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 January - 06.   

1907  Walter Read, cricketer (Engl batsman, 117 at no 10 v Aust 1884), dies on this day in history.   

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 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 January - 06.   

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

1922  On January - 06 death of jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842)   

1928  On January - 06 alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51   

1929  Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 on January - 06.   

1933  Death of Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848) on January - 06.   

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

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

1939  On this day in history 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 January - 06.   

1944  Death of Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) on January - 06.   

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

1950  Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 on January - 06.   

1958  On January - 06 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  On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

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

1963  On January - 06 lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68   

1964  Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 January - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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1367  On January - 06 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  Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr was born on January - 06.   

1412  On January - 06 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  On this day in history birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor   

1488  On January - 06 birth of helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)