Famous Deaths 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  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.  

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

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.  

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

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.  

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 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 January - 04.  

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

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

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

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

1786  On January - 04 mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56  

1793  On January - 04 bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35  

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1831  On January - 04 nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37  

1843  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80 on January - 04.  

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

1874  On January - 04 death of thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)  

1877  Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on January - 04.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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