Died On August 6th
Discover the most famous people who died on August 6. The list includes people like Rick James, Diego Velázquez (Painter), Ben Jonson, Andre Weil, Robin Day. Famous personalities featured on this list, include mathematicians, novelists, actors and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Italy and many more countries.
Rick JamesAmerican
Musician
Fulgencio BatistaCuban
Former President of Cuba
Pope Paul VIItalian
Pope
Alfredo BowmanHonduran
Herbalist
Ben JonsonBritish
Dramatist, Poet & Actor
Theodor W. AdornoGerman
Philosopher
James BeckBritish
Actor
Saint DominicSpanish
Priest
Wilhelm MohnkeGerman
Military Leader
Fe del MundoFilipino
Pediatrician
Robin DayBritish
Broadcaster, Journalist
Betty CuthbertAustralian
Athlete
Andre WeilFrench
Mathematician
Robert HughesAustralian
Art Critic, Writer
Diego Velázquez (Painter)Spanish
Painter
Feodor Felix Konrad LynenGerman
Biochemist
Sushma SwarajIndian
Politician
Joël RobuchonFrench
Chef
Edsger W. DijkstraNetherlands Antilles, Dutch
Computer scientist
James BeckBritish
Actor
Klaus NomiGerman
Vocalizer
Bix BeiderbeckeAmerican
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist
Robin CookBritish
British Politician
Cedric HardwickeBritish
Actor
Henry the LionGerman
Prince
Warner OlandSwedish, American
Actor, Film actor
Domenico ModugnoItalian
Singer, Actor, Politician, Human rights activist,
Bohdan KhmelnytskyLithuanian, Polish, Ukrainian
Cossack
Emilio FernándezMexican
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Military
Tony JudtBritish
Historian, Professor, Non-fiction writer
S. K. PottekkattIndian
author, politician, diarist, poet
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Alexander BustamanteJamaican
Politician
Hiram JohnsonAmerican
Former Governor of California
Preston SturgesAmerican
American playwright
Pope Callixtus IIISpanish
Harry ReasonerAmerican
Journalist
Pete FountainAmerican
Clarinetist
Ibrahim FerrerCuban
Cuban singer
Jorge AmadoBrazilian
Writer, Journalist, Poet, Novelist, Lawyer,
Forbes BurnhamGuyanese
Politician
Larry AdlerAmerican
Composer
Ossie ClarkBritish
Fashion designer
Christian VI of DenmarkDanish
King
Gene AmmonsAmerican
Musician
Edward Durell StoneAmerican
Architect
Pope Sixtus IIGreek
pope
Bernadine HealyAmerican
Cardiologist
Yermak TimofeyevichRussian
Cossack
Karl DiebitschGerman
Painter, Postage stamp designer
Jack BrickhouseAmerican
TV actor
Gregorio Ricci-CurbastroItalian
Mathematician
Gordon BunshaftAmerican
Architect
Eduard HanslickCzech
Music Critic
David FairchildAmerican
Botanist
Gabriel García MorenoEcuadorian
Politician
Atle SelbergNorwegian, American
Mathematician, University teacher
Bernard LovellBritish
Astronomer, Physicist
Francis PongeFrench
Essayist
John HughesAmerican
American film director
Jacques SoustelleFrench
Anthropologist
Mary MacLaneCanadian, American
Writer
Hernán Siles ZuazoBolivian
Politician
Ruggiero RicciAmerican
Violinist
Duong Van MinhVietnamese
Politician
Hone HekeNew Zealander
Thomas ForanAmerican
Attorney
Ellen WilsonAmerican
Former First Lady of the United States
Shahpur BakhtiarIranian
Prime Minister
Dame Dorothy TutinBritish
British actress
Marwān IIEgyptian
Ruler
Saint Sixtus IIGreek
Pope