People who died on August 6 100
Pope Sixtus II
d. 258
Pope Sixtus II
Pope Hormisdas
d. 523 (b. 450)
Pope Hormisdas (b. 450)
Marwan II
d. 750 (b. 688)
Marwan II, Umayyad general and caliph (b. 688)
Richard III, Duke of Normandy
d. 1027
Richard III, Duke of Normandy
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
d. 1162 (b. 1113)
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (b. 1113)
Henry the Lion
d. 1195 (b. 1129)
Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (b. 1129)
Saint Dominic
d. 1221 (b. 1170)
Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221)
Stephen V of Hungary
d. 1272 (b. 1239)
Stephen V of Hungary (b. 1239)
Francesco I Gattilusio
d. 1384
Francesco I of Lesbos
Ladislaus of Naples
d. 1414 (b. 1377)
Ladislaus of Naples (b. 1377)
Pope Callixtus III
d. 1458 (b. 1378)
Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)
Jacopo Sannazaro
d. 1530 (b. 1458)
Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. 1458)
Girolamo Fracastoro
d. 1553 (b. 1478)
Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)
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Johannes Junius
d. 1628 (b. 1573)
Johannes Junius, German lawyer and politician (b. 1573)
Ben Jonson
d. 1637 (b. 1572)
Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
d. 1645 (b. 1575)
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (b. 1575)
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
d. 1657 (b. 1595)
Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)
Diego Velázquez
d. 1660 (b. 1599)
Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
d. 1666 (b. 1622)
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
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John Snell
d. 1679 (b. 1629)
John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
Antoine Arnauld
d. 1694 (b. 1612)
Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)
François de Harlay de Champvallon
d. 1695 (b. 1625)
François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (d. 1695)
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
d. 1753 (b. 1711)
Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)
Ádám Mányoki
d. 1757 (b. 1673)
Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
d. 1794 (b. 1714)
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
James A. Bayard (elder)
d. 1815 (b. 1767)
James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1767)
Konstantin von Benckendorff
d. 1828 (b. 1785)
Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)
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Edward Walsh (poet)
d. 1850 (b. 1805)
Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)
John Mason Neale
d. 1866 (b. 1818)
John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)
James Springer White
d. 1881 (b. 1821)
James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
Robert Spear Hudson
d. 1884 (b. 1812)
Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1812)
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
d. 1893 (b. 1811)
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
Eduard Hanslick
d. 1904 (b. 1825)
Eduard Hanslick, Bohemian-Austrian musicologist and critic (d. 1904)
George Waterhouse (politician)
d. 1906 (b. 1824)
George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
Stefan Bastyr
d. 1920 (b. 1890)
Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920)
Surendranath Banerjee
d. 1925 (b. 1848)
Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
d. 1925 (b. 1853)
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
Bix Beiderbecke
d. 1931 (b. 1903)
Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
Richard Bong
d. 1945 (b. 1920)
Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
Hiram Johnson
d. 1945 (b. 1866)
Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
Tony Lazzeri
d. 1946 (b. 1903)
Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
Preston Sturges
d. 1959 (b. 1898)
Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959)
Cedric Hardwicke
d. 1964 (b. 1893)
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
Theodor W. Adorno
d. 1969 (b. 1903)
Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
Nikos Tsiforos
d. 1970 (b. 1912)
Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
Fulgencio Batista
d. 1973 (b. 1901)
Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (b. 1901)
Gregor Piatigorsky
d. 1976 (b. 1903)
Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)
Pope Paul VI
d. 1978 (b. 1897)
Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
Edward Durell Stone
d. 1978 (b. 1902)
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen
d. 1979 (b. 1911)
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Klaus Nomi
d. 1983 (b. 1944)
Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1944)
William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany
d. 1985 (b. 1905)
William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1905)
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Forbes Burnham
d. 1985 (b. 1923)
Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (b. 1923)
Emilio Fernández
d. 1986 (b. 1904)
Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
Ira C. Eaker
d. 1987 (b. 1896)
Ira C. Eaker, American general (b. 1896)
Jacques Soustelle
d. 1990 (b. 1912)
Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (b. 1912)
Shapour Bakhtiar
d. 1991 (b. 1915)
Shapour Bakhtiar, Iranian soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1915)
Roland Michener
d. 1991 (b. 1900)
Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (b. 1900)
Harry Reasoner
d. 1991 (b. 1923)
Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created 60 Minutes (b. 1923)
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Leszek Błażyński
d. 1992 (b. 1949)
Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (b. 1949)
Tex Hughson
d. 1993 (b. 1916)
Tex Hughson, American baseball player (b. 1916)
Domenico Modugno
d. 1994 (b. 1928)
Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1928)
Shin Ki-ha
d. 1997 (b. 1941)
Shin Ki-ha, South Korean lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
André Weil
d. 1998 (b. 1906)
André Weil, French-American mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
Jorge Amado
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001)
Adhar Kumar Chatterji
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Adhar Kumar Chatterji, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1966 until 1970. (b. 1914)
Wilhelm Mohnke
d. 2001 (b. 1911)
Wilhelm Mohnke, German general (b. 1911)
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Shan Ratnam
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1928)
Dorothy Tutin
d. 2001 (b. 1930)
Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. 1930)
Edsger W. Dijkstra
d. 2002 (b. 1930)
Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)
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Julius Baker
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (d. 2003)
Rick James
d. 2004 (b. 1948)
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
Donald Justice
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Donald Justice, American poet and writing teacher (d. 2004)
Robin Cook
d. 2005 (b. 1946)
Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)
Heinz Barth
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Heinz Barth, German lieutenant (b. 1920)
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Zsolt Daczi
d. 2007 (b. 1969)
Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (b. 1969)
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Angelos Kitsos
d. 2008 (b. 1934)
Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (b. 1934)
Riccardo Cassin
d. 2009 (b. 1909)
Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)
Willy DeVille
d. 2009 (b. 1950)
Willy DeVille, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
John Hughes (filmmaker)
d. 2009 (b. 1950)
John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
Fe del Mundo
d. 2011 (b. 1911)
Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (b. 1911)
Richard Cragun
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
Marvin Hamlisch
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
Robert Hughes (critic)
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (b. 1938)
Bernard Lovell
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)
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Mark O'Donnell
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (b. 1954)
Ruggiero Ricci
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (b. 1918)
Dan Roundfield
d. 2012 (b. 1953)
Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (b. 1953)
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Jeremy Geidt
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Jeremy Geidt, English-American actor and educator (b. 1930)
Stan Lynde
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (d. 2013)
Mava Lee Thomas
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (d. 2013)
Jerry Wolman
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Jerry Wolman, American businessman (b. 1927)
Ralph Bryans
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1941)
Ananda W.P. Guruge
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Ananda W.P. Guruge, Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat (b. 1928)
John Woodland Hastings
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (b. 1927)
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Ray Hill (American football)
d. 2015 (b. 1975)
Ray Hill, American football player (d. 2015)
Frederick R. Payne, Jr.
d. 2015 (b. 1911)
Frederick R. Payne, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1911)
Orna Porat
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (b. 1924)
Darren Daulton
d. 2017 (b. 1962)
Darren Daulton, American baseball player (b. 1962)
Betty Cuthbert
d. 2017 (b. 1938)
Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (b. 1938)