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 January - 21 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 this day in history.   

1883  Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on January - 21.   

1884  On January - 21 auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

1888  On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83   

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

1892  John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies on January - 21.   

1894  On January - 21 guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24   

1901  On January - 21 death of elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history 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  Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on this day in history.   

1926  Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1931  Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 on January - 21.   

1932  [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1933  Death of George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) on January - 21.   

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

1942  Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1943  On January - 21 otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61   

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  On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

1956  On January - 21 death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)   

1957  Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 on January - 21.   

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on January - 21.   

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

1962  On this day in history andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.   

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

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]