People who died on December 6 86
Saint Nicholas
d. 343 (b. 270)
Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (b. 270)
Prince Toneri
d. 735 (b. 676)
Prince Toneri of Japan (b. 676)
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Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
d. 762 (b. 710)
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Arab rebel leader (b. 710)
Afonso I of Portugal
d. 1185 (b. 1109)
Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)
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Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus
d. 1305
Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev
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Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk
d. 1306 (b. 1270)
Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (b. 1270)
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Pope Clement VI
d. 1352 (b. 1291)
Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)
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Jan van Scorel
d. 1562 (b. 1495)
Jan van Scorel Dutch painter (b. 1495)
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Jacques Davy Duperron
d. 1618 (b. 1556)
Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
Baltasar Gracián
d. 1658 (b. 1601)
Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
John Lightfoot
d. 1675 (b. 1602)
John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
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Eleonora Gonzaga (1630-1686)
d. 1686 (b. 1630)
Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
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Benedictus Buns
d. 1716 (b. 1642)
Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
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Nicholas Rowe (writer)
d. 1718 (b. 1674)
Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
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Lady Grizel Baillie
d. 1746 (b. 1665)
Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746)
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
d. 1771 (b. 1682)
Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
d. 1779 (b. 1699)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
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Jonathan Shipley
d. 1788 (b. 1714)
Jonathan Shipley, English bishop (b. 1714)
William John Swainson
d. 1855 (b. 1789)
William John Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1789)
Jean Pierre Flourens
d. 1867 (b. 1794)
Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (b. 1794)
August Schleicher
d. 1868 (b. 1821)
August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (b. 1821)
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Theodoros Vryzakis
d. 1878 (b. 1814)
Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1814)
Erastus Brigham Bigelow
d. 1879 (b. 1814)
Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (b. 1814)
Alfred Escher
d. 1882 (b. 1819)
Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819)
Anthony Trollope
d. 1882 (b. 1815)
Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1815)
Jefferson Davis
d. 1889 (b. 1808)
Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
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Werner von Siemens
d. 1892 (b. 1816)
Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens (d. 1892)
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Said Halim Pasha
d. 1921 (b. 1865)
Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 280th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1865)
Gene Stratton-Porter
d. 1924 (b. 1863)
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (b. 1863)
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Harold Ross
d. 1951 (b. 1892)
Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (b. 1892)
Honus Wagner
d. 1955 (b. 1874)
Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
B. R. Ambedkar
d. 1956 (b. 1891)
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (b. 1891)
Frantz Fanon
d. 1961 (b. 1925)
Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
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Evert van Linge
d. 1964 (b. 1895)
Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (b. 1895)
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Janet Munro
d. 1972 (b. 1934)
Janet Munro, English actress and singer (b. 1934)
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Nikolay Kuznetsov (officer)
d. 1974 (b. 1904)
Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer (b. 1904)
João Goulart
d. 1976 (b. 1918)
João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
Charles Deutsch
d. 1980 (b. 1911)
Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (b. 1911)
Jean-Marie Seroney
d. 1982 (b. 1927)
Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (b. 1927)
Lucienne Boyer
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
Lucienne Boyer, French singer and actress (b. 1903)
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Gul Khan Nasir
d. 1983 (b. 1914)
Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (b. 1914)
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Burr Tillstrom
d. 1985 (b. 1917)
Burr Tillstrom, American actor and puppeteer (b. 1917)
Burleigh Grimes
d. 1985 (b. 1893)
Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1893)
Roy Orbison
d. 1988 (b. 1936)
Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
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Frances Bavier
d. 1989 (b. 1902)
Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)
Sammy Fain
d. 1989 (b. 1902)
Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (b. 1902)
John Payne (actor)
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
John Payne, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1912)
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Pavlos Sidiropoulos
d. 1990 (b. 1948)
Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
d. 1990 (b. 1903)
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1903)
Mimi Smith
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Mimi Smith, English nurse (b. 1906)
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Richard Stone
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
Don Ameche
d. 1993 (b. 1908)
Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
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Heinz Baas
d. 1994 (b. 1922)
Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (b. 1922)
Gian Maria Volontè
d. 1994 (b. 1933)
Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor and director (b. 1933)
Pete Rozelle
d. 1996 (b. 1926)
Pete Rozelle, American businessman (b. 1926)
Willy den Ouden
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (b. 1918)
César Baldaccini
d. 1998 (b. 1921)
César Baldaccini, French sculptor and educator (b. 1921)
Werner Klemperer
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (b. 1920)
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Aziz Mian
d. 2000 (b. 1942)
Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1942)
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Peter Blake (sailor)
d. 2001 (b. 1948)
Peter Blake, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. 1948)
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Charles McClendon
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
Philip Berrigan
d. 2002 (b. 1923)
Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1923)
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
d. 2003 (b. 1918)
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
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Charly Gaul
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
Devan Nair
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
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Danny Williams (singer)
d. 2005 (b. 1942)
Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
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William P. Yarborough
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
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John Feeney (filmmaker)
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)
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Mark Dailey
d. 2010 (b. 1953)
Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1953)
Dobie Gray
d. 2011 (b. 1940)
Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
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Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
d. 2012 (b. 1961)
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1961)
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Jan Carew
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
Jeffrey Koo Sr.
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (b. 1933)
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Huw Lloyd-Langton
d. 2012 (b. 1951)
Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (b. 1951)
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Pedro Vaz (diplomat)
d. 2012 (b. 1963)
Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (b. 1963)
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Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (b. 1939)
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Stan Tracey
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (d. 2013)
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M. K. Turk
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
Ralph H. Baer
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (b. 1922)
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Jimmy Del Ray
d. 2014 (b. 1962)
Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)
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Fred Hawkins
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Fred Hawkins, American golfer (b. 1923)
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Luke Somers
d. 2014 (b. 1981)
Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (b. 1981)
Ko Chun-hsiung
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (b. 1945)
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Liu Juying
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (b. 1917)
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Brittany CoxXx
d. 2016 (b. 1978)
Brittany CoxXx, American performer in gay and transsexual pornography (b. 1978)
Peter Vaughan
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Peter Vaughan, British actor (b.1923)