Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

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

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

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

1891  Calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

1892  On this day in history john Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies   

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

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 January - 21.   

1914  Death of Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) on January - 21.   

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 January - 21.   

1927  Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on January - 21.   

1928  On this day in history death of george Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858)   

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

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

1942  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

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

1950  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on January - 21.   

1954  On this day in history billy Jenkins, dies at 69   

1955  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

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

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.   

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

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

1338  On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

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 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  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]