Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.  

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.  

1701  Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on this day in history.  

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1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on January - 04.  

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62  

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on January - 04.  

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on January - 04.  

1778  On January - 04 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56  

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on January - 04.  

1804  On this day in history charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies  

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.  

1821  On January - 04 elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland  

1825  Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73 on January - 04.  

1831  On January - 04 nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37  

1843  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 04.  

1874  On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

1877  Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies  

1882  On January - 04 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.  

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1886  On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77  

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.  

1579  On January - 04 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  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]