Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06

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

1885  Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842)   

1928  On January - 06 alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51   

1929  On January - 06 nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies   

1941  On January - 06 franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

1942  Death of Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) on January - 06.   

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  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 January - 06.   

1959  On January - 06 jose Enrique Pedreira, composer, dies at 54   

1960  On this day in history edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52   

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  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  John Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52 on January - 06.   

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

1968  On January - 06 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  On this day in history 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 January - 06.   

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

1412  On January - 06 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 January - 06.   

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