Famous Deaths In January - 25

0477  On this day in history death of geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans  

0844  Death of Pope Gregory IV on this day in history.  

1067  On this day in history death of emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032)  

1138  On this day in history anacletus II, [Pietro Pierleone], Jewish anti-pope (1130-38), dies  

1139  Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies on January - 25.  

1366  On this day in history death of henry Suso, German mystic  

1431  On January - 25 death of charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364)  

1494  On this day in history ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies  

1547  On this day in history lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies  

1573  Death of Hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai (b. 1553) on this day in history.  

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1586  On January - 25 lucas Cranach "the Young", German painter, dies at 70  

1640  Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on January - 25.  

1670  Death of Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612) on January - 25.  

1726  On January - 25 death of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)  

1733  Reinier V van Hompech, Dutch gen-maj cavalry, dies on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64  

1751  On January - 25 death of paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675)  

1820  On this day in history joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79  

1821  On January - 25 johan Valckenier, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 62  

1829  William Shield, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1852  On January - 25 death of fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)  

1855  On January - 25 dorothy Wordsworth, writer, dies at 83  

1875  Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79 on January - 25.  

1881  Death of Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) on this day in history.  

1882  On this day in history peter Singer, composer, dies at 71  

1896  On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

1899  Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on January - 25.  

1906  On January - 25 joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70  

1907  On January - 25 death of rené Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879)  

1908  On January - 25 death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)  

1910  On January - 25 leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75  

1917  On this day in history edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies  

1920  On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

1921  On this day in history mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43  

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1037  Su Tung-p'o, [J Sotoba], China, layman/poet/administrator [or Dec 19] was born on January - 25.  

1477  On this day in history birth of anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII  

1509  On this day in history birth of giovanni Morone, Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic"  

1540  Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born on January - 25.  

1615  On this day in history birth of govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob)  

1626  On January - 25 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter  

1627  Robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color) was born on January - 25.  

1634  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/pension advisor of Holland (1672-88) was born on this day in history.