Died On February 6th
Discover the most famous people who died on February 6. The list includes people like Gustav Klimt, Danny Thomas, Arthur Ashe, Joseph Priestley, James Whitmore. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, actors and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Austria & South Africa and many more countries.
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1
George VI(King of the United Kingdom (1936-52))
Birthdate: December 14, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died: 1952
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Arthur Ashe(The Only Black Man to Win the Singles Title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open)
Birthdate: July 10, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: 1993
3
Jack Kirby(Co-Creator of The Superhero 'Captain America' in 1940 with Joe Simon)
Birthdate: August 28, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1994
4
Charles II(King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to 1685)
Birthdate: May 29, 1630
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St James's Palace, London, England
Died: 1685
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Danny Thomas(Creator & Star of the Highly Successful Sitcom 'The Danny Thomas Show')
Birthdate: January 6, 1912
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Deerfield, Michigan, United States
Died: 1991
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Gustav Klimt(Austrian Symbolist Painter and One of the Most Prominent Members of the ‘Vienna Secession’ Movement)
Birthdate: July 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1918
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Carl Wilson
(American musician)
Birthdate: December 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California
Died: 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Indore
Died: 2022
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Falco
(Austrian Singer and Musician)
Birthdate: February 19, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 25, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: United States
Died: 1857
Birthdate: October 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: May 15, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: March 24, 1733
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Birstall, England
Died: 1804
Birthdate: January 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pumpkin Center, California, United States
Died: 1996
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Vince Guaraldi
(Jazz musician, Pianist)
Birthdate: July 17, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1976
Birthdate: March 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2012
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: March 30, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2007
18
Capability Brown
(Horticulturist, Architect, Landscape architect)
Birthdate: August 30, 1716
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Northumberland
Died: 1783
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Joost van der Westhuizen
(South African Professional Rugby Union Player)
Birthdate: February 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Rubén Darío(Nicaraguan Poet Who Initiated the Spanish-Language Literary Movement Known as "Modernismo")
Birthdate: January 18, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua
Died: 1916
21
Irwin Corey
(Stand-up comedian)
Birthdate: July 29, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S
Died: 2017
22
Ralph Kiner
(Baseball Player)
Birthdate: October 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States
Died: 2014
Birthdate: July 15, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Barbara W. Tuchman
(American Historian and Author)
Birthdate: January 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1989
Birthdate: March 12, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London
Died: 1865
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Jimmy Van Heusen
(Composer)
Birthdate: January 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Died: 1990
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Frederica of Hanover
(German Princess and Former Queen Consort of the Hellenes (1947 - 1964))
Birthdate: April 18, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blankenburg, Germany
Died: 1981
Birthdate: September 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Suva, Fiji
Died: 1999
Birthdate: June 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cherchell
Died: 2015
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Raymond Smullyan
(Mathematician, Philosopher)
Birthdate: May 25, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Far Rockaway, New York, United States
Died: 2017
31
James Merrill
(Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: March 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1995
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Johnny Dankworth
(Composer)
Birthdate: September 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Woodford, England
Died: 2010
33
Carlo Goldoni
(Italian Librettist and Playwright Credited with Producing Some of Italy's Best-Loved and Most Famous Plays)
Birthdate: February 25, 1707
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1793
Birthdate: November 12, 1780
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wellington
Died: 1838
Birthdate: July 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zelzate, East Flanders, Belgium
Died: 2016
36
Lew Burdette
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nitro, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2007
37
Dan Gerson
(Screenwriter, Voice actor)
Birthdate: August 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2016
Birthdate: 1410 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
Died: 1497
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Dan Hicks
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: December 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2016
Birthdate: August 13, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: 1991
Birthdate: April 26, 1829
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Died: 1894
Birthdate: May 6, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Agra
Died: 1931
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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André Brink
(South African Novelist, Essayist and Poet Best Known for His Novel ‘A Dry White Season')
Birthdate: May 29, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vrede, South Africa
Died: 2015
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Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
(The 10th Umayyad Caliph Who Built Many Palaces and Reformed His Kingdom's Taxation System)
Birthdate: 0691 AD
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: 0743
45
Photios I of Constantinople
(Saint)
Birthdate: 0810 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 0893
46
Leo von Caprivi
(Former Chancellor of the German Reich (1890 - 1894))
Birthdate: February 24, 1831
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1899
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Keith Park
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Birthdate: June 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Thames
Died: 1975
Birthdate: May 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Mandé, France
Died: 1967
Birthdate: February 3, 1338
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vincennes, France
Died: 1378
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Abd el-Krim
(Political leader)
Birthdate: 1882 AD
Birthplace: Ajdir
Died: 1963