Famous Deaths In January - 21
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1871 On January - 21 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 On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)
1882 Anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.
1883 Jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1894 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on January - 21.
1926 On January - 21 camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81
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 On January - 21 felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67
1932 On this day in history [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51
1933 Death of George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) on January - 21.
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 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 On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46
1954 On January - 21 billy Jenkins, dies at 69
1955 Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history death of sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)
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 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 this day in history.
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