14 notable people died on January 6, including Pavel A. Cherenkov, Berengar of Tours, Haym Solomon.
20th Century
5 deaths
Pavel A. Cherenkov
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
Giovanni Vacca
historian of mathematicsmathematician
Italian mathematician and sinologist (1872–1953)
Maila Talvio
translatorwriter
Finnish writer
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
criticjournalist
Indian Islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the Quran (1892–1977)
Gustavs Zemgals
journalistlawyer
President of Latvia (1871-1939)
19th Century
2 deaths
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
chemistengineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads
French mathematician (*1797 – †1886)
Gil Colunje
journalistnovelist
Colombian writer (1831-1899)
18th Century
4 deaths
Haym Solomon
economics of bankingentrepreneur
American businessman
Étienne François Geoffroy
chemistpharmacist
French chemist
Jean-Baptiste Labat
colonizerengineer
French botanist (1663-1738)
Samuel Johnson
grammarianHebraist
President of Columbia University (1696-1772)
17th Century
1 death
Guidobaldo del Monte
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher (*1545 – †1607)
16th Century
1 death
Donato Giannotti
politicianwriter
Italian writer (1492-1574)
11th Century
1 death
Berengar of Tours
philosopherscholaster
Medieval theologian (vers 990-1088)
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