Famous Deaths In January - 15

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70  Share it »

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.  Share it »

0936  On this day in history death of king Rudolph of France  Share it »

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.  Share it »

1345  On this day in history death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler  Share it »

1481  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)  Share it »

1595  On this day in history death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)  Share it »

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)  Share it »

1683  On this day in history death of philip Warwick, English writer and politician (b. 1609)  Share it »

1684  On this day in history caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48  Share it »

1705  Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1744  On this day in history charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72  Share it »

1755  On this day in history azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83  Share it »

1765  On this day in history carlmann Kolb, composer, dies at 61  Share it »

1775  On this day in history giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies  Share it »

1781  On this day in history death of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718)  Share it »

1788  Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  Share it »

1790  Death of John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719) on this day in history.  Share it »

1804  Death of Dru Drury, English entomologist (b. 1725) on this day in history.  Share it »

1812  Johannes Herbst, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  Share it »

1815  On this day in history death of emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761  Share it »

1816  Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  Share it »

1844  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  Death of Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) on this day in history.  Share it »

1866  M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1876  Death of Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) on this day in history.  Share it »

1893  On this day in history death of fanny Kemble, British actress and author (b. 1809)  Share it »

1896  On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  Share it »

1904  Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  Share it »

1909  On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  Share it »

1911  Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  Share it »

1915  Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

1916  Death of Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) on this day in history.  Share it »

1919  On this day in history death of karl Liebknecht, Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47  Share it »

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1432  On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)  Share it »

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)  Share it »

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1538  On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)  Share it »

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)  Share it »

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.  Share it »