Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  Felix zollicoffer: Gen killed after mistakenly riding into union lines   

1873  The venerable father basil anthony marie moreau: Founder of the congregation of holy cross (b. 1799)   

1875  Jean-françois millet: French painter (b. 1814)   

1882  John linnell: British painter/minaturist/engraver,   

1890  Franz paul lachner: Composer,   

1891  David kalakahua: Emperor of hawaii,   

1896  Heinrich m von battenberg: German son-in-law of victoria,   

1900  John ruskin: English writer (dearest mama talbot),   

1901  Zénobe gramme: Belgian engineer (b. 1826)   

1905  Stanislaw pilinski: Composer,   

1914  Emil liebling: Composer,   

1920  Georg lurich: Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

1936  George v: King of britain (1910-36),   

1940  Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)   

1943  Giacomo benvenuti: Composer,   

1944  James mckeen cattell: American psychologist (b. 1860)   

1947  Josh gibson: Negro league slugger,   

1949  Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),   

1952  Arthur farwell: Composer,   

1954  Fred root: Cricketer (engld pace bowler in 3 tests v aus 1926),   

1957  James connolly: 1st oly winner (1896) since barasdates (369 ce),   

1959  Carl switzer: Actor (alfalfa-our gang), shot to death at 31   

1960  Matt moore: Actor (deluge, coquette),   

1962  Robinson jeffers: Poet/playwright (dear judas),   

1964  Jan rychlik: Composer,   

1965  Alan freed: Dj (big beat),   

1971  Gilbert m anderson: Actor (1st movie cowboy),   

1973  Amilcar l cabral: Fought for guinea bissau independence, murdered 51   

1974  Edmund blunden: British poet/critic,   

1975  Franz andre: Belgian conductor,   

1979  Gustav winckler: Danish singer (b. 1925)   

1982  Marc demeyer: Belgian cyclist (paris-brus 1974),   

1983  Garrincha: Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)   

1984  Johnny weissmuller: Us swimmer (olympics-5 gold-1924, 28),   

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0225  Gordian iii: Roman emperor   

1292  Elisabeth i of bohemia: Elisabeth i of bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of aragon: Wife of john i of castile   

1435  Ashikaga yoshimasa: Japanese shogun   

1554  King sebastian of portugal: King sebastian of portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann hermann schein: German composer (fontana d'israel)   

1622  Susanna van baerle: Dutch poet/wife of geeraert burns   

1654  Michiel de swaen: South netherland physician/poet