People who died on January 6 110
Honoratus
d. 429 (b. 350)
Honoratus, French archbishop and saint (b. 350)
'Amr ibn al-'As
d. 664 (b. 583)
'Amr ibn al-'As, Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 583)
Abo of Tiflis
d. 786 (b. 756)
Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)
Hasan ibn Zayd
d. 884
Hasan ibn Zayd, Tabaristan ruler
Berengar of Tours
d. 1088 (b. 999)
Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (b. 999)
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
d. 1148 (b. 1100)
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1100)
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William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey
d. 1148
William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey
Raymond of Penyafort
d. 1275 (b. 1175)
Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
Giovanni I di Murta
d. 1350
Giovanni I di Murta, second doge of the Republic of Genoa
Gertrude van der Oosten
d. 1358
Gertrude van der Oosten, beguine
Peter IV of Aragon
d. 1387 (b. 1319)
Peter IV of Aragon (d. 1387)
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Roger Walden
d. 1406
Roger Walden, English bishop
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
d. 1477
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
Ahmed Khan bin Küchük
d. 1481
Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
d. 1537 (b. 1510)
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)
Baldassare Peruzzi
d. 1537 (b. 1481)
Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481)
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Philip Henslowe
d. 1616 (b. 1550)
Philip Henslowe, English businessman (b. 1550)
Elias Holl
d. 1646 (b. 1573)
Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573)
Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury)
d. 1689 (b. 1617)
Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617)
Mehmed IV
d. 1693 (b. 1642)
Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
Philips van Almonde
d. 1711 (b. 1646)
Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina
d. 1718 (b. 1664)
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (d. 1718)
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
d. 1725 (b. 1653)
Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)
Étienne François Geoffroy
d. 1731 (b. 1672)
Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (d. 1731)
John Dennis (dramatist)
d. 1734 (b. 1657)
John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers
d. 1813 (b. 1764)
Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
Josef Dobrovský
d. 1829 (b. 1753)
Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)
Rodolphe Kreutzer
d. 1831 (b. 1766)
Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
Frances Burney
d. 1840 (b. 1752)
Frances Burney, English novelist and playwright (d. 1840)
Louis Braille
d. 1852 (b. 1809)
Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
Giacomo Beltrami
d. 1855 (b. 1779)
Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
d. 1882 (b. 1815)
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
Gregor Mendel
d. 1884 (b. 1822)
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (d. 1884)
Bharatendu Harishchandra
d. 1885 (b. 1850)
Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
d. 1885 (b. 1812)
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
Thomas W. Knox
d. 1896 (b. 1835)
Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (d. 1896)
George Van Cleaf
d. 1905 (b. 1880)
George Van Cleaf, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)
Frederick Hitch
d. 1913 (b. 1856)
Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack
d. 1917 (b. 1834)
Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (d. 1917)
Georg Cantor
d. 1918 (b. 1845)
Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
Max Heindel
d. 1919 (b. 1865)
Max Heindel, Danish-American astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)
Theodore Roosevelt
d. 1919 (b. 1858)
Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
Devil Anse Hatfield
d. 1921 (b. 1839)
Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
Jakob Rosanes
d. 1922 (b. 1842)
Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)
Alvin Kraenzlein
d. 1928 (b. 1876)
Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
Vladimir de Pachmann
d. 1933 (b. 1848)
Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
Herbert Chapman
d. 1934 (b. 1878)
Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1934)
André Bessette
d. 1937 (b. 1845)
André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)
Gustavs Zemgals
d. 1939 (b. 1871)
Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (d. 1939)
Charley O'Leary
d. 1941 (b. 1882)
Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
Emma Calvé
d. 1942 (b. 1858)
Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
d. 1942 (b. 1876)
Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
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Jacques Rosenbaum
d. 1944 (b. 1878)
Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (d. 1944)
Ida Tarbell
d. 1944 (b. 1857)
Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)
Vladimir Vernadsky
d. 1945 (b. 1863)
Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
Victor Fleming
d. 1949 (b. 1889)
Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer (d. 1949)
Sofoklis Dousmanis
d. 1952 (b. 1868)
Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1868)
Jean Lurçat
d. 1966 (b. 1892)
Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
Chen Yi (general)
d. 1972 (b. 1901)
Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)
David Alfaro Siqueiros
d. 1974 (b. 1896)
David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
Burt Munro
d. 1978 (b. 1899)
Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
Raymond Mays
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1980)
A. J. Cronin
d. 1981 (b. 1896)
A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (d. 1981)
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Ernest Laszlo
d. 1984 (b. 1898)
Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)
Ian Charleson
d. 1990 (b. 1949)
Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)
Pavel Cherenkov
d. 1990 (b. 1904)
Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
Ahmed Adnan Saygun
d. 1991 (b. 1907)
Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (d. 1991)
Dizzy Gillespie
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)
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Richard Mortensen
d. 1993 (b. 1910)
Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (b. 1910)
Rudolf Nureyev
d. 1993 (b. 1938)
Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)
Joe Slovo
d. 1995 (b. 1926)
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-born South African activist and politician (d. 1995)
Michel Petrucciani
d. 1999 (b. 1962)
Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
Don Martin (cartoonist)
d. 2000 (b. 1931)
Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
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Hirini Melbourne
d. 2003 (b. 1949)
Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)
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Pierre Charles
d. 2004 (b. 1954)
Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
Francesco Scavullo
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
Eileen Desmond
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)
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Lois Hole
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Lois Hole, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (d. 2005)
Tarquinio Provini
d. 2005 (b. 1933)
Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2005)
Louis Robichaud
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
Lou Rawls
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
Hugh Thompson, Jr.
d. 2006 (b. 1943)
Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (d. 2006)
Mario Danelo
d. 2007 (b. 1985)
Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)
Roberta Wohlstetter
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Roberta Wohlstetter, American political scientist, historian, and academic (b. 1912)
Ron Asheton
d. 2009 (b. 1948)
Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)
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Uche Okafor
d. 2011 (b. 1967)
Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)
Roger Boisjoly
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012)
John Celardo
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
John Celardo, American illustrator (b. 1918)
Bob Holness
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)
Spike Pola
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
Spike Pola, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1914)
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (d. 2013)
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Ruth Carter Stevenson
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923)
Gerard Helders
d. 2013 (b. 1905)
Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)
John Ingram (politician)
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
John Ingram, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
Cho Sung-min
d. 2013 (b. 1973)
Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (d. 2013)
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Bob Bolen
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Bob Bolen, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
Marina Ginestà
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (b. 1919)
Nelson Ned
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
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Julian Rotter
d. 2014 (b. 1916)
Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)
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Arthur Jackson (sport shooter)
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)
Basil John Mason
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)
Pat Harrington, Jr.
d. 2016 (b. 1929)
Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (d. 2016)
Florence King
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
Florence King, American journalist and author (b. 1936)
Christy O'Connor Jnr
d. 2016 (b. 1948)
Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)
Silvana Pampanini
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (d. 2016)
Ioannis Petridis
d. 2016 (b. 1931)
Ioannis Petridis, Greek politician (b. 1931)
Octavio Lepage
d. 2017 (b. 1923)
Octavio Lepage, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
Om Puri
d. 2017 (b. 1950)
Om Puri, Indian actor (b. 1950)
Tilikum (orca)
d. 2017
Tilikum, American-held orca (b. ca. 1981)