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Famous Deaths In January - 25

Saturday, 25 May 2013

1067 On this day in history death of emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032)

1138 On this day in history anacletus II, [Pietro Pierleone], Jewish anti-pope (1130-38), dies

1139 Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies on this day in history.

1366 On this day in history death of henry Suso, German mystic

1431 Death of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364) on this day in history.

1494 On this day in history ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies

1547 Lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies on this day in history.

1573 Death of Hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai (b. 1553) on this day in history.

1586 Lucas Cranach "the Young", German painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.

1640 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.

1670 On this day in history death of nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)

1726 On this day in history death of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)

1733 On this day in history reinier V van Hompech, Dutch gen-maj cavalry, dies

1744 Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

1751 On this day in history death of paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675)

1820 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 on this day in history.

1821 Johan Valckenier, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 62 on this day in history.

1829 William Shield, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.

1852 On this day in history death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)

1855 Dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

1875 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.

1881 Death of Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) on this day in history.

1882 On this day in history peter Singer, composer, dies at 71

1896 On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68

1899 Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.

1906 Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70 on this day in history.

1907 Death of René Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879) on this day in history.

1908 Death of Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) on this day in history.

1910 Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75 on this day in history.

1917 Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies on this day in history.

1920 On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35

1921 Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.

1925 Death of Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858) on this day in history.

1940 Death of Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) on this day in history.

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1037 Su Tung-p'o, [J Sotoba], China, layman/poet/administrator [or Dec 19] was born on this day in history.

1477 Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII was born on this day in history.

1509 On this day in history birth of giovanni Morone, Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic"

1540 On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)

1615 On this day in history birth of govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob)

1626 On this day in history birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter

1627 On this day in history birth of robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color)

1634 On this day in history birth of gaspar Fagel, lawyer/pension advisor of Holland (1672-88)

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