Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.  

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  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

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

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  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  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

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  On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39  

1773  On January - 04 death of anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)  

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

1782  On this day in history 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  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.  

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 January - 04.  

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

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

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

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 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  On this day in history 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 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  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 this day in history.  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]