Famous Deaths In January - 14

1905  Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1907  On January - 14 karl von Perfall, composer, dies at 82  

1908  Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1909  Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

1915  On January - 14 death of richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)  

1916  Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1920  On January - 14 death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)  

1923  Death of Zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857) on January - 14.  

1924  Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 on January - 14.  

1925  Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies on January - 14.  

1929  Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 on January - 14.  

1931  William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies on January - 14.  

1937  On this day in history death of jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (b. 1889)  

1942  Death of Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883) on this day in history.  

1943  Adolf Sandberger, composer, dies at 78 on January - 14.  

1944  On January - 14 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

1945  On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43  

1948  On January - 14 death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42  

1949  Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1952  On January - 14 death of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (b. 1878)  

1956  Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52 on January - 14.  

1957  Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 on January - 14.  

1961  Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on January - 14.  

1963  Gustav Regler, writer, dies at 64 on January - 14.  

1965  Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies  

1967  Renato Lunelli, composer, dies at 71 on January - 14.  

1968  On this day in history death of dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885)  

1970  John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on January - 14.  

1971  Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82 on January - 14.  

1972  On this day in history frederik IX, [Christiaan FFMKW], king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72  

1974  On January - 14 josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62  

1976  On January - 14 margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53  

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1131  On January - 14 birth of king Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182)  

1451  On January - 14 birth of franchinus Gaffurius, composer  

1467  On January - 14 birth of henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia  

1477  Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.  

1507  On January - 14 birth of catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1551  Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history birth of angelo Notari, composer  

1592  Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India was born on January - 14.