Famous Deaths In January - 04

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

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)  

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

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

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

1701  Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on this day in history.  

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1729  On this day in history joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77  

1745  On this day in history willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62  

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on January - 04.  

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on January - 04.  

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.  

1782  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83  

1786  On this day in history mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56  

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies  

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 January - 04 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  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80 on January - 04.  

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 04.  

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on January - 04.  

1877  On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82  

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

1882  On this day in history death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1885  On January - 04 eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29  

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.  

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.  

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.