People who died on September 6 102
Eugenius
d. 394
Eugenius, Roman usurper
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Abaoji
d. 926 (b. 872)
Taizu of Liao, Khitan ruler (b. 872)
Emperor Suzaku
d. 952 (b. 923)
Suzaku, emperor of Japan (d. 952)
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Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
d. 957 (b. 930)
Liudolf, duke of Swabia (b. 930)
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Pope John XIII
d. 972 (b. 930)
John XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 930)
Vicedomino de Vicedominis
d. 1276 (b. 1210)
Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Italian cardinal (b. 1210)
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Demetrios Laskaris Leontares
d. 1431
Demetrios Laskaris Leontares, Byzantine admiral and diplomat
Ashikaga Yoshizumi
d. 1511 (b. 1481)
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1481)
Juan de Homedes y Coscon
d. 1553
Juan de Homedes y Coscon, 47th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. c.1477)
Suleiman the Magnificent
d. 1566 (b. 1494)
Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman sultan (b. 1494)
Thomas Dempster
d. 1625 (b. 1579)
Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1579)
Metius
d. 1635 (b. 1571)
Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (b. 1571)
Robert Dudley (explorer)
d. 1649 (b. 1574)
Robert Dudley, English geographer and explorer (b. 1574)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
d. 1683 (b. 1619)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, French Controller-General of Finances (b. 1619)
Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet
d. 1708 (b. 1623)
Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet, English merchant and philanthropist, founded Morden College (b. 1623)
Edmund Gibson
d. 1748 (b. 1669)
Edmund Gibson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1669)
Carlo Bertinazzi
d. 1783 (b. 1710)
Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (b. 1710)
Louis-Pierre Anquetil
d. 1808 (b. 1723)
Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian and author (b. 1723)
Pierre Adolphe Rost
d. 1868 (b. 1797)
Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1797)
Narcís Monturiol
d. 1885 (b. 1819)
Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)
Charles Jamrach
d. 1891 (b. 1815)
Charles Jamrach, German-English businessman (b. 1815)
Frederick Abel
d. 1902 (b. 1827)
Frederick Abel, English chemist and engineer (b. 1827)
Sully Prudhomme
d. 1907 (b. 1839)
Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1839)
Lord Charles Beresford
d. 1919 (b. 1846)
Lord Charles Beresford, English admiral and politician (b. 1846)
William Libbey
d. 1927 (b. 1855)
William Libbey, American target shooter and geographer (b. 1855)
John Stuart Hindmarsh
d. 1938 (b. 1907)
John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1907)
Arthur Rackham
d. 1939 (b. 1867)
Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (d. 1939)
John S. McCain Sr.
d. 1945 (b. 1884)
John S. McCain Sr., American admiral (b. 1884)
Walter Widdop
d. 1949 (b. 1892)
Walter Widdop, English tenor and actor (b. 1892)
Olaf Stapledon
d. 1950 (b. 1886)
Olaf Stapledon, English philosopher and author (b. 1886)
James W. Gerard
d. 1951 (b. 1867)
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (b. 1867)
Gertrude Lawrence
d. 1952 (b. 1898)
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
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Witold Hurewicz
d. 1956 (b. 1904)
Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (b. 1904)
Lee Jung-seob
d. 1956 (b. 1916)
Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)
Edmund Gwenn
d. 1959 (b. 1875)
Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)
Kay Kendall
d. 1959 (b. 1927)
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)
Hanns Eisler
d. 1962 (b. 1898)
Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)
Seiichiro Kashio
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
Margaret Sanger
d. 1966 (b. 1879)
Margaret Sanger, American nurse and activist (d. 1966)
Hendrik Verwoerd
d. 1966 (b. 1901)
Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
Arthur Friedenreich
d. 1969 (b. 1892)
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)
Munich massacre
d. 1972 (b. 1945)
Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre
Luttif Afif, Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)
David Mark Berger, American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931)
Eliezer Halfin, Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
Amitzur Shapira, Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932)
Kehat Shorr, Romanian shooting coach (b. 1919)
Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (b. 1954)
Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (b. 1945)
Yakov Springer, Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)
Olga Baclanova
d. 1974 (b. 1896)
Olga Baclanova, Russian-Swiss actress and ballerina (b. 1896)
Max Decugis
d. 1978 (b. 1882)
Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978)
Tom Wilson (record producer)
d. 1978 (b. 1931)
Tom Wilson, American record producer (b. 1931)
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Ronald Binge
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Ronald Binge, English organist and composer (b. 1910)
Azra Erhat
d. 1982 (b. 1915)
Azra Erhat, Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (b. 1915)
Ernest Tubb
d. 1984 (b. 1914)
Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
