8 notable people died on January 6, including Pavel A. Cherenkov, Berengar of Tours, Haym Solomon.
20th Century
1 death
Pavel A. Cherenkov
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
19th Century
1 death
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
chemistengineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads
French mathematician (*1797 – †1886)
18th Century
3 deaths
Haym Solomon
economics of bankingentrepreneur
American businessman
Jean-Baptiste Labat
colonizerengineer
French botanist (1663-1738)
Étienne François Geoffroy
chemistpharmacist
French chemist
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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