Famous Deaths In January - 03

1875  On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at 68   

1882  On January - 03 william H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76   

1895  Death of James Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. 1824) on January - 03.   

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

1900  Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1903  Death of Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history josef Foerster, composer, dies at 73   

1911  Death of Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. 1851) on January - 03.   

1912  Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on January - 03.   

1914  On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

1915  James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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

1923  On January - 03 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   

1927  On this day in history death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

1931  On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78   

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

1938  Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on January - 03.   

1942  On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

1943  On this day in history death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

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

1945  Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1946  Death of William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason on January - 03.   

1951  On this day in history fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

1956  Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1960  Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80 on January - 03.   

1963  On January - 03 oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

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

1966  On January - 03 rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

1967  Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on January - 03.   

1970  On January - 03 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

1972  On January - 03 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

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

1975  Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 on January - 03.   

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1196  On January - 03 birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.