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Deaths on January 20

1479 : John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
1569 : Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80
1612 : Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59
1639 : Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies
1666 : Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64
1691 : Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77
1713 : Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies
1727 : John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies
1745 : Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47
1779 : John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71
1789 : Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50
1798 : Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66
1813 : C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79
1819 : Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70
1830 : Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50
1837 : John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84
1838 : Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64
1857 : Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
1859 : B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73
1859 : Bettina Brentano, composer, dies at 73
1862 : Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines
1882 : John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies
1890 : Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86
1891 : David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies
1896 : Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37
1900 : John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81
1900 : Richard D Blackmore, English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74
1905 : Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65
1914 : Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62
1914 : Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80
1936 : George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70
1943 : Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57
1947 : Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35
1948 : Mahatma Gandhi, India's pacifist, assassinated
1949 : Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87
1952 : Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74
1954 : Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies
1954 : Warren Bardsley, cricketer (41 Tests for Australia, 2469 runs), dies
1957 : James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies
1959 : Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31
1960 : Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72
1962 : Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75
1964 : Jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47
1965 : Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42
1971 : Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88
1973 : Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
1974 : Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77
1975 : Franz Andr‚, Belgian conductor, dies at 81
1982 : Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]
1984 : Jackie Wilson, rocker, dies at 49 from a heart attack
1984 : Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79
1985 : Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75
1987 : Tom Dollery, cricketer (4 Tests for Eng 1947-50), dies
1988 : Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86
1989 : Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94
1990 : Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82
1990 : Miloslav Istvan, composer, dies at 61
1990 : Naruhito Higashi-Kuni, Japanese PM (1945), dies
1991 : Bill Riordon, US tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies
1991 : Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87
1992 : Muhammad Abd al-Khaliq Hassuna, sec-gen of Arab League (1952-72), dies
1992 : Roberto d'Aubuisson, leader of El Salvador, dies
1993 : Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63
1993 : Joseph Anthony [Deuster], US director/actor (Rainmaker), dies at 80
1993 : Mercer McCleod, entertainer, dies of heart failure at 86
1994 : Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-pres (1963-66), dies at about 81
1994 : Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84
1995 : John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81
1995 : Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86
1995 : Robert Shaw, town Planner, dies at 81
1996 : Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63
1996 : David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61
1996 : Ellis Hillman, politician, dies at 68
1996 : Gerald Joseph Mulligan, baritone saxophonist/composer, dies at 68
1996 : Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, dies at 83
1996 : Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85
1996 : Sidney Korshak, lawyer, dies at 87
1997 : Curt Flood, centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59
1997 : Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100
1997 : Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56
1998 : Zevulun Hammer, Vice PM of Israel, dies

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