January 6th
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Epiphany (Three Kings' Day)
Christian feast commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; celebrated as Three Kings' Day across Latin America and Southern Europe.
244 Notable deaths
Michał Czajkowski
Polish-cossack soldier and author, ottoman general (1804–1886).
Born September 29th, 1804 in Gal'chin.
Died January 6th, 1886 at 81 years old in Birky.
Han Ryner
French individualist anarchist philosopher, activist, and novelist (1861-1938).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Nemours.
Died January 6th, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris.
Vincenzo Florio
Italian wine industrialist and automobile enthusiast (1883–1959).
Born March 18th, 1883 in Palermo.
Died January 6th, 1959 at 75 years old in Épernay.
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
Turkish composer (1907–1991).
Born September 7th, 1907 in İzmir.
Died January 6th, 1991 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Yevgeny Tarle
Soviet historian and academician of the russian academy of sciences (1874-1955).
Born November 8th, 1875 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1955 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Noel Madison
American actor (1897-1975).
Born April 30th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 1975 at 77 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Albert Lebourg
French impressionist painter (1849-1928).
Born February 1st, 1849 in Montfort-sur-Risle. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1928 at 78 years old in Rouen.
Erik Lindahl
Swedish economist (1891-1960).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 68 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Surjit Singh Randhawa
Indian field hockey player (1951–1984).
Born October 10th, 1951 in Surjit Singhwala.
Died January 6th, 1984 at 32 years old in Kartarpur (traffic collision).
Giuseppe Viani
Italian footballer and coach (1909–1969).
Born September 13th, 1909 in Treviso.
Died January 6th, 1969 at 59 years old in Ferrara.
Gregg Rudloff
Re-recording mixer (1955-2019).
Born November 2nd, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died January 6th, 2019 at 63 years old in Westwood. [ref]
Mariano Laurenti
Italian film director (1929–2022).
Born April 15th, 1929 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 92 years old in Gubbio. [ref]
Umberto Raho
Italian actor (1922-2016).
Died January 6th, 2016 at 93 years old in Anzio (Alzheimer's disease).
Agustín Gaínza
Spanish footballer (1922-1995).
Born May 28th, 1922 in Basauri.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 72 years old in Basauri.
Susana Chávez
Mexican activist (1974-2011).
Born November 5th, 1974 in Ciudad Juárez.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 36 years old in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Theodor Liebknecht
German politician (1870-1948).
Born April 19th, 1870 in Leipzig.
Died January 6th, 1948 at 77 years old in Altendorf (Brome).
Franz Hessel
German writer and translator (1880-1941).
Born November 21st, 1880 in Szczecin.
Died January 6th, 1941 at 60 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer.
Elza Brandeisz
Hungarian pedagogue.
Born September 18th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 2018 at 110 years old in Sopron. [ref]
Edith M. Flanigen
American chemist.
Born January 28th, 1929 in Buffalo.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 96 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Margit Slachta
Hungarian activist, editor (1884-1974).
Born September 18th, 1884 in Košice. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Tarquinio Provini
Italian motorcycle racer (1933–2005).
Died January 6th, 2005 at 71 years old in Bologna.
Eduard Study
German mathematician (1862-1930).
Born March 23rd, 1862 in Coburg.
Died January 6th, 1930 at 67 years old in Bonn (stomach cancer).
Henri Buisson
French physicist (1873–1944).
Born July 15th, 1873 in Paris.
Died January 6th, 1944 at 70 years old in Marseille.
Prince Nicholas Maximilianovich, 4th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Russo-german noble and mineralogist.
Born August 4th, 1843 in Peterhof Palaces and complex.
Died January 6th, 1891 at 47 years old in Paris.
Rafaela Porras y Ayllón
Cofounder of handmaids of the sacred heart of jesus.
Born January 6th, 1850 in Pedro Abad.
Died January 6th, 1925 at 75 years old in Rome.
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