Famous Deaths In January - 04

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62   

1707  Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies on January - 04.   

1729  Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1745  On January - 04 willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62   

1752  On January - 04 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47   

1761  On this day in history stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83   

1765  On January - 04 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1773  On this day in history death of anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)   

1778  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on January - 04.   

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35   

1804  Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies on this day in history.   

1809  Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on January - 04.   

1821  Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73   

1831  Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1843  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80 on January - 04.   

1864  On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75   

1874  Death of Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798) on this day in history.   

1877  Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on January - 04.   

1880  Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies on this day in history.   

1882  Death of John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91   

1885  On this day in history eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29   

1886  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77 on January - 04.   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.