Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  On this day in history john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1884  Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 on January - 21.   

1888  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on January - 21.   

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  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on January - 21.   

1901  On this day in history death of elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  On January - 21 hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58   

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

1919  Death of Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852) on January - 21.   

1924  Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on January - 21.   

1926  Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on January - 21.   

1927  Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of george A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852)   

1937  Death of Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) on January - 21.   

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

1943  On this day in history otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61   

1944  On January - 21 gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

1954  On this day in history 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  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on January - 21.   

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

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

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  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On January - 21 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]