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Famous Deaths In January - 27

Friday, 24 May 2013

1164 On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies

1490 Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.

1540 On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies

1565 On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies

1612 On this day in history death of maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77

1625 On this day in history adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49

1629 On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68

1638 On this day in history death of gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist

1669 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.

1699 William Temple, statesman, dies on this day in history.

1731 On this day in history bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Ital piano builder, dies at 75

1740 Death of Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) on this day in history.

1763 On this day in history john Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies

1802 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.

1814 Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on this day in history.

1816 On this day in history samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies

1850 J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

1851 On this day in history john James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65

1857 On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72

1858 On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49

1859 On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74

1860 On this day in history death of jános Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)

1864 On this day in history franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59

1866 John Gibson, sculptor, dies on this day in history.

1880 On this day in history death of edward Middleton Barry, English architect (b. 1830)

1889 Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1893 On this day in history james G Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs, dies at 62

1901 Death of Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813) on this day in history.

1904 Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

1919 On this day in history death of endre Ady, Hungarian poet (b. 1877)

1921 On this day in history death of maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian soldier (b. 1891)

1922 On this day in history giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81

1927 Death of Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army on this day in history.

1928 Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In January - 27

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1443 Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.

1546 Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.

1556 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.

1585 Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.

1592 Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.

1603 On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)

1621 Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.

1662 On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist