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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.

George VIGeorge VI
British
Former King of the United Kingdom
Charles IICharles II
British
King of England, Scotland & Ireland

Jack KirbyJack Kirby
American
Comic Book Artist

Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo
Filipino
First President of the Philippines

Danny ThomasDanny Thomas
American
 

Gustav KlimtGustav Klimt
Austrian
Painter
James WhitmoreJames Whitmore
American
Actor

Angelica HamiltonAngelica Hamilton
American
Alexander Hamilton's Daughter

Arthur AsheArthur Ashe
American
Tennis Player
Joseph CottenJoseph Cotten
American
Actor

Motilal NehruMotilal Nehru
Indian
Political Leader
Guy MadisonGuy Madison
American
Actor

Joseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley
British
Discoverer of Oxygen

Rubén DaríoRubén Darío
Nicaraguan
Poet

Isabella BeetonIsabella Beeton
British
Author

Johannes OckeghemJohannes Ockeghem
Belgian
Music Composer, Choirmaster, Singer
Don DunstanDon Dunstan
Australian, Fijian
Former Premier of South Australia

Assia DjebarAssia Djebar
Algerian
Author

Salvatore Edoardo LuriaSalvador Luria
Italian
Microbiologist

Max Ferdinand Perutz Max Perutz
British
Molecular Biologist
Upendranath BrahmachariUpendranath Brahmachari
Indian
Scientist

Theodor BillrothTheodor Billroth
Austrian, Croatian, Prussian
Surgeon
Gary MooreGary Moore
Irish, British
Guitarist

Carl WilsonCarl Wilson
American
Musician, Guitarist, Record producer, Composer

FalcoFalco
Austrian
Musician
Emil MauriceEmil Maurice
German
Politician

Peter BreckPeter Breck
Canadian, American
Actor
Frederica of HanoverFrederica of Hanover
German
Queen

Frankie LaineFrankie Laine
American
Singer

Philip CareyPhilip Carey
American
Actor
Capability BrownCapability Brown
British
Horticulturist, Architect, Landscape architect

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Ritwik GhatakRitwik Ghatak
Indian
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer,
Ahmed IIAhmed II
Turkish
Sultan

María Cristina De Habsburgo-LorenaMaría Cristina De Habsburgo-Lorena
Austrian, Spanish
Queen

Barbara TuchmanBarbara Tuchman
American
Historian

Jimmy Van HeusenJimmy Van Heusen
American
Composer
Pedro Gonzalez GonzalezPedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
American
Actor
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
American
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury

Joost van der WesthuizenJoost van der Westhuizen
South African
Rugby union player

Pierre-André LatreillePierre-André Latreille
French
Zoologist

Leo von CapriviLeo von Caprivi
German
Politician
James B. WeaverJames B. Weaver
American
Politician

Abd el-KrimAbd el-Krim
Egyptian
Political leader

Keith ParkKeith Park
British
Aviator, Military personnel

Ralph KinerRalph Kiner
American
Baseball Player

Hisham ibn Abd al-MalikHisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Syrian
Ruler
Adelaide of ItalyAdelaide of Italy
German, French
Empress

Irwin CoreyIrwin Corey
American
Stand-up comedian
Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of MeirásCarmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás
Spanish
First Lady

Johnny DankworthJohnny Dankworth
British
Composer

Raymond SmullyanRaymond Smullyan
American
Mathematician, Pianist, Philosopher, University
Frederick T. GatesFrederick T. Gates
American
Clergyman

Aldus ManutiusAldus Manutius
Italian
type designer, publisher, typographer, printer
Piet RetiefPiet Retief
South African
Explorer

Robert BrasillachRobert Brasillach
French
Writer, Journalist, Film critic, Novelist, Poet,

Photios I of ConstantinoplePhotios I of Constantinople
Turkish
Saint

Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson
British
painter, sculptor

Piero ManzoniPiero Manzoni
Italian
Artist, Painter
Nazim al-KudsiNazim al-Kudsi
Syrian
Politician

Martine CarolMartine Carol
French
Actress

Merle KilgoreMerle Kilgore
American
Singer-Songwriter

James MerrillJames Merrill
American
Poet, Writer
Ken OlsenKen Olsen
American
Engineer, Entrepreneur, Computer scientist

Antoni TàpiesAntoni Tàpies
Spanish
Painter
Art TaylorArt Taylor
American
Jazz Drummer

Georgy ShpaginGeorgy Shpagin
Russian, Russian
Russian weapons designe

Pope Clement XIIPope Clement XII
Italian
Pope
Humphry OsmondHumphry Osmond
British
Psychiatrist

René JourniacRené Journiac
French
French jurist and administrator
André BrinkAndré Brink
South African
Novelist

Julian StewardJulian Steward
American
Anthropologist

Marianne von WerefkinMarianne von Werefkin
Swiss
Painter
Christopher ClaviusChristopher Clavius
German
Mathematician

Maximilien LuceMaximilien Luce
French
Painter
Richard Lemon LanderRichard Lemon Lander
British
Explorer

Karl HaasKarl Haas
German, American
Conductor

Andrée ChedidAndrée Chedid
Egyptian, French
Poet

Friedrich MeineckeFriedrich Meinecke
German
Historian
Edward Emerson BarnardEdward Emerson Barnard
American
American astronomer
Maxine KuminMaxine Kumin
American
Poet

Augusto B. LeguíaAugusto B. Leguía
Peruvian
Politician

Josefa IloiloJosefa Iloilo
Fijian
Former President of Fiji

Lazar BermanLazar Berman
Russian
Classical Pianist
Norma SklarekNorma Merrick Sklarek
American
Architect

Hōjō TokimasaHōjō Tokimasa
Japanese
Regent

Charles Langbridge MorganCharles Langbridge Morgan
British
Author and critic

Pyotr LavrovPyotr Lavrov
Russian
Philosopher

Carlo CattaneoCarlo Cattaneo
Italian
Philosopher
Maxwell BodenheimMaxwell Bodenheim
American
Poet

R. W. SouthernR. W. Southern
British
Historian
Samuel McIntireSamuel McIntire
American
Architect and craftsman

Jorge GuillénJorge Guillén
Spanish
Poet
Derek WorlockDerek Worlock
British
Priest
José CraveirinhaJosé Craveirinha
Mozambican
Journalist