Famous Deaths In January - 06

1884  On this day in history gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61  

1885  On this day in history peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72  

1907  Walter Read, cricketer (Engl batsman, 117 at no 10 v Aust 1884), dies on January - 06.  

1913  Death of Frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856) on January - 06.  

1915  On this day in history reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies  

1917  Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82 on January - 06.  

1918  On this day in history georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72  

1919  Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60 on January - 06.  

1922  On January - 06 death of jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842)  

1928  Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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1929  Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 on January - 06.  

1933  On January - 06 death of vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848)  

1934  Death of Herbert Chapman , Legendary Manager of Arsenal and Huddersfield Town (b. 1878) on January - 06.  

1935  George P Baker, US playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68 on January - 06.  

1936  Charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies on January - 06.  

1937  On January - 06 death of andré Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)  

1939  Albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies on January - 06.  

1941  Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 on January - 06.  

1942  Death of Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

1945  On this day in history death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)  

1950  On this day in history isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71  

1958  Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 on January - 06.  

1959  Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1960  On January - 06 edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52  

1961  Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1962  Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1963  On January - 06 lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68  

1964  Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 on January - 06.  

1965  John Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history death of arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried  

1968  On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

1972  Death of Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) on this day in history.  

1974  On January - 06 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77  

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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  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr  

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 January - 06.