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Famous Deaths In January - 22

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1336 On this day in history louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies

1531 On this day in history andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44

1536 Death of Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) on this day in history.

1552 On this day in history death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason

1581 Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.

1599 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.

1640 On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55

1700 Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.

1750 On this day in history death of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)

1767 On this day in history death of johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minterologist and geologist (b. 1719)

1779 Death of Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) on this day in history.

1781 Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

1796 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.

1798 On this day in history lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 71

1799 On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58

1840 Death of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) on this day in history.

1847 Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

1850 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 on this day in history.

1852 George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.

1868 On this day in history moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61

1879 Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle on this day in history.

1892 Death of Joseph Philo Bradley, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1813) on this day in history.

1893 On this day in history vincenz Lachner, composer, dies at 81

1895 Edward Solomon, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.

1900 On this day in history death of david E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)

1901 On this day in history victoria, [Alexandrine], Britain's Queen (1837-1901), dies at 81

1909 On this day in history richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83

1913 On this day in history ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliographer, dies at 82

1914 On this day in history frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60

1916 Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.

1921 On this day in history death of captain George Streeter, American riverboat captain and circus owner (b. 1837)

1922 Benedictus XV, [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa], pope (1914-22), dies at 67 on this day in history.

1931 Death of Alma Rubens, American actress (b. 1897) on this day in history.

1936 Louis Glass, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1263 On this day in history birth of ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)

1440 Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania was born on this day in history.

1553 Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.

1561 On this day in history birth of francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum)

1571 On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician

1592 On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher

1649 On this day in history birth of pascal Collasse, composer

1654 Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.