Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

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

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

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

1914  On this day in history 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  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 January - 04 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  On January - 04 leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

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 January - 04.   

1947  On January - 04 forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71   

1952  Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

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

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

1969  On January - 04 montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

1970  On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

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  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]