Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01

1865  Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history death of george Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790)   

1884  Death of William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) on December - 01.   

1887  On December - 01 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

1892  On this day in history death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on December - 01.   

1901  George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1916  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on December - 01.   

1923  On December - 01 death of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)   

1925  On December - 01 vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  On this day in history hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83   

1928  On this day in history death of josé Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)   

1932  On this day in history amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61   

1934  On December - 01 death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79 on December - 01.   

1941  On December - 01 horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies   

1943  Death of Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862) on December - 01.   

1945  On December - 01 harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

1947  Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 on December - 01.   

1950  On December - 01 ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55   

1951  Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59 on December - 01.   

1952  On this day in history victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92   

1954  Death of Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57   

1964  On December - 01 death of j. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892)   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937) on this day in history.   

1970  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1972  Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1973  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on December - 01.   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on December - 01.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)