Famous Deaths In January - 04

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

1896  On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

1898  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

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

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

1931  On January - 04 art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40  

1933  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87 on January - 04.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1944  On January - 04 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1947  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on January - 04.  

1952  Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on January - 04.  

1953  Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on January - 04.  

1955  On January - 04 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80  

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  Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 on January - 04.  

1960  On this day in history albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46  

1961  On January - 04 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

1962  On this day in history death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)  

1964  Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on January - 04.  

1965  T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76 on this day in history.  

1967  Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water on January - 04.  

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1970  On January - 04 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)  

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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 this day in history.  

1334  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

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