January 6 in History

January 6 is the anniversary of the death of Peter Bogdanovich (2022). Below are deaths for January 6, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people who died on January 6

2022
Peter Bogdanovich (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American film director (1939–2022)
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2022
Sidney Poitier (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Bahamian-American actor, filmmaker, diplomat and author (1927–2022)
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2022
F. Sionil José (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Filipino writer (1924–2022)
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2021
Killing of Ashli Babbitt (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
2021 shooting in the United States Capitol
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2021
Gord Renwick (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian ice hockey administrator (1935–2021)
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2019
José Ramón Fernández (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Cuban politician (1923–2019)
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2019
Lamin Sanneh (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Gambian American scholar (1942–2019)
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2019
W. Morgan Sheppard (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British actor (1932–2019)
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2019
Paul Streeten (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Austrian-born British economics professor (1917–2019)
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2017
Octavio Lepage (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of Venezuela from May to June 1993
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2017
Om Puri (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian actor (1950 to 2017)
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2016
Pat Harrington Jr. (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actor (1929–2016)
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2016
Florence King (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American journalist
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2016
Christy O'Connor Jnr (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Irish golfer (1948–2016)
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2016
Silvana Pampanini (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian actress (1925–2016)
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2015
John Mason (meteorologist) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British meteorologist (1923–2015)
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2014
Marina Ginestà (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
French-born Spanish journalist
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2014
Nelson Ned (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Brazilian singer-songwriter (1947–2014)
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2012
Bob Holness (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
South African broadcaster (1928–2012)
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2008
Shmuel Berenbaum (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American rabbi
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2007
Roberta Wohlstetter (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American academic (1912–2007)
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2006
Lou Rawls (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American singer (1933–2006)
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2005
Eileen Desmond (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Irish politician (1932–2005)
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2005
Tarquinio Provini (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian motorcycle racer (1933–2005)
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2004
Pierre Charles (Dominican politician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dominican politician
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