Died On January 6th
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Discover the most famous people who died on January 6. The list includes people like Theodore Roosevelt, Gregor Mendel, Dizzy Gillespie, Rudolf Nureyev, Georg Cantor. Famous personalities featured on this list, include composers, playwrights, political leaders and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Russia, India & Austria and many more countries.
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Birthdate: October 27, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1919
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Sidney Poitier(Director and the First African-American to Win an Academy Award for Best Actor)
Birthdate: February 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: July 20, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hynčice, Vražné, Czechia
Died: 1884
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Rudolf Nureyev(Choreographer & One of the Greatest Male Ballet Dancers of His Generation)
Birthdate: March 17, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Irkutsk, Russia
Died: 1993
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: October 21, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1993
Birthdate: March 3, 1845
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died: 1918
Birthdate: January 4, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Coupvray
Died: 1852
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Lou Rawls
(R&B Singer Famous for His Luxurious Baritone Singing Voice and Four-Octave Vocal Range)
Birthdate: December 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Mehmed IV
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Birthdate: January 2, 1642
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: 1693
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Mamie Till
(American Civil Rights Activist, Who Lost Her Son 'Emmett Till' to a Racist Attack)
Birthdate: November 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Webb, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2003
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Gianluca Vialli
(Italian Football Player and Manager Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: July 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cremona, Italy
Died: 2023
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Ian Charleson
(Scottish actor)
Birthdate: August 11, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1990
Birthdate: February 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States
Died: 1949
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Burt Munro(New Zealand Motorcycle Racer Who Set an Under-1,000 CC World Record)
Birthdate: March 25, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Invercargill, New Zealand
Died: 1978
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Edith Frank
(Anne Frank's mother)
Birthdate: January 16, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: 1945
Birthdate: October 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Maracaibo
Died: 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Pat Harrington Jr.
(Actor)
Birthdate: August 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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A. J. Cronin
(Scottish Novelist Best Known for His Novel 'The Citadel')
Birthdate: July 19, 1896
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cardross, Scotland
Died: 1981
Birthdate: October 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ambala, Punjab, India
Died: 2017
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: May 23, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Obeliai
Died: 1995
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Cheryl Holdridge
(Actress)
Birthdate: June 20, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2009
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Amr ibn al-As
(Arab Commander Who Helped Conquer Egypt in 7th Century)
Birthdate: February 14, 0573
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died: 0664
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Haym Salomon
(Businessman and Principal Financier During the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: April 7, 1740
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leszno, Poland
Died: 1785
Birthdate: April 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta
Died: 2006
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Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
(Duke)
Birthdate: July 22, 1510
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1537
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Ron Asheton
(American Guitarist, Bassist and Co-Songwriter for the Rock Band 'The Stooges')
Birthdate: July 17, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2009
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Niall MacGinnis
(Film actor)
Birthdate: March 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, County Dublin, History of Ireland (1801–1923) Ireland
Died: 1977
Birthdate: May 18, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2000
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George R. Price
(Mathematician, Geneticist)
Birthdate: October 6, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: United States of America
Died: 1975
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Catherine Scorsese
(Actress, Writer)
Birthdate: April 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1997
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Vladimir Vernadsky(Russian Mineralogist and One of the Founders of Geochemistry, Radiogeology and Biogeochemistry)
Birthdate: March 12, 1863
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1945
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John D. MacArthur
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: March 6, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1978
Birthdate: August 20, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana
Died: 2007
Birthdate: August 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1882
Birthdate: September 5, 1319
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Balaguer, Spain
Died: 1387
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Pavel Cherenkov(Russian Physicist and Winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Discovery of Cherenkov Radiation)
Birthdate: July 28, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Novaya Chigla, Russia
Died: 1990
Birthdate: September 9, 1839
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia, United States
Died: 1921
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Julius Rosenwald
(Businessman)
Birthdate: August 12, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: 1932
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Christopher of Bavaria
(King)
Birthdate: February 26, 1416
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany
Died: 1448
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Marina Ginestà
(War Correspondent)
Birthdate: January 29, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: 2014
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Rabbit Maranville
(Baseball manager)
Birthdate: November 11, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1954
Birthdate: February 6, 0910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: 0946
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Greta Thyssen
(Danish Actress and Former Model)
Birthdate: March 30, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hareskovby, Denmark
Died: 2018
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Philip Danforth Armour
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: May 16, 1832
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockbridge, New York, United States
Died: 1901
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Raymond of Penyafort
(Saint)
Birthdate: 1175 AD
Birthplace: Santa Margarida i els Monjos, Spain
Died: 1275
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Satwant Singh
(Bodyguard, Criminal)
Birthdate: 1962 AD
Birthplace: Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Died: 1989
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Rodolphe Kreutzer
(French Violinist and Composer Known for Her Opera 'La mort d'Abel')
Birthdate: November 15, 1766
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: 1831
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Georgy Sviridov
(Composer)
Birthdate: December 16, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fatezh, Russia
Died: 1998
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Florence King
(American Novelist, Essayist & Columnist)
Birthdate: January 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2016
Birthdate: November 5, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hatch Hollow, Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1944