Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  John J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73 on January - 21.   

1872  On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1881  Death of Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) on this day in history.   

1882  Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1883  On January - 21 jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62   

1884  On this day in history auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

1888  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48   

1892  John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.   

1894  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1901  Death of Elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835) on January - 21.   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on January - 21.   

1914  On January - 21 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

1919  On this day in history death of gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852)   

1924  On January - 21 vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53   

1926  On this day in history camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

1927  On January - 21 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

1928  Death of George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) on January - 21.   

1931  Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1932  On January - 21 [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51   

1933  On January - 21 death of george A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852)   

1937  On this day in history death of marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)   

1942  On this day in history henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72   

1943  Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on January - 21.   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1950  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 21 billy Jenkins, dies at 69   

1955  Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87   

1959  On January - 21 cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

1961  On January - 21 john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on January - 21.   

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1337  On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]