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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on January - 04.   

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  On January - 04 death of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843)   

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 January - 04.   

1933  On this day in history 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  On January - 04 henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

1942  On this day in history leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

1944  On January - 04 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 January - 04 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

1952  On this day in history 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 January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

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  Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on January - 04.   

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

1962  On January - 04 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

1964  Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 04 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

1969  On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

1970  Death of Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

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 January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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 this day in history.   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]