Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  Death of Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines on this day in history.   

1873  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1890  On January - 20 franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

1891  On this day in history david Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies   

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on January - 20.   

1900  John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 on January - 20.   

1901  On January - 20 death of zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. 1826)   

1905  On January - 20 stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65   

1914  Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 on January - 20.   

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

1936  George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)   

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

1949  On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

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

1954  Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies on January - 20.   

1957  James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies on this day in history.   

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

1960  Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1964  Jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on January - 20.   

1973  Death of Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

1975  Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)   

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

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

1984  On January - 20 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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

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  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.