People who died on June 7 85
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Pope Vigilius
d. 555 (b. 500)
Vigilius, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 500)
Al-Muntasir
d. 862 (b. 837)
Al-Muntasir, Abbasid caliph (b. 837)
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
d. 929 (b. 877)
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders (b. 877)
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Qian Hongzun
d. 940 (b. 925)
Qian Hongzun, heir apparent of Wuyue (b. 925)
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Lu Wenji
d. 951 (b. 876)
Lu Wenji, Chinese chancellor (b. 876)
Robert the Bruce
d. 1329 (b. 1274)
Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (d. 1329)
William I, Count of Hainaut
d. 1337 (b. 1286)
William I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1286)
An-Nasir Muhammad
d. 1341 (b. 1285)
An-Nasir Muhammad, Egyptian sultan (b. 1285)
Ashikaga Takauji
d. 1358 (b. 1305)
Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese Shogun (d. 1358)
Anne of Bohemia
d. 1394 (b. 1366)
Anne of Bohemia, English queen (b. 1366)
Casimir IV Jagiellon
d. 1492 (b. 1427)
Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 (b. 1427)
Rodrigo López (physician)
d. 1594 (b. 1525)
Rodrigo Lopez, physician of Queen Elizabeth (b. 1525)
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
d. 1618 (b. 1577)
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-American soldier and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1618)
George II Rákóczi
d. 1660 (b. 1621)
George II Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1621)
Henry Dodwell
d. 1711 (b. 1641)
Henry Dodwell, Irish scholar and theologian (b. 1641)
William Warburton
d. 1779 (b. 1698)
William Warburton, English bishop and critic (b. 1698)
Luigi Schiavonetti
d. 1810 (b. 1765)
Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (b. 1765)
Joseph von Fraunhofer
d. 1826 (b. 1787)
Joseph von Fraunhofer, German optician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1787)
Frederick William III of Prussia
d. 1840 (b. 1770)
Frederick William III of Prussia (d. 1840)
Norbert Provencher
d. 1853 (b. 1787)
Norbert Provencher, Canadian missionary and bishop (b. 1787)
Charles Baudin
d. 1854 (b. 1792)
Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)
David Cox (artist)
d. 1859 (b. 1783)
David Cox, English painter (b. 1783)
Patrick Brontë
d. 1861 (b. 1777)
Patrick Brontë, Anglo-Irish priest and author (b. 1777)
Antonio Valero de Bernabé
d. 1863 (b. 1790)
Antonio Valero de Bernabé, Latin American liberator (b. 1790)
Chief Seattle
d. 1866 (b. 1780)
Chief Seattle, American tribal chief (b. 1780)
William Tilbury Fox
d. 1879 (b. 1836)
William Tilbury Fox, English dermatologist and academic (b. 1836)
Pavlos Carrer
d. 1896 (b. 1829)
Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)
Maurice Rouvier
d. 1911 (b. 1842)
Maurice Rouvier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
Charles Reed Bishop
d. 1915 (b. 1822)
Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (b. 1822)
Émile Faguet
d. 1916 (b. 1847)
Émile Faguet, French author and critic (b. 1847)
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Archie Birkin
d. 1927 (b. 1905)
Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (b. 1905)
Edmund James Flynn
d. 1927 (b. 1847)
Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Quebec (b. 1847)
John Verran
d. 1932 (b. 1856)
John Verran, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of South Australia (d. 1932)
Dragutin Domjanić
d. 1933 (b. 1875)
Dragutin Domjanić, Croatian lawyer, judge, and poet (b. 1875)
Stjepan Seljan
d. 1936 (b. 1875)
Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b. 1875)
Jean Harlow
d. 1937 (b. 1911)
Jean Harlow, American actress and singer (b. 1911)
Alan Blumlein
d. 1942 (b. 1903)
Alan Blumlein, English engineer, developed the H2S radar (d. 1942)
Kitaro Nishida
d. 1945 (b. 1870)
Kitaro Nishida, Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1870)
Alan Turing
d. 1954 (b. 1912)
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1912)
John Willcock
d. 1956 (b. 1879)
John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (d. 1956)
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Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster
d. 1961 (b. 1885)
Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (b. 1885)
ZaSu Pitts
d. 1963 (b. 1894)
ZaSu Pitts, American actress (b. 1894)
Judy Holliday
d. 1965 (b. 1921)
Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
Jean Arp
d. 1966 (b. 1886)
Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
Anatoly Maltsev
d. 1967 (b. 1909)
Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1909)
Dorothy Parker
d. 1967 (b. 1893)
Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)
Dan Duryea
d. 1968 (b. 1907)
Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (b. 1907)
E. M. Forster
d. 1970 (b. 1879)
E. M. Forster, English novelist, short story writer, essayist (b. 1879)
Charles Moran (racing driver)
d. 1978 (b. 1906)
Charles Moran, American race car driver (b. 1906)
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
d. 1978 (b. 1897)
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
Asa Earl Carter
d. 1979 (b. 1925)
Asa Earl Carter, American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (d. 1979)
Elizabeth Craig (writer)
d. 1980 (b. 1883)
Elizabeth Craig, Scottish journalist and economist (b. 1883)
Philip Guston
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
Philip Guston, American painter and academic (d. 1980)
Henry Miller
d. 1980 (b. 1891)
Henry Miller, American novelist and essayist (b. 1891)
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Klaudia Taev
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (b. 1906)
Cahit Zarifoğlu
d. 1987 (b. 1940)
Cahit Zarifoğlu, Turkish poet and author (d. 1987)
Martin Sommer
d. 1988 (b. 1915)
Martin Sommer, German SS officer (b. 1915)
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Chico Landi
d. 1989 (b. 1907)
Chico Landi, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1989)
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William McLean Hamilton
d. 1989 (b. 1919)
William McLean Hamilton, Canadian politician, Postmaster General of Canada (b. 1919)
Bill France Sr.
d. 1992 (b. 1909)
Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
Dražen Petrović
d. 1993 (b. 1964)
Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer 2002 (b. 1964)
Hsuan Hua
d. 1995 (b. 1918)
Hsuan Hua, Chinese monk and educator (b. 1918)
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Charles Ritchie (diplomat)
d. 1995 (b. 1906)
Charles Ritchie, Canadian diplomat, High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
Max Factor, Jr.
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (d. 1996)
Jacques Canetti
d. 1997 (b. 1909)
Jacques Canetti, French music executive and talent agent (b. 1909)
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
d. 2001 (b. 1907)
Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)
Carole Fredericks
d. 2001 (b. 1952)
Carole Fredericks, French singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (b. 1952)
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Betty Neels
d. 2001 (b. 1910)
Betty Neels, English nurse and author (d. 2001)
Signe Hasso
d. 2002 (b. 1915)
Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (d. 2002)
B. D. Jatti
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
B. D. Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (b. 1912)
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Lilian, Princess of Réthy (b. 1916)
Quorthon
d. 2004 (b. 1966)
Quorthon, Swedish musician (b. 1966)
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Rudy Fernandez (actor)
d. 2008 (b. 1952)
Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor and producer (b. 1953)
Jim McKay
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)
Dino Risi
d. 2008 (b. 1916)
Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1916)
Hugh Hopper
d. 2009 (b. 1945)
Hugh Hopper, English bass player and songwriter (b. 1945)
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Paul Dickson (American football)
d. 2011 (b. 1937)
Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (b. 1937)
Phillip V. Tobias
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Phillip V. Tobias, South African paleontologist and academic (b. 1925)
Bob Welch (musician)
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Bob Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
Pierre Mauroy
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2013)
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Fernandão
d. 2014 (b. 1978)
Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1978)
Dora Akunyili
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Dora Akunyili, Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1954)
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Epainette Mbeki
d. 2014 (b. 1916)
Epainette Mbeki, South African activist (b. 1916)
Christopher Lee
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Christopher Lee, English actor (b. 1922)
Sheikh Razzak Ali
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Sheikh Razzak Ali, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1928)