Famous Deaths In January - 09

1150  On this day in history death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.  

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)  

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.  

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43  

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)  

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.  

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)  

1598  Death of Jasper Heywood, English translator (b. 1553) on January - 09.  

1677  Aernout "Aert" van der Neer, cartoonist/landscape painter, dies at 73 on January - 09.  

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1679  Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1757  Death of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657) on this day in history.  

1766  Death of Thomas Birch, British historian (b. 1705) on this day in history.  

1798  Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 on January - 09.  

1799  On January - 09 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

1800  Death of Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762) on January - 09.  

1805  Death of Noble Wimberly Jones, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723) on January - 09.  

1828  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot (Neder-Rhijn), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany  

1848  On January - 09 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

1849  Jan Kops, Dutch agriculturist/vicar, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1853  On January - 09 juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75  

1854  Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Ital composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1858  Death of Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798) on this day in history.  

1863  On January - 09 ferdinand Huber, composer, dies at 71  

1873  On this day in history death of emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)  

1876  On this day in history death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)  

1877  Death of Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) on this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57  

1879  Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on January - 09.  

1886  Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer, dies at 73 on January - 09.  

1893  Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle & is eaten on this day in history.  

1895  Death of Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American watch manufacturer (b. 1812) on January - 09.  

1901  On January - 09 death of richard Copley Christie, English scholar (b. 1830)  

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)  

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on January - 09.  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.  

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.  

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)  

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.