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  On January - 04 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.   

1908  On January - 04 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

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

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on January - 04.   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

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  On this day in history art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40   

1933  On January - 04 lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87   

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 January - 04.   

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

1944  On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

1946  On this day in history barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67   

1947  On this day in history forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

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 January - 04.   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1958  On January - 04 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

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

1961  Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on January - 04.   

1962  Death of Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) on January - 04.   

1964  On this day in history ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

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

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 January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  On this day in history 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  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.