Famous Deaths In January - 14

1905  On January - 14 ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64  

1907  Karl von Perfall, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies  

1909  On January - 14 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60  

1912  On January - 14 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

1915  Death of Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) on January - 14.  

1916  On January - 14 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73  

1920  Death of John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) on January - 14.  

1923  Death of Zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857) on January - 14.  

1924  On this day in history arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72  

1925  On this day in history willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies  

1929  On this day in history cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74  

1931  On this day in history william Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies  

1937  Death of Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889) on this day in history.  

1942  Death of Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883) on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history adolf Sandberger, composer, dies at 78  

1944  Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 on January - 14.  

1945  On January - 14 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43  

1948  On this day in history death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42  

1949  Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on January - 14.  

1952  Death of Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878) on this day in history.  

1956  Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1957  Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 on January - 14.  

1961  On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81  

1963  On this day in history gustav Regler, writer, dies at 64  

1965  Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1966  Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies on this day in history.  

1967  Renato Lunelli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1968  Death of Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885) on January - 14.  

1970  John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1971  On January - 14 ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82  

1972  On this day in history frederik IX, [Christiaan FFMKW], king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72  

1974  Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1976  On January - 14 margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53  

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1131  King Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182) was born on January - 14.  

1451  Franchinus Gaffurius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1467  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia was born on this day in history.  

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

1507  On this day in history birth of catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1551  Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608) was born on January - 14.  

1566  On this day in history birth of angelo Notari, composer  

1592  On January - 14 birth of sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India