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  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 January - 21.   

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 January - 21 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83   

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

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

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

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  Death of Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history 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  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on January - 21.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

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

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.