Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 04 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

1898  Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1903  Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on January - 04.   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on January - 04.   

1910  On this day in history leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies   

1913  On January - 04 alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

1914  On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

1919  Death of Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1843) on January - 04.   

1920  On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

1924  On January - 04 death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

1931  Art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40 on January - 04.   

1933  On this day in history lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87   

1940  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

1941  Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1942  Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 04 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1947  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1952  On this day in history constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65   

1953  Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on January - 04.   

1956  On January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1958  Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46   

1961  Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1962  On January - 04 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

1964  Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on January - 04.   

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1967  Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 04 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1970  On January - 04 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]