Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 01

1865  On December - 01 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1866  Death of George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790) on this day in history.   

1884  Death of William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) on December - 01.   

1887  On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

1892  On this day in history death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

1893  On December - 01 eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76   

1901  On this day in history george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

1916  On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

1923  Death of Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

1925  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83   

1928  On this day in history death of josé Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)   

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1934  On December - 01 death of sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  On this day in history bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies   

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79 on December - 01.   

1941  On this day in history horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies   

1943  Death of Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

1947  On this day in history aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72   

1950  On this day in history ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55   

1951  Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59 on December - 01.   

1952  Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 on December - 01.   

1954  On December - 01 death of fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)   

1960  Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history death of j. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892)   

1968  On this day in history hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

1969  Death of Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937) on this day in history.   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on December - 01.   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on December - 01.   

1972  Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  On this day in history lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

1975  On December - 01 nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.