Famous Deaths In December - 01

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

1866  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61   

1934  On this day in history death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  On December - 01 bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies   

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 December - 01.   

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 December - 01 aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72   

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

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

1952  On December - 01 victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92   

1954  On this day in history death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)   

1960  Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57 on December - 01.   

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  On December - 01 death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  On December - 01 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  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 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 this day in history.   

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

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