Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
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 On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) 

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 January - 04. 

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

1695 Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history. 

1701 On January - 04 ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 

1707 Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on January - 04. 

1729 On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 

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 Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history. 

1765 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on January - 04. 

1773 Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on this day in history. 

1778 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history. 

1782 On January - 04 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 

1786 Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04. 

1793 On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 

1804 On January - 04 charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies 

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

1821 Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on this day in history. 

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

1831 Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on January - 04. 

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 this day in history. 

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

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

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

1883 On January - 04 nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 

1885 On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 

1886 On this day in history ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 

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