Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  On January - 21 john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  On January - 21 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1881  On this day in history death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

1882  On January - 21 anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72   

1883  On this day in history jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62   

1884  On this day in history auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75   

1888  Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 21 calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48   

1892  John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies on January - 21.   

1894  On this day in history guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24   

1901  On this day in history death of elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835)   

1903  Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on January - 21.   

1914  On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

1919  On this day in history death of gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852)   

1924  Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on this day in history.   

1926  Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on January - 21.   

1927  Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1928  On January - 21 death of george Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858)   

1931  Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1932  [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51 on January - 21.   

1933  On this day in history death of george A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852)   

1937  Death of Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1942  Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1943  Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1950  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on January - 21.   

1954  Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on January - 21.   

1955  On January - 21 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

1956  Death of Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87   

1959  On January - 21 cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.   

1962  On January - 21 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.