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Abo of Tiflis
Christian martyr
Berengar of Tours
French theologian involved in transubstantiation controversy
Raymond of Peñafort
Dominican Master General and archbishop and saint (c. 1367–1439)
Christopher of Bavaria
Scandinavian king under the Kalmar Union
Uzun Hasan
Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1452 to 1478
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
Duke of Florence from 1532 to 1537
Abo of Tiflis — Christian martyr, who died on January 6 786.
Berengar of Tours — French theologian involved in transubstantiation controversy, who died on January 6 1088.
Raymond of Peñafort — Dominican Master General and archbishop and saint (c. 1367–1439), who died on January 6 1275.
Christopher of Bavaria — Scandinavian king under the Kalmar Union, who died on January 6 1448.
Uzun Hasan — Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1452 to 1478, who died on January 6 1478.
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence — Duke of Florence from 1532 to 1537, who died on January 6 1537.
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- 1358
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- 1537
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- 1689
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John Dennis (dramatist)English critic and dramatist - 1829
Josef DobrovskýCzech historian and philologist - 1831
Rodolphe KreutzerFrench violinist and composer - 1840
Frances BurneyEnglish novelist, diarist and playwright - 1852
Louis BrailleFrench educator and inventor of braille - 1855
Giacomo BeltramiItalian explorer - 1882
Richard Henry Dana Jr.American author and lawyer - 1884
Gregor MendelAustrian biologist and friar - 1885
Bharatendu HarishchandraIndian writer and poet - 1902
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Georg CantorMathematician - 1919
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- 1990
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- 1993
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- 2005
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- 2012
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- 2014
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- 2015
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- 2016
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- 2016
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- 2021
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- 2022
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