Famous Deaths In January - 17

1103 Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1119 Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1229 Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history. Share it »

1369 Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history. Share it »

1468 Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on this day in history. Share it »

1598 Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history. Share it »

1604 On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 Share it »

1617 On this day in history pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 Share it »

1620 On this day in history diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 Share it »

1625 On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 Share it »

1654 Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history. Share it »

1661 On this day in history death of andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed Share it »

1676 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »

1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on this day in history. Share it »

1705 On this day in history death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) Share it »

1718 On this day in history death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader Share it »

1737 Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on this day in history. Share it »

1738 On this day in history jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies Share it »

1750 Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 on this day in history. Share it »

1781 Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1788 On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 Share it »

1805 Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »

1820 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »

1823 On this day in history zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 Share it »

1826 On this day in history death of juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) Share it »

1830 W Waiblinger, writer, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1833 On this day in history james Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 Share it »

1834 On this day in history death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) Share it »

1856 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history. Share it »

1861 Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on this day in history. Share it »

1863 On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 Share it »

1869 On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 Share it »

1874 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history. Share it »

1884 On this day in history death of hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804) Share it »

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1342 Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history. Share it »

1463 On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther Share it »

1484 George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1501 On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) Share it »

1504 On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) Share it »

1517 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1545 On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer Share it »

1560 On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) Share it »