Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On January - 04 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 this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

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

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies  

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  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

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

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39  

1773  On this day in history death of anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)  

1778  On this day in history 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  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1793  On January - 04 bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35  

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on this day in history.  

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland  

1825  On this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73  

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

1843  On this day in history petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80  

1864  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on January - 04.  

1877  Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on January - 04.  

1880  Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on January - 04.  

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 January - 04.  

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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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  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect  

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar  

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.  

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]