People who died on July 6 87
Notable figures who died on this day include Goar of Aquitaine (649), Wang Chongrong (887), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (918).
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Goar of Aquitaine
d. 649 (b. 585)
Goar of Aquitaine, French-German bishop and saint (b. 585)
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Wang Chongrong
d. 887
Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord
William I, Duke of Aquitaine
d. 918 (b. 875)
William I, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 875)
Genshin
d. 1017 (b. 942)
Genshin, Japanese monk and scholar (b. 942)
Godelieve
d. 1070 (b. 1049)
Godelieve, Flemish saint (b. 1049)
Henry II of England
d. 1189 (b. 1133)
Henry II of England (b. 1133)
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1218 (b. 1166)
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)
Alexander II of Scotland
d. 1249 (b. 1198)
Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
Jan Hus
d. 1415 (b. 1369)
Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (b. 1369)
Regiomontanus
d. 1476 (b. 1436)
Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (b. 1436)
Antonio Squarcialupi
d. 1480 (b. 1416)
Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (b. 1416)
Ludovico Ariosto
d. 1533 (b. 1474)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (d. 1533)
Thomas More
d. 1535 (b. 1478)
Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)
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Edward VI of England
d. 1553 (b. 1537)
Edward VI of England (d. 1553)
Edmund Grindal
d. 1583 (b. 1519)
Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (b. 1519)
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Thomas Aufield
d. 1585 (b. 1552)
Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (b. 1552)
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Man Singh I
d. 1614 (b. 1550)
Man Singh I, Mughal noble (d. 1614)
Peter Gunning
d. 1684 (b. 1614)
Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
d. 1758 (b. 1725)
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (b. 1725)
Conrad Beissel
d. 1768 (b. 1690)
Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (b. 1690)
Daniel Morgan
d. 1802 (b. 1736)
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (b. 1736)
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
d. 1809 (b. 1775)
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (b. 1775)
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Granville Sharp
d. 1813 (b. 1735)
Granville Sharp, English activist and scholar, co-founded the Sierra Leone Company (d. 1813)
Samuel Whitbread (1764-1815)
d. 1815 (b. 1764)
Samuel Whitbread, English politician (b. 1764)
John Marshall
d. 1835 (b. 1755)
John Marshall, American captain, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)
Georg Ohm
d. 1854 (b. 1789)
Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)
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Harada Sanosuke
d. 1868 (b. 1840)
Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (b. 1840)
Guy de Maupassant
d. 1893 (b. 1850)
Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfรผrst
d. 1901 (b. 1819)
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfรผrst (b. 1819)
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Maria Goretti
d. 1902 (b. 1890)
Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1902)
Abai Qunanbaiuli
d. 1904 (b. 1845)
Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904)
August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein
d. 1907 (b. 1826)
August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)
Odilon Redon
d. 1916 (b. 1840)
Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)
Maria Teresia Ledรณchowska
d. 1922 (b. 1863)
Maria Teresia Ledรณchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (b. 1863)
Kenneth Grahame
d. 1932 (b. 1859)
Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (b. 1859)
Nestor Makhno
d. 1934 (b. 1888)
Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)
Horace Pippin
d. 1946 (b. 1888)
Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888)
Adolfo Mรผller-Ury
d. 1947 (b. 1862)
Adolfo Mรผller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (b. 1862)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
d. 1952 (b. 1867)
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)
George Grosz
d. 1959 (b. 1893)
George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (d. 1959)
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Aneurin Bevan
d. 1960 (b. 1897)
Aneurin Bevan, Welsh journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1960)
Scott LaFaro
d. 1961 (b. 1936)
Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)
Woodall Rodgers
d. 1961 (b. 1890)
Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)
Paul Boffa
d. 1962 (b. 1890)
Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)
William Faulkner
d. 1962 (b. 1897)
William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
d. 1962 (b. 1872)
Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)
George, Duke of Mecklenburg
d. 1963 (b. 1899)
George, Duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1899)
Claude V. Ricketts
d. 1964 (b. 1906)
Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (b. 1906)
Sad Sam Jones
d. 1966 (b. 1892)
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1966)
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Hilda Taba
d. 1967 (b. 1902)
Hilda Taba, Estonian architect, author, and educator (d. 1967)
Louis Armstrong
d. 1971 (b. 1901)
Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1971)
Otto Klemperer
d. 1973 (b. 1885)
Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
Reลat Ekrem Koรงu
d. 1975 (b. 1905)
Reลat Ekrem Koรงu, Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (b. 1905)
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Zhu De
d. 1976 (b. 1886)
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1976)
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Fritz Lenz
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (b. 1887)
รdรถn Pรกrtos
d. 1977 (b. 1907)
รdรถn Pรกrtos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (d. 1977)
Babe Paley
d. 1978 (b. 1915)
Babe Paley, American socialite and fashion style icon (b. 1915)
Van McCoy
d. 1979 (b. 1940)
Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
Jagjivan Ram
d. 1986 (b. 1908)
Jagjivan Ram, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1908)
Jรกnos Kรกdรกr
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
Jรกnos Kรกdรกr, Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (b. 1912)
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Mudashiru Lawal
d. 1991 (b. 1954)
Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
Marsha P. Johnson
d. 1992 (b. 1945)
Marsha P. Johnson, African American gay liberation activist and drag queen
Ahmet Haxhiu
d. 1994 (b. 1932)
Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (b. 1932)
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Aziz Nesin
d. 1995 (b. 1915)
Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
Chetan Anand (director)
d. 1997 (b. 1921)
Chetan Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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Roy Rogers
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 1998)
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Joaquรญn Rodrigo
d. 1999 (b. 1901)
Joaquรญn Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1999)
Barry Winchell
d. 1999 (b. 1977)
Barry Winchell, American soldier (b. 1977)
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Wลadysลaw Szpilman
d. 2000 (b. 1911)
Wลadysลaw Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2000)
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Dhirubhai Ambani
d. 2002 (b. 1932)
Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)
John Frankenheimer
d. 2002 (b. 1930)
John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Buddy Ebsen
d. 2003 (b. 1908)
Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)
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รelik Gรผlersoy
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
รelik Gรผlersoy, Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (b. 1930)
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Thomas Klestil
d. 2004 (b. 1932)
Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician and diplomat, 10th President of Austria (d. 2004)
Syreeta Wright
d. 2004 (b. 1946)
Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
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Ed McBain
d. 2005 (b. 1926)
Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005)
Claude Simon
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
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Kasey Rogers
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Kasey Rogers, American actress and author (d. 2006)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
d. 2007 (b. 1939)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (b. 1939)
Vasily Aksyonov
d. 2009 (b. 1932)
Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009)
Robert McNamara
d. 2009 (b. 1916)
Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1916)
Harvey Fuqua
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
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Hani al-Hassan
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (b. 1939)
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Lo Hsing Han
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (b. 1935)
Alan J. Dixon
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (d. 2014)
Jerry Weintraub
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (d. 2015)
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Cleombrotus I
d. ?
Cleombrotus I, Spartan king