Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 06

1884  On January - 06 gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61   

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

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

1922  On this day in history 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 January - 06 nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72   

1933  On this day in history death of vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848)   

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

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

1936  On January - 06 charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies   

1937  On this day in history death of andré Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)   

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

1941  On this day in history franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

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

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

1958  On January - 06 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

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

1960  Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 on January - 06.   

1961  Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on January - 06.   

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

1963  Lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68 on January - 06.   

1964  On January - 06 edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67   

1965  On this day in history 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 January - 06 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  On this day in history birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)   

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

1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400) was born on January - 06.   

1412  Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr was born on this day in history.   

1412  Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 06.   

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