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 this day in history william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

1895  Death of James Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824) on January - 03.   

1898  James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on January - 03.   

1900  On January - 03 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

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

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73 on January - 03.   

1911  Death of Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1912  Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1915  On January - 03 james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

1916  On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

1923  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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  Death of Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of william Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason   

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

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

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on January - 03.   

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

1969  On this day in history howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63   

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

1972  On this day in history frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

1974  On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

1975  On January - 03 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  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  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

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

1719  On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

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

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.