Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06

1884  Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 on January - 06.   

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

1907  On this day in history walter Read, cricketer (Engl batsman, 117 at no 10 v Aust 1884), dies   

1913  On January - 06 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  On January - 06 hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

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 January - 06.   

1922  Death of Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 06.   

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

1935  On this day in history george P Baker, US playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68   

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

1937  Death of André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

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

1944  Death of Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) on January - 06.   

1945  Death of Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) on January - 06.   

1950  Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

1962  On this day in history jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

1963  On this day in history lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68   

1964  Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1965  On January - 06 john Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52   

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

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

1972  On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

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 this day in history.   

1367  On January - 06 birth of richard II of England (d. 1400)   

1367  On January - 06 birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400)   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr   

1412  On this day in history 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  Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor was born on this day in history.   

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