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  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  On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72   

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

1884  Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1891  On January - 21 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  On this day in history 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 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  Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on January - 21.   

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  On this day in history felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67   

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 this day in history.   

1937  Death of Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 21 henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72   

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

1944  On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1948  On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

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

1954  Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on January - 21.   

1955  On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

1956  On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)   

1957  On January - 21 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 this day in history john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  On January - 21 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 January - 21.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.