Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

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

1248  On this day in history 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  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

1701  On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62   

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on January - 04.   

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on January - 04.   

1761  On January - 04 stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

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

1773  Death of Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737) on this day in history.   

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

1782  On January - 04 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83   

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  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  Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on January - 04.   

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 this day in history petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80   

1864  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75   

1874  On this day in history death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)   

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

1880  On January - 04 anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

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

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

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on January - 04.   

1886  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

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

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]