Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01

1865  On December - 01 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1866  Death of George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history 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  On December - 01 death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

1916  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1925  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54 on December - 01.   

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

1928  Death of José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

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

1934  Death of Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad on December - 01.   

1935  Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies on December - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72   

1950  Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55 on December - 01.   

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  Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57 on December - 01.   

1964  On this day in history death of j. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892)   

1968  On December - 01 hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

1969  Death of Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937) on December - 01.   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 01 arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

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  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 this day in history.   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

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

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)