Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
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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