Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  Death of Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines on January - 20.   

1873  On this day in history death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

1875  Death of Jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history john Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies   

1890  Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on January - 20.   

1891  David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 20 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

1900  John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. 1826) on this day in history.   

1905  Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1914  On January - 20 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62   

1920  Death of Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history george V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70   

1940  Death of Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) on January - 20.   

1943  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57 on January - 20.   

1944  Death of James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35   

1949  Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74   

1954  On this day in history fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies   

1957  On January - 20 james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies   

1959  On this day in history death of carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31   

1960  On this day in history matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72   

1962  Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1964  On this day in history jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47   

1965  Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 on January - 20.   

1971  On January - 20 gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

1973  Death of Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on January - 20.   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 20 franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

1979  Death of Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 20 marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1983  On January - 20 death of garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)   

1984  On this day in history johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on January - 20.   

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet