Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

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

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

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  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

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   

1729  On January - 04 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  On this day in history 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 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80   

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

1874  On this day in history 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  On January - 04 death of john William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811)   

1883  Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1885  Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 04 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 this day in history.   

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

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

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