Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.  

1701  On January - 04 ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62  

1707  On January - 04 louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies  

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1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on January - 04.  

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47  

1761  On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83  

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39  

1773  On this day in history death of anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)  

1778  On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.  

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35  

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.  

1809  On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67  

1821  On January - 04 elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland  

1825  On this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73  

1831  Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on January - 04.  

1843  On January - 04 petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80  

1864  On January - 04 mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on this day in history.  

1877  On January - 04 cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

1880  Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on January - 04.  

1882  Death of John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) on January - 04.  

1883  On January - 04 nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91  

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1886  On January - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77  

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.  

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.  

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.