Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01

1865  Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76 on December - 01.   

1866  Death of George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790) on December - 01.   

1884  On December - 01 death of william Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)   

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

1892  Death of Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered on December - 01.   

1893  On this day in history eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76   

1901  George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies on December - 01.   

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

1923  On this day in history death of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)   

1925  On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  On December - 01 hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83   

1928  Death of José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888) on December - 01.   

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61 on December - 01.   

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  On December - 01 max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79   

1941  Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies on this day in history.   

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

1945  Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1947  Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55   

1951  On December - 01 felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59   

1952  On December - 01 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 this day in history 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 this day in history frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on December - 01.   

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

1973  On December - 01 david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  On this day in history lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

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

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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  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

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)