Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on this day in history.   

1896  Death of Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) on January - 04.   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on January - 04.   

1903  On January - 04 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1913  On January - 04 alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1919  Death of Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843) on January - 04.   

1920  On January - 04 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

1924  Death of Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852) on January - 04.   

1931  Art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1933  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

1941  Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1942  Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on January - 04.   

1944  Death of Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder on this day in history.   

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1947  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1952  On January - 04 constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65   

1953  Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  On January - 04 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80   

1956  Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on January - 04.   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1958  Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 04 albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

1961  On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

1962  On this day in history death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

1964  Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on January - 04.   

1965  T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water   

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1970  Death of Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) on January - 04.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

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

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]