Famous Deaths In January - 11

1877  On January - 11 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85  

1882  Death of Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) on January - 11.  

1891  Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 on January - 11.  

1893  Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1898  On January - 11 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

1901  On January - 11 vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34  

1902  Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum on this day in history.  

1905  Death of Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847) on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71  

1923  On January - 11 constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54  

1928  On this day in history thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87  

1929  Death of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76  

1941  Death of Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered  

1944  On January - 11 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

1947  On this day in history death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)  

1950  On January - 11 karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

1952  Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53  

1954  Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

1957  On this day in history death of sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)  

1958  On this day in history alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65  

1959  On January - 11 mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies  

1960  On this day in history johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84  

1961  On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)  

1963  On this day in history arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60  

1966  On January - 11 albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64  

1968  On January - 11 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)  

1969  On this day in history death of richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)  

1973  Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83 on January - 11.  

1975  On January - 11 death of max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)  

1976  Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on January - 11.  

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0347  On this day in history birth of emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)  

0889  Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961) was born on this day in history.  

1322  On January - 11 birth of emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)  

1359  Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393) was born on January - 11.  

1395  Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422) was born on this day in history.  

1403  Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg was born on January - 11.  

1449  On this day in history birth of domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter  

1503  On January - 11 birth of francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)