Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06

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

1885  On January - 06 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 this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history death of frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856)   

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

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

1918  On January - 06 georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies at 72   

1919  Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60 on this day in history.   

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 January - 06.   

1929  On this day in history nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72   

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

1934  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies   

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 January - 06.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on January - 06.   

1962  On January - 06 jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

1963  Lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67   

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

1967  On January - 06 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  On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

1974  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1367  On this day in history birth of richard II of England (d. 1400)   

1367  On this day in history 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  Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on January - 06.   

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 this day in history birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)