on December - 01.   

1954  On December - 01 death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)   

1960  On this day in history ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57   

1964  Death of J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892) on December - 01.   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on December - 01.   

1969  On December - 01 death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on this day in history.   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on December - 01.   

1972  Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 01 david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)