Famous Deaths In December - 01

1865  On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1866  Death of George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. 1790) on December - 01.   

1884  On December - 01 death of william Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)   

1887  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on December - 01.   

1892  On December - 01 death of joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered   

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

1901  On December - 01 george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies   

1916  Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1925  On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54   

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on December - 01.   

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

1932  On this day in history amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61   

1934  Death of Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad on this day in history.   

1935  Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies on this day in history.   

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  On December - 01 death of damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)   

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  On December - 01 felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59   

1952  On this day in history victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92   

1954  Death of Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897) on December - 01.   

1960  On this day in history ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57   

1964  Death of J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history death of magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)   

1970  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  On this day in history arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

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

1973  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on this day in history.   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)