Famous Deaths In January - 21

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

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

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

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 January - 21.