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
American
26th U.S. President
Rudolf NureyevRudolf Nureyev
Austrian
Ballet Dancer & Choreographer

Gregor MendelGregor Mendel
Austrian
 

Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie
American
Bandleader

Devil Anse HatfieldDevil Anse Hatfield
American
Patriarch of the Hatfield Clan

Burt MunroBurt Munro
New Zealander
Motorcycle Racer
Georg CantorGeorg Cantor
German, Russian
Mathematician

Victor FlemingVictor Fleming
American
Film Director

Louis BrailleLouis Braille
French
Inventor of Braille
Monica SpearMónica Spear
Venezuelan
Model, Actress

Ida TarbellIda Tarbell
American
Journalist
Frances BurneyFrances Burney
British
Novelist

Vladimir VernadskyVladimir Vernadsky
Russian
Mineralogist

Richard Henry Dana Jr.Richard Henry Dana Jr.
American
Reputed U. S. Lawyer & Abolitionist

Pavel Alekseyevich CherenkovPavel Cherenkov
Russian
Physicist

Om PuriOm Puri
Indian
Actor
Uday KiranUday Kiran
Indian
Actor

Mehmed IVMehmed IV
Turkish
Sultan

Lou RawlsLou Rawls
American
Singer

Ian CharlesonIan Charleson
Scottish
Scottish actor
Mamie TillMamie Till
American
Activist

Ylenia CarrisiYlenia Carrisi
Italian
Presenter
Edith FrankEdith Frank
German
 

Amr ibn al-AsAmr ibn al-As
Saudi Arabian
Military commander

A. J. CroninA. J. Cronin
Swiss
Novelist
David Alfaro SiqueirosDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican
Painter, University teacher, Military personnel

Michel PetruccianiMichel Petrucciani
French
Pianist, Jazz musician, Composer
Joe SlovoJoe Slovo
South African
Politician

Haym SalomonHaym Salomon
Polish, American
Businessman

P. C. SorcarP. C. Sorcar
Indian
Stage magician
Vang PaoVang Pao
Laotian
General

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Julius RosenwaldJulius Rosenwald
American
Businessman
Christopher of BavariaChristopher of Bavaria
German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
King

Hugh Thompson, Jr.Hugh Thompson, Jr.
American
 

George R. PriceGeorge R. Price
American
Mathematician, Geneticist

Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra
Indian
Actor, Journalist, Writer, Poet
Peter IV of AragonPeter IV of Aragon
Spanish
King
Tex RickardTex Rickard
American
Boxing promoter

Duane HansonDuane Hanson
American
Sculptor, Artist

Francesco ScavulloFrancesco Scavullo
American
Photographer

Greta ThyssenGreta Thyssen
Danish
Actress
Chikamatsu MonzaemonChikamatsu Monzaemon
Japanese
writer, playwright

Georgy SviridovGeorgy Sviridov
Russian
composer, pianist

Philip Danforth ArmourPhilip Danforth Armour
American
Entrepreneur

Rodolphe KreutzerRodolphe Kreutzer
French
Violinist

Rabbit MaranvilleRabbit Maranville
American
Baseball manager
A. Lawrence LowellA. Lawrence Lowell
American
Educator

Julian RotterJulian Rotter
American
Psychologist, University teacher, Non-fiction
Raymond of PenyafortRaymond of Penyafort
Spanish
Saint

Ntsu MokhehleNtsu Mokhehle
Mosotho
Political Leader

Philip HenslowePhilip Henslowe
British
Entrepreneur
Emma CalvéEmma Calvé
French
Operatic soprano

Hartley ColeridgeHartley Coleridge
British
Poet
Ricardo PigliaRicardo Piglia
Argentinian
Author

Jean Henri RiesenerJean Henri Riesener
German
Ébéniste

Jean LurçatJean Lurçat
French
Artist

Josef DobrovskýJosef Dobrovský
Czech, Hungarian
Philologist

Heinrich LammaschHeinrich Lammasch
Austrian
Jurist
Charlotte von SteinCharlotte von Stein
German
Writer

Isaiah BowmanIsaiah Bowman
Canadian, American
Geographer

Pierre PoivrePierre Poivre
French
Horticulturist

Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron CunliffeWalter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe
British
Banker
Alvin KraenzleinAlvin Kraenzlein
Olympic athlete

William GropperWilliam Gropper
American
Cartoonist
Louis RobichaudLouis Robichaud
Canadian
Politician

Vladimir de PachmannVladimir de Pachmann
Russian
Pianist

H. Owen ReedH. Owen Reed
American
Conductor, Composer, Author, Musicologist, Writer
William A. BradyWilliam A. Brady
American
Actor

William Martin LeakeWilliam Martin Leake
British
Diplomat
George Pierce BakerGeorge Pierce Baker
American
Educator

Sir Frederick William BordenFrederick William Borden
Canadian
Politician

Ștefan BaciuȘtefan Baciu
Romanian
Linguist, Poet, Diplomat, Literary historian,
Bern DibnerBern Dibner
American
Engineer

Baldassare FranceschiniBaldassare Franceschini
Italian
Painter
Victor BraunVictor Braun
Canadian
Singer

Don MartinDon Martin
American
cartoonist

John Bernard FlannaganJohn Bernard Flannagan
American
Sculptor

Jorge BarbosaJorge Barbosa
Cape Verdean
Poet
Tani BunchōTani Bunchō
Japanese
Painter
Richard MortensenRichard Mortensen
Danish
Painter

Pete KleinowPete Kleinow
American
Musician

Étienne François GeoffroyÉtienne François Geoffroy
French
Physician

Gerard HeldersGerard Helders
Judge, Politician
John DennisJohn Dennis
British
Writer, Playwright, Literary critic

Baldassarre PeruzziBaldassarre Peruzzi
Italian
Architect

Alexander BeliaevAlexander Beliaev
Russian
Writer

Chen YiChen Yi
Chinese
Chinese military leader

Pierre CharlesPierre Charles
Dominican
Prime Minister
Flora Adams DarlingFlora Adams Darling
American
Author

Harald HjärneHarald Hjärne
Swedish
Historian
TyāgarājaTyāgarāja
Indian
 

Johann August EberhardJohann August Eberhard
German
Theologian
Erik Robert LindahlErik Robert Lindahl
Swedish
Economist
Ibn al-AbbārIbn al-Abbār
Spanish
Poet