Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 January - 04.   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1903  On January - 04 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

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

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

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

1920  On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

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

1931  On this day in history art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40   

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

1940  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on January - 04.   

1941  Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1944  Death of Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder on January - 04.   

1946  On this day in history barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67   

1947  On this day in history 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  On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78   

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

1956  On January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

1957  On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84   

1958  On January - 04 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

1960  On January - 04 albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

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 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 January - 04.   

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

1968  On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1970  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.   

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 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.