Died On April 6th

Discover the most famous people who died on April 6. The list includes people like Isaac Asimov, Mickey Rooney, Raphael, Richard I of England, Merle Haggard. Famous personalities featured on this list, include artists, lawyers, political leaders and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Italy, Germany & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Richard I of England
(King of England)
Richard I of England
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Birthdate: September 8, 1157
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Died: 1199
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Isaac Asimov
(Writer Best Known for His Hard Science Fiction Novels and Professor of Biochemistry)
Isaac Asimov
42
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 2, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Petrovichi, Russia
Died: 1992
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Raphael
(Italian Painter and Architect of the High Renaissance)
Raphael
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Birthdate: April 6, 1483
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: 1520
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Don Rickles
(Stand-up Comedian Who Was Known for His Insult Comedy)
Don Rickles
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Birthdate: May 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Mickey Rooney
(Actor and Producer Known for His TV Series ‘The Adventures of the Black Stallion’)
Mickey Rooney
15
Birthdate: September 23, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 6 
Merle Haggard
(Country Singer & Leader of the Band ‘The Strangers’)
Merle Haggard
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oildale, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Tammy Wynette
(American Music Artist Who is Known as the ‘First Lady of Country Music’)
Tammy Wynette
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 5, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 8 
Albrecht Durer
(German High Renaissance Painter Best Known for His Work ‘Meisterstiche’)
Albrecht Durer
11
Birthdate: May 21, 1471
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: 1528
 9 
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
(One of the Most Influential Composers of the 20th Century and a Pivotal Figure in 'Modernist Music')
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 17, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1971
 10 
Greer Garson
(English-American Actress and Singer)
Greer Garson
4
Birthdate: September 29, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manor Park, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1996
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 11 
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
(Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005)
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
7
Birthdate: May 31, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monaco
Died: 2005
 12 
Don Shirley
(Classical and Jazz Pianist and Composer)
Don Shirley
10
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida, United States
Died: 2013
 13 
James Drury
(Actor Known for Having Played the Title Role in the 90-Minute Weekly Western Television Series 'The Virginian')
James Drury
1
Birthdate: April 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 14 
James Best
(Actor, Artist, Acting Coach and Singer-Songwriter)
James Best
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Birthdate: July 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Powderly, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Thomas Kinkade
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Birthdate: January 19, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: 2012
 16 
Muḥammad Shah
(13th Mughal Emperor Who Reigned from 1719 to 1748)
Muḥammad Shah
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1702
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ghaznī, Afghanistan
Died: 1748
 17 
Sam Sheppard
(American Neurosurgeon Who Was Exonerated in 1966, Having Been Convicted of the 1954 Murder of His Pregnant Wife)
Sam Sheppard
6
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1970
 18 
Al Kaline
(Baseball player)
Al Kaline
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 2020
 19 
Wendy O. Williams
(Singer)
Wendy O. Williams
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Webster, New York, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 20 
Matthias Corvinus
(King of Hungary and Croatia (1458 - 1490))
Matthias Corvinus
4
Birthdate: February 23, 1443
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Died: 1490
 21 
Jack Kent Cooke
(Businessman)
Jack Kent Cooke
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 25, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1997
 22 
Niels Henrik Abel
(Mathematician)
Niels Henrik Abel
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 5, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Finnøy
Died: 1829
 23 
Habib Bourguiba
(Politician, Lawyer)
Habib Bourguiba
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 3, 1903
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Monastir
Died: 2000
 24 
Albert Sidney Johnston
(Military general)
Albert Sidney Johnston
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 2, 1803
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, Kentucky
Died: 1862
 25 
Sujatha
(Actor)
Sujatha
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Birthdate: December 10, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Galle, Sri Lanka
Died: 2011
 26 
Babatunde Olatunji
(Musician, Percussionist)
Babatunde Olatunji
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ajido
Died: 2003
 27 
Radomir Antić
(Serbian Professional Football Manager and Player)
Radomir Antić
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Žitište, Serbia
Died: 2020
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 28 
Francis Walsingham
(Principal Secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Popularly Remembered as Her 'Spymaster')
Francis Walsingham
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1532 AD
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died: 1590
 29 
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
(Princess)
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 25, 1797
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rumpenheim Castle, Offenbach, Germany
Died: 1889
 30 
Mohammad Ali Fardin
(Iranian Actor, Film Director and Freestyle Wrestler)
Mohammad Ali Fardin
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 4, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 2000
 31 
Anita Borg
(Computer scientist)
Anita Borg
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 2003
 32 
Nadja Regin
(Serbian Actress and Writer)
Nadja Regin
1
Birthdate: December 2, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Niš, Serbia
Died: 2019
 33 
Maurice Stokes
(Basketball Player)
Maurice Stokes
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rankin, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1970
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 34 
Predrag Živković Tozovac
(Serbian Folk Singer, Composer, Accordion Player, and Entertainer)
Predrag Živković Tozovac
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 22, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kraljevo, Serbia
Died: 2021
 35 
Moses Hess
(Philosopher)
Moses Hess
0
Birthdate: June 21, 1812
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: 1875
 36 
William Hamilton
(anthropologist, diplomat, archaeologist, archaeologist)
William Hamilton
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 13, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Henley-on-Thames edit 1 reference
Died: 1803
 37 
Peter of Verona
(Preacher)
Peter of Verona
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1205 AD
Birthplace: Verona, Italy
Died: 1252
 38 
Jules Bordet
(Nobel Prize-Winning Belgian Scientist Known for His Discovery of Factors in Blood Serum that Destroy Bacteria)
Jules Bordet
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Soignies
Died: 1961
 39 
Kōichi Kido
(Politician)
Kōichi Kido
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1889
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo City
Died: 1977
 40 
Adamantios Korais
(Scholar)
Adamantios Korais
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 27, 1748
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Smyrna, Greece
Died: 1833
 41 
Domenichino
(Painter)
Domenichino
0
Birthdate: October 21, 1581
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1641
 42 
Otto Struve
(Russian-American Astronomer Known for His Contributions to Stellar Spectroscopy)
Otto Struve
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 12, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: 1963
 43 
José Bonifácio de Andrada
(Brazilian Statesman Known for His Role in Brazil’s Attainment of Independence From Portugal)
José Bonifácio de Andrada
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1763
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santos, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 1838
 44 
Wilma Mankiller
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 18, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2010
 45 
Juvénal Habyarimana
(2nd President of Rwanda (1973 - 1994))
Juvénal Habyarimana
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gisenyi, Ruanda-Urundi
Died: 1994
 46 
Saints Methodius
(Saint)
Saints Methodius
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 0815 AD
Birthplace: Thessalonica, Greece
Died: 0885
 47 
Fang Lizhi
(Chinese Astrophysicist and Activist Who Partly Inspired the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests)
Fang Lizhi
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 12, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: 2012
 48 
Ral Donner
(Singer)
Ral Donner
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 10, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1984
 49 
Heinrich Lübke
(Former President of Germany (1959 - 1969))
Heinrich Lübke
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sundern, Germany
Died: 1972
 50 
Nobu McCarthy
(Former Actress known for for her performance in the film The Wash)
Nobu McCarthy
3
Birthdate: November 13, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
Died: 2002