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.

Alfredo BowmanAlfredo Bowman
Honduran
Herbalist
Rick JamesRick James
American
Musician

Fulgencio BatistaFulgencio Batista
Cuban
Former President of Cuba

Pope Paul VIPope Paul VI
Italian
Pope

Theodor W. AdornoTheodor W. Adorno
German
Philosopher

Ben JonsonBen Jonson
British
Dramatist, Poet & Actor
James BeckJames Beck
British
Actor

Robin DayRobin Day
British
Broadcaster, Journalist

Fe del MundoFe del Mundo
Filipino
Pediatrician

Betty CuthbertBetty Cuthbert
Australian
Athlete
Andre WeilAndre Weil
French
Mathematician

Robert HughesRobert Hughes
Australian
Art Critic, Writer
Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen
German
Biochemist

Diego VelazquezDiego Velázquez (Painter)
Spanish
Painter

Sushma SwarajSushma Swaraj
Indian
Politician
James BeckJames Beck
British
Actor

Edsger W. DijkstraEdsger W. Dijkstra
Dutch
Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist,
Joël RobuchonJoël Robuchon
French
Chef

Saint DominicSaint Dominic
Spanish
Catholic priest

Klaus NomiKlaus Nomi
German
Vocalizer
Bix BeiderbeckeBix Beiderbecke
American
Composer, Trumpeter, Jazz musician, Pianist

Wilhelm MohnkeWilhelm Mohnke
German
Officer
Robin CookRobin Cook
British
British Politician

Alexander BustamanteAlexander Bustamante
Jamaican
Politician

Henry the LionHenry the Lion
German
Prince

Cedric HardwickeCedric Hardwicke
British
Actor
Bohdan KhmelnytskyBohdan Khmelnytsky
Lithuanian, Polish, Ukrainian
Cossack
Domenico ModugnoDomenico Modugno
Italian
Singer, Actor, Politician, Human rights activist,

Tony JudtTony Judt
British
Historian, Professor, Non-fiction writer

Warner OlandWarner Oland
Swedish, American
Actor, Film actor

Preston SturgesPreston Sturges
American
American playwright
Hiram JohnsonHiram Johnson
American
Former Governor of California

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Pope Callixtus IIIPope Callixtus III
Spanish
 

S. K. PottekkattS. K. Pottekkatt
Indian
author, politician, diarist, poet

Emilio FernándezEmilio Fernández
Mexican
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Military

Ibrahim FerrerIbrahim Ferrer
Cuban
Cuban singer
Larry AdlerLarry Adler
American
Composer

Jorge AmadoJorge Amado
Brazilian
Writer, Journalist, Poet, Novelist, Lawyer,
Pete FountainPete Fountain
American
Clarinetist

Forbes BurnhamForbes Burnham
Guyanese
Politician

Christian VI of DenmarkChristian VI of Denmark
Danish
King
Pope Sixtus IIPope Sixtus II
Greek
pope

Gene AmmonsGene Ammons
American
Musician
Bernadine HealyBernadine Healy
American
Cardiologist

Jack BrickhouseJack Brickhouse
American
TV actor

Yermak TimofeyevichYermak Timofeyevich
Russian
Cossack

Edward Durell StoneEdward Durell Stone
American
Architect

Karl DiebitschKarl Diebitsch
German
Painter, Postage stamp designer
Ossie ClarkOssie Clark
British
Fashion designer

Gregorio Ricci-CurbastroGregorio Ricci-Curbastro
Italian
Mathematician

Gordon BunshaftGordon Bunshaft
American
Architect

Atle SelbergAtle Selberg
Norwegian, American
Mathematician, University teacher
Bernard LovellBernard Lovell
British
Astronomer, Physicist

John HughesJohn Hughes
American
American film director
Hone HekeHone Heke
New Zealander
 

Duong Van MinhDuong Van Minh
Vietnamese
Politician

Ellen WilsonEllen Wilson
American
Former First Lady of the United States
Shahpur BakhtiarShahpur Bakhtiar
Iranian
Prime Minister

Dame Dorothy TutinDame Dorothy Tutin
British
British actress
Marwān IIMarwān II
Egyptian
Ruler

Saint Sixtus IISaint Sixtus II
Greek
Pope