Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03

1875  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1882  On January - 03 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

1895  On January - 03 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  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on January - 03.   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on January - 03.   

1907  On this day in history josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

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

1912  Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on January - 03.   

1914  On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

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 this day in history death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

1931  On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

1933  On this day in history wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  On January - 03 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  On this day in history death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

1944  Death of Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1945  Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on January - 03.   

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

1951  Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on January - 03.   

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

1960  On January - 03 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 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  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  On January - 03 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

1974  On January - 03 gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

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 this day in history.   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

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 January - 03.   

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

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

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