Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.  

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.  

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)  

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 January - 04.  

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 January - 04.  

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  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on January - 04.  

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1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.  

1752  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47  

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35  

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on January - 04.  

1809  On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67  

1821  On January - 04 elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland  

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

1831  On this day in history 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  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on January - 04.  

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

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on January - 04.  

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

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1077  On this day in history 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 January - 04 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 this day in history.  

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  On January - 04 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]