Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 January - 06 death of frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856)   

1915  Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies on January - 06.   

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

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

1919  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

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 January - 06.   

1936  Charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies on this day in history.   

1937  On January - 06 death of andré Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)   

1939  Albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies on this day in history.   

1941  Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 on January - 06.   

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

1944  On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

1950  On this day in history isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85   

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

1962  Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67   

1965  John Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52 on this day in history.   

1967  Death of Arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

1972  Death of Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) on January - 06.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1412  Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr was born on January - 06.   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

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

1486  Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor was born on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)