Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06

1884  Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  On January - 06 reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies   

1917  On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

1918  Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1919  On January - 06 theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60   

1922  Death of Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842) on January - 06.   

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

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

1933  Death of Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1934  On January - 06 death of herbert Chapman , Legendary Manager of Arsenal and Huddersfield Town (b. 1878)   

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

1936  Charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies on this day in history.   

1937  Death of André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845) on January - 06.   

1939  On January - 06 albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies   

1941  Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)   

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

1945  Death of Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

1950  On January - 06 isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

1959  Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54 on January - 06.   

1960  Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

1962  Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 on January - 06.   

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  On this day in history john Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52   

1967  Death of Arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried on January - 06.   

1968  Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1972  Death of Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) on January - 06.   

1974  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77 on January - 06.   

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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 January - 06 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  Joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor was born on this day in history.   

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