Famous Deaths In December - 01

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

1866  On December - 01 death of george Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790)  

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

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 December - 01.  

1923  Death of Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836) on December - 01.  

1925  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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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  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  On December - 01 bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies  

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

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

1943  On December - 01 death of damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)  

1945  Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64 on December - 01.  

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

1950  Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

1952  Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 on December - 01.  

1954  Death of Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) on December - 01.  

1960  Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1964  Death of J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892) on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

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

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

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

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

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.