Franco Ferrara
d. 1985 (b. 1911)
Franco Ferrara, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
Blanche Sweet
d. 1986 (b. 1896)
Blanche Sweet, American actress (b. 1896)
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Quinn Martin
d. 1987 (b. 1922)
Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
Leroy Brown (wrestler)
d. 1988 (b. 1950)
Leroy Brown, American wrestler (b. 1950)
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Bill Northam
d. 1988 (b. 1905)
Bill Northam, Australian sailor and businessman (b. 1905)
Tom Fogerty
d. 1990 (b. 1941)
Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
Len Hutton
d. 1990 (b. 1916)
Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1916)
Bob Goldham
d. 1991 (b. 1922)
Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
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Henry Ephron
d. 1992 (b. 1911)
Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1912)
James Clavell
d. 1994 (b. 1924)
James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (d. 1994)
Nicky Hopkins
d. 1994 (b. 1944)
Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (b. 1944)
Max Kaminsky (musician)
d. 1994 (b. 1908)
Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994)
P. H. Newby
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)
Akira Kurosawa
d. 1998 (b. 1910)
Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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Ric Segreto
d. 1998 (b. 1952)
Ric Segreto, American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (b. 1952)
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Lagumot Harris
d. 1999 (b. 1938)
Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician, 3rd President of Nauru (b. 1938)
René Lecavalier
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
René Lecavalier, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)
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Hasan Abidi
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1929)
Eugenia Charles
d. 2005 (b. 1919)
Eugenia Charles, Dominican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1919)
Madeleine L'Engle
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (b. 1918)
Luciano Pavarotti
d. 2007 (b. 1935)
Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935)
Anita Page
d. 2008 (b. 1910)
Anita Page, American actress (b. 1910)
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Catherine Gaskin
d. 2009 (b. 1929)
Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (b. 1929)
Boris Chetkov
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (b. 1926)
Clive Donner
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Clive Donner, English director and editor (b. 1926)
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Michael S. Hart
d. 2011 (b. 1947)
Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (b. 1947)
Elisabeth Böhm
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Elisabeth Böhm, German architect (b. 1921)
Lawrie Dring
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Lawrie Dring, Scottish scout leader, founded World Federation of Independent Scouts (b. 1931)
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Jerome Kilty
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Jerome Kilty, American actor and playwright (b. 1922)
Art Modell
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Art Modell, American businessman (b. 1925)
Oscar Rossi
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Oscar Rossi, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
Terry Nutkins
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Terry Nutkins, English naturalist, television presenter and author (b. 1946)
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Ann C. Crispin
d. 2013 (b. 1950)
Ann C. Crispin, American author (b. 1950)
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Khin Maung Kyi
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Khin Maung Kyi, Burmese economist and scholar (b. 1926)
Santiago Rosario
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Santiago Rosario, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
Odd Bondevik
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941)
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Cirilo Flores
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Cirilo Flores, American bishop (b. 1948)
Seth Martin
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Seth Martin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)
Kira Zvorykina
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player (d. 2014)
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Ralph Milne
d. 2015 (b. 1961)
Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer (b. 1961)
Martin Milner
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Martin Milner, American actor (b. 1931)
Barney Schultz
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Barney Schultz, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
Calvin J. Spann
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Calvin J. Spann, American general and pilot (b. 1924)
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Peter Luck
d. 2017 (b. 1944)
Peter Luck, Australian journalist and television host (b. 1944)
Luttif Afif
d. ?
David Mark Berger
d. ?
Ze'ev Friedman
d. ? (b. 1944)
Yossef Gutfreund
d. ?
Eliezer Halfin
d. ?
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Amitzur Shapira
d. ? (b. 1932)
Kehat Shorr
d. ?
Mark Slavin
d. ?
Andre Spitzer
d. ? (b. 1945)
Yakov Springer
d. ?