Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20

1862  Death of Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines on January - 20.   

1873  On this day in history death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

1875  On this day in history death of jean-François Millet, French painter (b. 1814)   

1882  John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies on January - 20.   

1890  Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on January - 20.   

1891  On January - 20 david Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies   

1896  Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on January - 20.   

1900  John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 on January - 20.   

1901  Death of Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. 1826) on January - 20.   

1905  On January - 20 stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65   

1914  On January - 20 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62   

1920  Death of Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1936  On January - 20 george V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70   

1940  Death of Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) on January - 20.   

1943  On this day in history giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57   

1944  Death of James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35   

1949  Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1952  Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1954  Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies on January - 20.   

1957  On January - 20 james Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies   

1959  Death of Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 20 matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72   

1962  Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on January - 20.   

1964  On January - 20 jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47   

1965  Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1971  Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on January - 20.   

1973  Death of Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 on this day in history.   

1974  Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81   

1979  On January - 20 death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)   

1982  On January - 20 marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]   

1983  Death of Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933) on January - 20.   

1984  On January - 20 johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.   

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  On January - 20 birth of johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)   

1622  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet