Famous Deaths Happened In January - 16
Friday, 06 March 2026
0308 Marcellus i: Catholic pope (-308), 

0429 Honoratius of arles: Bishop/saint, 

0960 Polyeuctus: Patriarch of constantinople 

1343 Robert of anjou: King (naples), 

1400 John holland: 1st duke of exeter, english politician (executed) (b. 1352) 

1545 George spalatin: German reformer (b. 1484) 

1547 Johannes schöner: German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) 

1554 Christiern pedersen: Danish humanist (b. 1480) 

1585 Edward clinton: 1st earl of lincoln, english admiral (b. 1512) 

1595 Murad iii: Sultan of turkey (1574-95), 

1659 Charles annibal fabrot: French lawyer (b. 1580) 

1703 Matteo coferati: Composer, 

1710 Emperor higashiyama of japan: Emperor higashiyama of japan (b. 1675) 

1711 Joseph vaz: Apostle of ceylon (b. 1651) 

1747 Barthold heinrich brockes: German poet (b. 1680) 

1748 Arnold drakenborch: Dutch classical scholar (b. 1684) 

1750 Ivan trubetskoy: Russian field marshall (b. 1667) 

1752 Francis blomefield: English topographer (b. 1705) 

1794 Edward gibbon: Historian (decline & fall), 

1809 John moore: British general (b. 1761) 

1817 Antonin josef alois volanek: Composer, 

1834 Jean nicolas pierre hachette: French mathematician (b. 1769) 

1838 Aleksandr i polezjajev: Russian poet (sasjka), 

1842 Thomas freanby: Norwegian landscape painter, 

1849 Wilhelm m l de wette: German theologist, 

1856 Thaddeus william harris: American naturalist (b. 1795) 

1864 Anton schindler: German violinist/biographer (beethoven), 

1865 Edmond françois valentin about: French writer (b. 1828) 

1879 Octave crémazie: French canadian poet (b. 1827) 

1886 Amilcare ponchielli: Italian composer (la gioconda), 

1891 Clement-philibert-leo delibes: Composer, 

1892 Imakita kosen: Zen teacher/abbot of engagkuji monastery, 

1893 Johan philip koelman: Painter/sculptor/architect, 

1898 Charles pelham villiers: Longest-serving mp in the british house of commons (b. 1802) 

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