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Famous Deaths In January - 14

Thursday, 23 May 2013

1163 On this day in history ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies

1236 Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64 on this day in history.

1301 Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50 on this day in history.

1331 On this day in history death of odoric, Italian explorer (b. 1286)

1623 Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.

1640 Death of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) on this day in history.

1648 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63 on this day in history.

1676 On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian (opera)composer, dies at 73

1679 Death of Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) on this day in history.

1701 On this day in history death of tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628)

1742 Death of Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656) on this day in history.

1766 Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 on this day in history.

1786 Death of Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713) on this day in history.

1788 Death of François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) on this day in history.

1802 On this day in history marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59

1817 On this day in history pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87

1819 Death of Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738) on this day in history.

1822 On this day in history franz Innocenz Joseph Kobell, German landscape painter, dies at 72

1825 On this day in history death of george Dance the Younger, English architect (b. 1741)

1830 Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker, dies at 59 on this day in history.

1833 On this day in history death of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox saint (b. 1759)

1847 Death of Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico on this day in history.

1850 On this day in history anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93

1867 On this day in history death of jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter (b. 1780)

1868 Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66 on this day in history.

1887 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

1888 On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74

1889 Death of Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) on this day in history.

1890 Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

1892 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, British prince (b. 1864) on this day in history.

1898 Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on this day in history.

1901 On this day in history charles Hermite, French mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78

1902 Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1905 Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In January - 14

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1131 On this day in history birth of king Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182)

1451 On this day in history birth of franchinus Gaffurius, composer

1467 On this day in history birth of henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia

1477 On this day in history birth of hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)

1507 Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.

1551 On this day in history birth of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)

1566 Angelo Notari, composer was born on this day in history.

1592 Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India was born on this day in history.