Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03

1875  On January - 03 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68   

1882  William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 on January - 03.   

1895  On this day in history death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

1898  On January - 03 james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

1900  On this day in history edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

1903  On this day in history death of alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837)   

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1911  On January - 03 death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

1912  On January - 03 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

1914  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

1916  Death of Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1923  On January - 03 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   

1927  On January - 03 death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

1931  On January - 03 joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

1933  Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.   

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on January - 03.   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1943  Death of Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) on January - 03.   

1944  On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

1945  Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1946  Death of William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason on January - 03.   

1951  On this day in history fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

1956  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on January - 03.   

1960  On this day in history victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80   

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 on January - 03.   

1966  On January - 03 rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

1967  Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 on January - 03.   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on January - 03.   

1970  On January - 03 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

1972  Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03.   

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.