Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On this day in history 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  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.  

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  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.  

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

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

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

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on January - 04.  

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

1831  On this day in history 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  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

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

1877  On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

1880  On January - 04 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies  

1882  On this day in history death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

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

1885  On January - 04 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.  

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

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

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

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

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.