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History Deaths on January 04


Louise, Princess Royal
Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)

#Louise,_Princess_Royal

Henri Bergson
Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

#Henri_Bergson

Roger Hanson
Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)

#Roger_Hanson

Süleyman Nazif
Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (b. 1870)

#Süleyman_Nazif

R. D. Burman
R. D. Burman, Indian film composer and music director (b. 1939)

#R._D._Burman

Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken, English author (b. 1924)

#Joan_Aiken

John William Draper
John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)

#John_William_Draper

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)

#Ferdinand_I_of_the_Two_Sicilies

Frank Harary
Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921)

#Frank_Harary

Pino Daniele
Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)

#Pino_Daniele

Helen Hill
Helen Hill, American director and producer (b. 1970)

#Helen_Hill

Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)

#Christopher_Isherwood

Antoine Labelle
Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)

#Antoine_Labelle

Milt Schmidt
Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. 1918)

#Milt_Schmidt

Stephen W. Bosworth
Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (b. 1939)

#Stephen_W._Bosworth

Hasan al-Askari
Hasan al-Askari, eleventh of the Twelve Imams (probable; b. 846)

#Hasan_al-Askari

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)

#Maktoum_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum

Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

#Erwin_Schrödinger

Joseph Hubert Reinkens
Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)

#Joseph_Hubert_Reinkens

Edward William Cooke
Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)

#Edward_William_Cooke

Georg von Hertling
Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)

#Georg_von_Hertling

François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)

#François-Henri_de_Montmorency,_duc_de_Luxembourg

Coen Moulijn
Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (b. 1937)

#Coen_Moulijn

Nikolaos Gyzis
Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)

#Nikolaos_Gyzis

Léon Delagrange
Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)

#Léon_Delagrange

Nicholas Eymerich
Nicholas Eymerich, Catalan theologian and inquisitor

#Nicholas_Eymerich

Antoine Chanzy
Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)

#Antoine_Chanzy

Anwar Shamim
Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)

#Anwar_Shamim

Anselm Feuerbach
Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)

#Anselm_Feuerbach

Albert Camus
Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

#Albert_Camus

Tom Fears
Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)

#Tom_Fears

Gabriel Cramer
Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)

#Gabriel_Cramer

Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)

#Moses_Mendelssohn

Ange-Jacques Gabriel
Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)

#Ange-Jacques_Gabriel

Ferenc Nádasdy
Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (b. 1555)

#Ferenc_Nádasdy

Art Acord
Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)

#Art_Acord

Charlotte Lennox
Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)

#Charlotte_Lennox

S. H. Kapadia
S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (b. 1947)

#S._H._Kapadia

Clarence Dutton
Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)

#Clarence_Dutton

Hans Lammers
Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)

#Hans_Lammers

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)

#Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Saxony

Iron Eyes Cody
Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)

#Iron_Eyes_Cody

Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)

#Elizabeth_Ann_Seton

Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1949)

#Phil_Lynott

Alfred Grünfeld
Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)

#Alfred_Grünfeld

Brian Horrocks
Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)

#Brian_Horrocks

Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)

#Benito_Pérez_Galdós

Kaj Munk
Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)

#Kaj_Munk

Nellie Cashman
Nellie Cashman, American nurse, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and gold prospector (b. 1845)

#Nellie_Cashman

Rod Robbie
Rod Robbie, English-Canadian architect, designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre (b. 1928)

#Rod_Robbie

Bud Poile
Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)

#Bud_Poile

Lily Laskine
Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)

#Lily_Laskine

Carlo Levi
Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)

#Carlo_Levi

Flora Finch
Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)

#Flora_Finch

Tobias Stimmer
Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)

#Tobias_Stimmer

Sancho II of Portugal
Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1209)

#Sancho_II_of_Portugal

Gert Jonke
Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)

#Gert_Jonke

Marais Viljoen
Marais Viljoen, South African politician, 5th State President of South Africa (b. 1915)

#Marais_Viljoen

Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

#Gerry_Rafferty

Les Brown (bandleader)
Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)

#Les_Brown_(bandleader)

Stephen Hales
Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)

#Stephen_Hales

Thomas Gregson
Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)

#Thomas_Gregson

Stanis?aw Mieroszewski
Stanis?aw Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)

#Stanis?aw_Mieroszewski

John Toland (historian)
John Toland, American historian and author (b. 1912)

#John_Toland_(historian)

T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

#T._S._Eliot

Henry Bolte
Henry Bolte, Australian sergeant and politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (b. 1908)

#Henry_Bolte

Johan Ferrier
Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (b. 1910)

#Johan_Ferrier

Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)
Harold Brown, 14th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1927)

#Harold_Brown_(Secretary_of_Defense)

Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)

#Cornelius_Vanderbilt

Georges Prêtre, French orchestral and opera conductor (b. 1924)
Zoran Žiži?, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1951)
Eve Arnold, American photographer and journalist (b. 1912)
Salmaan Taseer, Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan (b. 1944)
Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916)
Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932)
Steve Krantz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer, author, and academic (b. 1918)
Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)
Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919)
Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946)
Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Spyros Markezinis, Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)
Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (b. 1935)
Donald Campbell, English racing driver and world speed record holder (b. 1921)
Jean Tatlock, American psychiatrist and physician (b. 1914)
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (b. 1911)
Mohammad Ali Jouhar, Indian journalist, activist, and scholar (b. 1878)
Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
Muzio Sforza, Italian condottiero
Robert de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle, English peer (b. 1288)
Æthelwulf, Saxon ealdorman