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  Death of The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) on January - 20.   

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

1882  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

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

1900  On January - 20 john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

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

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 January - 20.   

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

1940  On January - 20 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

1943  On this day in history giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57   

1944  Death of James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) on January - 20.   

1947  On January - 20 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  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on January - 20.   

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  Death of Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On January - 20 robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75   

1964  On January - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1983  On this day in history death of garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)   

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

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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 January - 20.   

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

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

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

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.   

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet