Famous Deaths on February 6, Who Died on February 6
Here is a list who died on February 6. Famous deaths for the 6th of February. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on February 6. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1140 | Thurstan, Archbishop of York |
| 1215 | Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (b. 1138) |
| 1378 | Joanna of Bourbon (b. 1338) |
| 1497 | Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410) |
| 1515 | Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449) |
| 1519 | Lorenz von Bibra, Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459) |
| 1539 | John III, Duke of Cleves (b. 1491) |
| 1585 | Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518) |
| 1593 | Jacques Amyot, French author and translator (b. 1513) |
| 1597 | Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529) |
| 1612 | Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538) |
| 1617 | Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553) |
| 1685 | Charles II of England (b. 1630) |
| 1695 | Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642) |
| 1740 | Pope Clement XII (b. 1652) |
| 1775 | William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)[33] |
| 1783 | Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716) |
| 1793 | Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707) |
| 1804 | Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733) |
| 1833 | Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762) |
| 1834 | Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804) |
| 1899 | Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831) |
| 1902 | John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823) |
| 1908 | Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (b. 1836) |
| 1916 | Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867) |
| 1918 | Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862) |
| 1929 | Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858) |
| 1931 | Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861) |
| 1932 | John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865) |
| 1938 | Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860) |
| 1942 | Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880) |
| 1951 | Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882) |
| 1952 | George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895) |
| 1958 | victims of the Munich air disaster |
| 1963 | Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933) |
| 1964 | Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869) |
| 1967 | Martine Carol, French actress (b. 1920) |
| 1971 | Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (b. 1933) |
| 1972 | Julian Steward, American anthropologist (b. 1902) |
| 1976 | Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925) |
| 1981 | Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (b. 1925) |
| 1982 | Ben Nicholson, British painter (b. 1894) |
| 1985 | James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906) |
| 1986 | Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1899) |
| 1987 | Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929) |
| 1989 | Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912) |
| 1990 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (b. 1913) |
| 1991 | Salvador Luria, Italian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912) |
| 1993 | Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943) |
| 1994 | Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905) |
| 1995 | James Merrill, American poet and playwright (b. 1926) |
| 1998 | Falco, Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957) |
| 1999 | Don Dunstan, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (b. 1926) |
| 2000 | Phil Walters, American race car driver (b. 1916) |
| 2001 | Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953) |
| 2002 | Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914) |
| 2004 | Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and economist (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913) |
| 2007 | Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2008 | Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918) |
| 2009 | Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925) |
| 2011 | Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952) |
| 2012 | David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964) |
| 2014 | Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (b. 1917) |
| 2015 | André Brink, South African author and playwright (b. 1935) |
| 2016 | Dan Gerson, American screenwriter (b. 1966) |
| 2017 | Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (b. 1914) |
| 2021 | George Shultz, American politician, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor (b. 1920) |
| 2022 | Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (b. 1929) |
| 743 | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (b. 691) |
| 797 | Donnchad Midi, Irish king (b. 733) |
| 891 | Photios I of Constantinople (b. 810) |
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