Famous Deaths In January - 06

0664  Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on January - 06.   

1088  On this day in history berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies   

1275  On this day in history raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies   

1374  Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies on January - 06.   

1425  On January - 06 jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies   

1448  Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1481  Death of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde on this day in history.   

1536  Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies on January - 06.   

1541  Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1592  Johan Casimir, palsgrave at the Rhine, dies on January - 06.   

1616  Death of Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history elias Hill, German architect of Augsburg, dies at 72   

1685  On this day in history malachias Siebenhaar, composer, dies at 68   

1689  Death of Seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1617) on January - 06.   

1693  On January - 06 mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51   

1694  Francesco Morosini, Italian army general, dies on this day in history.   

1697  Carlo Mannelli, composer, dies at 56 on January - 06.   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [NS=Jan 17] on this day in history.   

1718  Death of Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648) on January - 06.   

1725  On this day in history chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71   

1731  On this day in history death of Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. 1672)   

1734  Death of John Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. 1657) on January - 06.   

1738  Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1742  On January - 06 johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies   

1785  On January - 06 haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution   

1790  On this day in history johann Trier, composer, dies at 73   

1799  On January - 06 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

1800  William Jones, composer, dies at 73 on January - 06.   

1813  On this day in history death of louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)   

1831  Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1840  Death of Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) on this day in history.   

1852  Death of Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809) on January - 06.   

1855  On January - 06 death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)   

1882  On January - 06 death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)   

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1367  On January - 06 birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)   

1367  Richard II of England (d. 1400) was born on this day in history.   

1367  On January - 06 birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400)   

1412  Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr was born on January - 06.   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1486  On January - 06 birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor   

1488  On January - 06 birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)