Famous Deaths In January - 04

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

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history 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  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.  

1701  Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on January - 04.  

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

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47  

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

1765  On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39  

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

1778  On January - 04 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  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1804  On January - 04 charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies  

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.  

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

1864  Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 04.  

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 January - 04.  

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

1882  On January - 04 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)  

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.  

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

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.  

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on January - 04.  

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect  

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.  

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]