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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

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

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies  

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

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

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

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1793  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on January - 04.  

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

1809  On January - 04 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67  

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland  

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

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

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

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1877  Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1880  Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91  

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

1886  On this day in history ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77  

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.  

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.  

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

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect  

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 this day in history.  

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 January - 04.