Famous Deaths In December - 01

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

1866  On December - 01 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  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on December - 01.  

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

1916  On December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

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  

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1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 December - 01.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1960  On December - 01 ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57  

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

1968  On this day in history 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  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies  

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

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 December - 01.  

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

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

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 December - 01.  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.