Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  On January - 20 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

1873  Death of The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) on January - 20.   

1875  On January - 20 death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65 on January - 20.   

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 January - 20.   

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 January - 20 death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)   

1947  Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35 on January - 20.   

1949  On January - 20 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

1952  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 January - 20.   

1959  On January - 20 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 January - 20.   

1965  On this day in history alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42   

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

1973  On January - 20 death of amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51   

1974  On January - 20 edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77   

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

1979  On January - 20 death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)   

1982  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

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

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

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  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.