Famous Deaths In January - 04

1891  On January - 04 joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies  

1896  Death of Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1898  On January - 04 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73  

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

1913  Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1914  On January - 04 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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

1920  Death of Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) on January - 04.  

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  On this day in history lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87  

1940  On January - 04 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 January - 04 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  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65  

1953  On January - 04 arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78  

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on January - 04.  

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

1957  On January - 04 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84  

1958  On this day in history waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75  

1960  Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on this day in history.  

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

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

1964  On January - 04 ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64  

1965  T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76 on January - 04.  

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

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 January - 04.  

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

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.