Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06
Sunday, 01 February 2026
0664 Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on January - 06. 

1088 Berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies on January - 06. 

1275 Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies on January - 06. 

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

1425 On this day in history jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies 

1448 On this day in history christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 

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

1536 On this day in history baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies 

1541 On this day in history bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52 

1592 On January - 06 johan Casimir, palsgrave at the Rhine, dies 

1616 Death of Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) on January - 06. 

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

1685 Malachias Siebenhaar, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history. 

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

1693 On this day in history mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51 

1694 Francesco Morosini, Italian army general, dies on January - 06. 

1697 On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer, dies at 56 

1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [NS=Jan 17] on January - 06. 

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 Death of Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. 1672) on this day in history. 

1734 On January - 06 death of john Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. 1657) 

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 January - 06 johann Trier, composer, dies at 73 

1799 W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on January - 06. 

1800 On January - 06 william Jones, composer, dies at 73 

1813 Death of Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764) on this day in history. 

1831 On January - 06 rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 

1840 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) 

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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