Famous Deaths In January - 06

0664  Death of Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583) on this day in history.  

1088  On January - 06 berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies  

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

1374  On this day in history andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies  

1425  Jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies on January - 06.  

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

1481  On January - 06 death of akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde  

1536  On January - 06 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 this day in history johan Casimir, palsgrave at the Rhine, dies  

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  Malachias Siebenhaar, composer, dies at 68 on January - 06.  

1689  On January - 06 death of seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1617)  

1693  Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51 on January - 06.  

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

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

1702  On January - 06 thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [NS=Jan 17]  

1718  Death of Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

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

1738  On January - 06 franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74  

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

1785  On this day in history haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution  

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

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

1800  William Jones, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

1831  Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 on January - 06.  

1840  On January - 06 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 this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history death of giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)  

1882  On this day in history death of richard Henry Dana, U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)  

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1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99) was born on January - 06.  

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

1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400) was born on this day in history.  

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

1412  On January - 06 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 this day in history birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor  

1488  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae) was born on this day in history.