Famous Deaths In January - 04

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

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

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

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

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 January - 04.  

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 January - 04.  

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

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  On January - 04 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  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1765  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 January - 04.  

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

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

1886  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

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

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.