Famous Deaths In January - 11

1877  Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1882  Death of Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810) on January - 11.   

1891  Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74   

1898  On January - 11 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

1901  Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34 on January - 11.   

1902  On January - 11 johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum   

1905  On this day in history death of yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)   

1914  Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54   

1928  On this day in history thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87   

1929  Death of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76   

1941  Death of Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered on this day in history.   

1944  Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.   

1947  On January - 11 death of eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)   

1950  Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on January - 11.   

1952  Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61 on January - 11.   

1953  Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on January - 11.   

1954  On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

1955  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history death of sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)   

1958  Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1959  Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies on January - 11.   

1960  On this day in history johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84   

1961  On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

1963  On this day in history arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60   

1966  Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1968  Death of Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890) on January - 11.   

1973  Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901) on January - 11.   

1976  On January - 11 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

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0347  On January - 11 birth of emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)   

0889  On January - 11 birth of abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)   

1322  Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380) was born on January - 11.   

1359  Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393) was born on January - 11.   

1395  Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422) was born on this day in history.   

1403  Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg was born on this day in history.   

1449  Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter was born on January - 11.   

1503  Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck) was born on this day in history.