Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

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

1896  On January - 04 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

1898  On this day in history frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843)   

1920  Death of Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

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  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

1942  On January - 04 leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

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

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on January - 04.   

1947  On this day in history 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  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  Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history 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 January - 04.   

1334  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On January - 04 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 this day in history.