Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03

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

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

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

1911  On this day in history death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

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

1914  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on January - 03.   

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 January - 03.   

1923  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39 on January - 03.   

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 January - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  On January - 03 pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

1943  On January - 03 death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

1944  On January - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on January - 03.   

1963  On January - 03 oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

1965  On January - 03 betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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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 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 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.