Famous Deaths 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 January - 06.   

1907  Walter Read, cricketer (Engl batsman, 117 at no 10 v Aust 1884), dies on January - 06.   

1913  Death of Frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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

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

1922  Death of Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

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

1929  Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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  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  On January - 06 franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

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

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  Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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  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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77 on January - 06.   

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1367  On this day in history birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)   

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 January - 06 birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr   

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

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  On January - 06 birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor   

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