People who died on May 6 88
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Eadberht of Lindisfarne
d. 698
Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne
Emperor Ninmyō
d. 850 (b. 808)
Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (d. 850)
Qian Liu
d. 932 (b. 852)
Qian Liu, Chinese warlord and king (b. 852)
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Ealdwulf (archbishop of York)
d. 1002
Ealdwulf, Archbishop of York, Abbot of Peterborough and Bishop of Worcester
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Ruben III, Prince of Armenia
d. 1187 (b. 1145)
Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (b. 1145)
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Roger of Wendover
d. 1236
Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler
Edmund Beaufort (died 1471)
d. 1471 (b. 1438)
Edmund Beaufort, English commander (b. 1438)
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Thomas Tresham (speaker)
d. 1471
Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons
Dieric Bouts
d. 1475 (b. 1415)
Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415)
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Queen Jeonghui
d. 1483 (b. 1418)
Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (b. 1418)
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James Tyrrell
d. 1502 (b. 1450)
James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
d. 1527 (b. 1490)
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)
Juan Luís Vives
d. 1540 (b. 1492)
Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
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Giaches de Wert
d. 1596 (b. 1535)
Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington
d. 1631 (b. 1570)
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
Cornelius Jansen
d. 1638 (b. 1585)
Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
François de Laval
d. 1708 (b. 1623)
François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
d. 1757 (b. 1683)
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
d. 1757 (b. 1684)
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
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Christine Kirch
d. 1782 (b. 1696)
Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
Francisco de Paula Santander
d. 1840 (b. 1792)
Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
Alexander von Humboldt
d. 1859 (b. 1769)
Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (d. 1859)
Henry David Thoreau
d. 1862 (b. 1817)
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1862)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
d. 1877 (b. 1804)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)
d. 1882 (b. 1829)
Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
Lord Frederick Cavendish
d. 1882 (b. 1836)
Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
Robert Herbert
d. 1905 (b. 1831)
Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
Emanuele Luigi Galizia
d. 1907 (b. 1830)
Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)
Edward VII
d. 1910 (b. 1841)
Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
L. Frank Baum
d. 1919 (b. 1856)
L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919)
Konstantin Somov
d. 1939 (b. 1869)
Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
Maurice Maeterlinck
d. 1949 (b. 1862)
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
Élie Cartan
d. 1951 (b. 1869)
Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)
Maria Montessori
d. 1952 (b. 1870)
Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
Maria Dulęba
d. 1959 (b. 1881)
Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881)
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Ragnar Nurkse
d. 1959 (b. 1907)
Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
Lucian Blaga
d. 1961 (b. 1895)
Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)
Theodore von Kármán
d. 1963 (b. 1881)
Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (d. 1963)
Ted Weems
d. 1963 (b. 1901)
Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (d. 1963)
Monty Woolley
d. 1963 (b. 1888)
Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)
Zhou Zuoren
d. 1967 (b. 1885)
Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
Alexander Rodzyanko
d. 1970 (b. 1879)
Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)
Ernest MacMillan
d. 1973 (b. 1893)
Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1973)
József Mindszenty
d. 1975 (b. 1892)
József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)
María Luisa Bombal
d. 1980 (b. 1910)
María Luisa Bombal, Chilean writer (b. 1910)
Ezra Jack Keats
d. 1983 (b. 1916)
Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
Kai Winding
d. 1983 (b. 1922)
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)
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Mary Cain (editor)
d. 1984 (b. 1904)
Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984)
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Bonner Pink
d. 1984 (b. 1912)
Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912)
William J. Casey
d. 1987 (b. 1913)
William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)
Earl Blaik
d. 1989 (b. 1897)
Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897)
Charles Farrell
d. 1990 (b. 1901)
Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (d. 1990)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
d. 1991 (b. 1903)
Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (d. 1991)
Marlene Dietrich
d. 1992 (b. 1901)
Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)
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Noel Brotherston
d. 1995 (b. 1956)
Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956)
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Gordon McClymont
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
Murray Adaskin
d. 2002 (b. 1906)
Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
Otis Blackwell
d. 2002 (b. 1931)
Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)
Pim Fortuyn
d. 2002 (b. 1948)
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)
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Bjørn Johansen (musician)
d. 2002 (b. 1940)
Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002)
Art Houtteman
d. 2003 (b. 1927)
Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2003)
Virginia Capers
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
Philip Kapleau
d. 2004 (b. 1912)
Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)
Barney Kessel
d. 2004 (b. 1923)
Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
Grant McLennan
d. 2006 (b. 1958)
Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
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Lorne Saxberg
d. 2006 (b. 1958)
Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
Enéas Carneiro
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)
Curtis Harrington
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
Kevin Grubb
d. 2009 (b. 1978)
Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)
Robin Roberts (baseball)
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
James R. Browning
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)
James Isaac
d. 2012 (b. 1960)
James Isaac, American director and producer (b. 1960)
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Jean Laplanche
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (d. 2012)
Giulio Andreotti
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919)
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Severo Aparicio Quispe
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (b. 1923)
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Michelangelo Spensieri
d. 2013 (b. 1949)
Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
Wil Albeda
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)
William H. Dana
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
Jimmy Ellis (boxer)
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)
Billy Harrell
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
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Antony Hopkins
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)
Maria Lassnig
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (d. 2014)
Farley Mowat
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 2014)
Novera Ahmed
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)
Denise McCluggage
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927)
Jim Wright
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922)
Patrick Ekeng
d. 2016 (b. 1990)
Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990)
Reg Grundy
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (b. 1923)