Famous people died in January - page 35

Zoltan Kodaly

Zoltan Kodaly

Zoltan Kodaly was a renowned Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and educationist famous for his innovative musical education methods

HungarianDecember 16, 1882169 views

Piri Reis

Ahmed Muhiddin Piri, better known as Piri Reis, was an Ottoman admiral, geographer, and cartographer

Turkish1465222 views

Klaus Barbie

Klaus Barbie was a Nazi leader infamous for his crimes against French prisoners during World War II

GermanOctober 25, 1913501 views

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was an English poet and novelist, who is mainly known for his contribution in the naturalist movement

BritishJune 2, 1840181 views

Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder was a Roman Philosopher who lived during the 1st century

Ancient Roman23157 views

Hypatia

Hypatia, also known as Hypatia of Alexandria, was a famed inventor, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher from Egypt

Ancient Roman370213 views

Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch was a Swiss-born American music composer who started playing violin at the age of nine

SwissJuly 24, 1880155 views

William Caxton

William Caxton was an English merchant, printer, publisher and translator

British1415116 views

Newton Knight

Newton Knight was an American farmer, a southern Unionist, and a soldier in Mississippi, who was also the leader of the ‘Knight Company,’ a group of soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

AmericanNovember 10, 1829181 views

Sonny Bono

Popularly known as ‘Sonny Bono’, he was an eminent American singer, producer and politician

AmericanFebruary 16, 1935163 views