Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01

1865  On this day in history 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  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 01 death of virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)   

1925  On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on December - 01.   

1928  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

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 December - 01.   

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

1952  Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57   

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

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.   

1969  On December - 01 death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history 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 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  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 this day in history.