Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03

1875  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68 on January - 03.   

1882  On this day in history william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

1895  On January - 03 death of james Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824)   

1898  James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on January - 03.   

1907  Josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1911  On January - 03 death of alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851)   

1912  On January - 03 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

1914  On January - 03 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

1915  On January - 03 james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

1916  Death of Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   

1927  Death of Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1931  Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56   

1938  On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54   

1942  On January - 03 pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

1943  Death of Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) on January - 03.   

1944  On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

1945  On January - 03 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

1946  On this day in history death of william Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason   

1951  Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91   

1960  On this day in history victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80   

1963  On this day in history oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

1965  On this day in history betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82   

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 03 jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

1972  Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on January - 03.   

1974  On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

1975  On January - 03 milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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

1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.   

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on January - 03.   

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.