Famous Deaths In January - 11

1877  On January - 11 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

1882  Death of Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) on this day in history.   

1891  Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1893  Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 on January - 11.   

1898  On January - 11 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

1901  Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1902  On January - 11 johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum   

1905  Death of Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847) on January - 11.   

1914  Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54   

1928  On January - 11 thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87   

1929  Death of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 on January - 11.   

1931  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76   

1941  Death of Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) on January - 11.   

1943  On this day in history death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered   

1944  On January - 11 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies   

1947  Death of Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77   

1952  On this day in history jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61   

1953  Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 11 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

1955  On January - 11 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

1957  Death of Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867) on January - 11.   

1958  Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on January - 11.   

1959  Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 11 johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84   

1961  Death of Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1963  Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1966  Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 on January - 11.   

1968  Death of Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) on January - 11.   

1969  On this day in history death of richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)   

1973  Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83 on January - 11.   

1975  On this day in history death of max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)   

1976  On January - 11 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

0347  On January - 11 birth of emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)   

0889  Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1359  Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393) was born on this day in history.   

1395  Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422) was born on January - 11.   

1403  On this day in history birth of jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg   

1449  On this day in history birth of domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter   

1503  On this day in history birth of francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)