Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 04

1891  Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies on January - 04.   

1896  Death of Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1908  Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1910  Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies on January - 04.   

1913  On this day in history alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79   

1914  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

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

1920  On January - 04 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 this day in history.   

1933  Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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 January - 04.   

1942  Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on January - 04.   

1944  On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

1946  On this day in history barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67   

1947  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1952  On January - 04 constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65   

1953  On January - 04 arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84   

1958  On January - 04 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

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 January - 04.   

1962  Death of Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

1965  On this day in history t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1967  On January - 04 donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water   

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

1969  On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

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 January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]