Died On January 6th

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.

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt
27 October 1858, American
26th U.S. President
Rudolf NureyevRudolf Nureyev
17 March 1938, Austrian
Ballet Dancer & Choreographer

Gregor MendelGregor Mendel
22 July 1822, Austrian
 

Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie
21 October 1917, American
Bandleader

Georg CantorGeorg Cantor
03 March 1845, German, Russian
Mathematician

Louis BrailleLouis Braille
04 January 1809, French
Inventor of Braille
Devil Anse HatfieldDevil Anse Hatfield
09 September 1839, American
Patriarch of the Hatfield Clan

Burt MunroBurt Munro
25 March 1899, New Zealander
Motorcycle Racer

Victor FlemingVictor Fleming
23 February 1889, American
Film Director

Monica SpearMónica Spear
01 October 1984, Venezuelan
Model, Actress
Frances BurneyFrances Burney
13 June 1752, British
Novelist

Vladimir VernadskyVladimir Vernadsky
12 March 1863, Russian
Mineralogist
Pavel Alekseyevich CherenkovPavel Cherenkov
28 July 1904, Russian
Physicist

Richard Henry Dana Jr.Richard Henry Dana Jr.
01 August 1815, American
Reputed U. S. Lawyer & Abolitionist

Om PuriOm Puri
18 October 1950, Indian
Actor
Lou RawlsLou Rawls
01 December 1933, American
Singer

Mamie TillMamie Till
23 November 1921, American
Activist
Ida TarbellIda Tarbell
05 November 1857, American
Journalist, Writer, Biographer

Mehmed IVMehmed IV
02 January 1642, Turkish
Sultan

Edith FrankEdith Frank
16 January 1900, German
 
Ylenia CarrisiYlenia Carrisi
29 November 1970, Italian
Presenter

David Alfaro SiqueirosDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
29 December 1896, Mexican
Painter, University teacher, Military personnel
A. J. CroninA. J. Cronin
19 July 1896, Swiss
Novelist

Joe SlovoJoe Slovo
23 May 1926, South African
Politician

Michel PetruccianiMichel Petrucciani
28 December 1962, French
Pianist, Jazz musician, Composer

Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra
09 September 1850, Indian
Actor, Journalist, Writer, Poet
Hugh Thompson, Jr.Hugh Thompson, Jr.
15 April 1943, American
 
P. C. SorcarP. C. Sorcar
23 February 1913, Indian
Stage magician

George R. PriceGeorge R. Price
06 October 1922, American
Mathematician, Geneticist

Duane HansonDuane Hanson
17 January 1925, American
Sculptor, Artist

Georgy SviridovGeorgy Sviridov
03 December 1915, Russian
composer, pianist
Julian RotterJulian Rotter
22 October 1916, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Non-fiction

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Chikamatsu MonzaemonChikamatsu Monzaemon
1653 AD, Japanese
writer, playwright

Conrad L. HallConrad L. Hall
21 June 1926, American
 

Ștefan BaciuȘtefan Baciu
29 October 1918, Romanian
Linguist, Poet, Diplomat, Literary historian,

H. Owen ReedH. Owen Reed
17 June 1910, American
Conductor, Composer, Author, Musicologist, Writer
Don MartinDon Martin
18 May 1931, American
cartoonist

Gerard HeldersGerard Helders
09 March 1905
Judge, Politician
John DennisJohn Dennis
16 September 1658, British
Writer, Playwright, Literary critic

Alexander BeliaevAlexander Beliaev
16 March 1884, Russian
Writer

TyāgarājaTyāgarāja
04 May 1767, Indian