Famous Deaths In January - 03

1875  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on January - 03.   

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  James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1900  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1907  On January - 03 josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

1911  Death of Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) on January - 03.   

1912  On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

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

1915  James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on January - 03.   

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  Death of Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) on January - 03.   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1933  On January - 03 wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

1942  Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 03 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

1946  On January - 03 death of william Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason   

1951  Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 03 alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

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

1966  On this day in history rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

1967  On January - 03 jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

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

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician