Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21

1871  On this day in history john J Rochussen, gov-general of Neth-Indies (1845-51), dies at 73   

1872  On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

1881  On January - 21 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)   

1882  On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer, dies at 72   

1883  On January - 21 jacopo Tomadini, composer, dies at 62   

1884  Auguste Franchomme, composer, dies at 75 on January - 21.   

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

1891  Calixa Lavallee, composer, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

1892  On January - 21 john Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies   

1894  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24 on January - 21.   

1901  Death of Elisha Gray, American inventor (b. 1835) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Gojong of Joseon, Emperor of Korea (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1924  On January - 21 vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53   

1926  On January - 21 camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

1927  Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on January - 21.   

1928  Death of George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1931  Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 on January - 21.   

1932  On this day in history [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51   

1933  Death of George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history death of marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)   

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

1943  Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on January - 21.   

1944  On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on January - 21.   

1950  On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

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 January - 21.   

1957  Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

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

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1337  On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

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

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

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

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

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