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

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 this day in history.   

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

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

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.   

1729  On January - 04 joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

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 this day in history.   

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on January - 04.   

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

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

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

1782  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 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  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on this day in history.   

1825  Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73 on January - 04.   

1831  On this day in history nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

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

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

1880  On this day in history anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies   

1882  Death of John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

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

1885  On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

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

1334  On this day in history 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  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

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.