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 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 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 December - 01 eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76   

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

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

1923  Death of Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

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 December - 01 death of josé Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)   

1932  On December - 01 amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61   

1934  Death of Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

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

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

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1975  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

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

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

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