Famous Deaths In January - 06

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

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

1907  On January - 06 walter Read, cricketer (Engl batsman, 117 at no 10 v Aust 1884), dies  

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

1915  Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1929  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1942  On January - 06 death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)  

1944  On January - 06 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

1945  On January - 06 death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)  

1950  On January - 06 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 this day in history.  

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 January - 06.  

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

1968  On January - 06 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

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  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  On January - 06 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 this day in history.  

1412  Joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on January - 06.  

1486  On this day in history birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor  

1488  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae) was born on January - 06.