People who died on February 6 103
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
d. 743 (b. 691)
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (b. 691)
Donnchad Midi
d. 797 (b. 733)
Donnchad Midi, Irish king (b. 733)
Photios I of Constantinople
d. 891 (b. 810)
Photios I of Constantinople (b. 810)
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Thurstan
d. 1140
Thurstan, Archbishop of York
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Sigurd II of Norway
d. 1155 (b. 1133)
King Sigurd II of Norway (b. 1133)
Hōjō Tokimasa
d. 1215 (b. 1138)
Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (b. 1138)
Joanna of Bourbon
d. 1378 (b. 1338)
Joanna of Bourbon (b. 1338)
Esau de' Buondelmonti
d. 1411
Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruler of Epirus
Johannes Ockeghem
d. 1497 (b. 1410)
Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410)
Aldus Manutius
d. 1515 (b. 1449)
Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449)
Lorenz von Bibra
d. 1519 (b. 1459)
Lorenz von Bibra, Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459)
John III, Duke of Cleves
d. 1539 (b. 1491)
John III, Duke of Cleves (b. 1491)
Edmund Plowden
d. 1585 (b. 1518)
Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518)
Jacques Amyot
d. 1593 (b. 1513)
Jacques Amyot, French author and translator (b. 1513)
Emperor Ōgimachi
d. 1593 (b. 1517)
Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
Franciscus Patricius
d. 1597 (b. 1529)
Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)
Christopher Clavius
d. 1612 (b. 1538)
Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)
Prospero Alpini
d. 1617 (b. 1553)
Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)
Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1625 (b. 1584)
Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1584)
Charles II of England
d. 1685 (b. 1630)
Charles II of England (d. 1685)
Ahmed II
d. 1695 (b. 1643)
Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)
Pope Clement XII
d. 1740 (b. 1652)
Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
William Dowdeswell (Chancellor)
d. 1775 (b. 1721)
William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
Capability Brown
d. 1783 (b. 1716)
Capability Brown, British landscape architect (d. 1783)
Carlo Goldoni
d. 1793 (b. 1707)
Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)
Joseph Priestley
d. 1804 (b. 1733)
Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
d. 1806 (b. 1762)
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Haitian-French general (b. 1762)
John Reid (British Army officer)
d. 1807 (b. 1721)
John Reid, Scottish general (d. 1807)
Pierre André Latreille
d. 1833 (b. 1762)
Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
Richard Lemon Lander
d. 1834 (b. 1804)
Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
Isabella Beeton
d. 1865 (b. 1836)
Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
d. 1899 (b. 1874)
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874)
Leo von Caprivi
d. 1899 (b. 1831)
Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
Rubén Darío
d. 1916 (b. 1867)
Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
Gustav Klimt
d. 1918 (b. 1862)
Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1918)
Maria Christina of Austria
d. 1929 (b. 1858)
Maria Christina of Austria (d. 1929)
Motilal Nehru
d. 1931 (b. 1861)
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1931)
Marianne von Werefkin
d. 1938 (b. 1860)
Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (d. 1938)
Jaan Soots
d. 1942 (b. 1880)
Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
Gabby Street
d. 1951 (b. 1882)
Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
George VI
d. 1952 (b. 1895)
George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
Munich air disaster
d. 1958 (b. 1932)
victims of the Munich air disaster
- Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
- Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
- Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)
- Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
- Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
- David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
- Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
- Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)
Piero Manzoni
d. 1963 (b. 1933)
Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (d. 1963)
Emilio Aguinaldo
d. 1964 (b. 1869)
Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869)
Martine Carol
d. 1967 (b. 1920)
Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
Ritwik Ghatak
d. 1976 (b. 1925)
Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Vince Guaraldi
d. 1976 (b. 1928)
Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
Hugo Montenegro
d. 1981 (b. 1925)
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
Ben Nicholson
d. 1982 (b. 1894)
Ben Nicholson, British painter (d. 1982)
James Hadley Chase
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)
Frederick Coutts
d. 1986 (b. 1899)
Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
Dandy Nichols
d. 1986 (b. 1907)
Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907)
Minoru Yamasaki
d. 1986 (b. 1912)
Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912)
Julien Chouinard
d. 1987 (b. 1929)
Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)
Barbara W. Tuchman
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912)
Jimmy Van Heusen
d. 1990 (b. 1913)
Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
Salvador Luria
d. 1991 (b. 1912)
Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
Danny Thomas
d. 1991 (b. 1912)
Danny Thomas, American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)
Arthur Ashe
d. 1993 (b. 1943)
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (d. 1993)
Joseph Cotten
d. 1994 (b. 1905)
Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
Jack Kirby
d. 1994 (b. 1917)
Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (d. 1994)
James Merrill
d. 1995 (b. 1926)
James Merrill, American poet and playwright (b. 1926)
Falco (musician)
d. 1998 (b. 1957)
Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (d. 1998)
Don Dunstan
d. 1999 (b. 1926)
Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)
Jimmy Roberts (singer)
d. 1999 (b. 1924)
Jimmy Roberts, American tenor (b. 1924)
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Phil Walters
d. 2000 (b. 1916)
Phil Walters, American racing driver (b. 1916)
Filemon Lagman
d. 2001 (b. 1953)
Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953)
Max Perutz
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
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Gerald Bouey
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004)
Karl Haas
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)
Lew Burdette
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
Frankie Laine
d. 2007 (b. 1913)
Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
Willye White
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Willye White, American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)
Tony Rolt
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
Philip Carey
d. 2009 (b. 1925)
Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)
James Whitmore
d. 2009 (b. 1921)
James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009)
Gary Moore
d. 2011 (b. 1952)
Gary Moore, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2011)
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David Rosenhan
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
Antoni Tàpies
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
Janice E. Voss
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (d. 2012)
Chokri Belaid
d. 2013 (b. 1964)
Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964)
Menachem Elon
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Menachem Elon, German-Israeli academic and jurist (b. 1923)
Vasiľ Biľak
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (b. 1917)
Ralph Kiner
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
Maxine Kumin
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (d. 2014)
Vaçe Zela
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Vaçe Zela, Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
André Brink
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
André Brink, South African author and playwright (d. 2015)
Alan Nunnelee
d. 2015 (b. 1958)
Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
Pedro León Zapata
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Pedro León Zapata, Venezuelan cartoonist (b. 1929)
Dan Gerson
d. 2016 (b. 1966)
Dan Gerson, American screenwriter (b. 1966)
Dan Hicks (singer)
d. 2016 (b. 1941)
Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
Irwin Corey
d. 2017 (b. 1914)
Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (d. 2017)
Inge Keller
d. 2017 (b. 1923)
Inge Keller, German actress (b. 1923)
Alec McCowen
d. 2017 (b. 1925)
Alec McCowen, English actor (d. 2017)
Joost van der Westhuizen
d. 2017 (b. 1971)
Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby player (d. 2017)
Geoff Bent
d. 1958 (b. 1932)
Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958)
Roger Byrne
d. 1958 (b. 1929)
Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958)
Eddie Colman
d. ?
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Walter Crickmer
d. ?
Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933)
d. ?
David Pegg
d. 1958 (b. 1935)
David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
Frank Swift
d. ?
Tommy Taylor
d. ? (b. 1932)