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History Deaths on August 06

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History Deaths on August 06

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Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)

#Rick_James

In 2004

Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)

#Girolamo_Fracastoro

In 1553

Francesco I of Lesbos

#Francesco_I_Gattilusio

In 1384

Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (b. 1918)

#Ruggiero_Ricci

In 2012

Ira C. Eaker, American general (b. 1896)

#Ira_C._Eaker

In 1987

Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)

#Bix_Beiderbecke

In 1931

Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)

#Eduard_Hanslick

In 1904

Pope Sixtus II

#Pope_Sixtus_II

In 258

Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)

#Cedric_Hardwicke

In 1964

Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)

#Antoine_Arnauld

In 1694

Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)

#Hiram_Johnson

In 1945

Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)

#Surendranath_Banerjee

In 1925

Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)

#Jennie_de_la_Montagnie_Lozier

In 1915

Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)

#Pope_Paul_VI

In 1978

Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)

#Edsger_W._Dijkstra

In 2002

Marwan II, Umayyad general and caliph (b. 688)

#Marwan_II

In 750

Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (b. 1575)

#Lionel_Cranfield,_1st_Earl_of_Middlesex

In 1645

Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)

#Richard_Bong

In 1945

Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)

#Riccardo_Cassin

In 2009

Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)

#Robin_Cook

In 2005

Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)

#Konstantin_von_Benckendorff

In 1828

William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1905)

#William_Anstruther-Gray,_Baron_Kilmany

In 1985

Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)

#Stan_Lynde

In 2013

Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)

#Jean-Jacques_Challet-Venel

In 1893

Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (b. 1900)

#Roland_Michener

In 1991

Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)

#Bohdan_Khmelnytsky

In 1657

Darren Daulton, American baseball player (b. 1962)

#Darren_Daulton

In 2017

John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (b. 1927)

#John_Woodland_Hastings

In 2014

François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (b. 1625)

#François_de_Harlay_de_Champvallon

In 1695

James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)

#James_Springer_White

In 1881

Ladislaus of Naples (b. 1377)

#Ladislaus_of_Naples

In 1414

Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)

#Theodor_W._Adorno

In 1969

Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)

#Richard_Cragun

In 2012

André Weil, French-American mathematician and academic (b. 1906)

#André_Weil

In 1998

Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)

#Willy_DeVille

In 2009

Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)

#Henry_Bathurst,_2nd_Earl_Bathurst

In 1794

Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1941)

#Ralph_Bryans

In 2014

Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)

#Diego_Velázquez

In 1660

Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (b. 1912)

#Jacques_Soustelle

In 1990

Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)

#Edward_Durell_Stone

In 1978

Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)

#Tjerk_Hiddes_de_Vries

In 1666

Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (b. 1938)

#Betty_Cuthbert

In 2017

Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (b. 1923)

#Forbes_Burnham

In 1985

Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)

#Tony_Lazzeri

In 1946

Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (b. 1912)

#Jorge_Amado

In 2001

Tex Hughson, American baseball player (b. 1916)

#Tex_Hughson

In 1993

Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)

#Gregorio_Ricci-Curbastro

In 1925

Joël Robuchon, French Chef (b. 1945)

#Joël_Robuchon

In 2018

Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)

#Pope_Callixtus_III

In 1458

Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1928)

#Domenico_Modugno

In 1994

Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created 60 Minutes (b. 1923)

#Harry_Reasoner

In 1991

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (b. 1113)

#Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona

In 1162

Jerry Wolman, American businessman (b. 1927)

#Jerry_Wolman

In 2013

Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)

#Georg_Wilhelm_Richmann

In 1753

Stephen V of Hungary (b. 1239)

#Stephen_V_of_Hungary

In 1272

Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)

#Gregor_Piatigorsky

In 1976

Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)

#Ben_Jonson

In 1637

Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

#Nikos_Tsiforos

In 1970

George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)

#George_Waterhouse_(politician)

In 1906

Shapour Bakhtiar, Iranian soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1915)

#Shapour_Bakhtiar

In 1991

Saint Dominic, Spanish priest, founded the Dominican Order (b. 1170)

#Saint_Dominic

In 1221

Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (b. 1924)

#Orna_Porat

In 2015

Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)

#Bernard_Lovell

In 2012

Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)

#Marvin_Hamlisch

In 2012

Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. 1458)

#Jacopo_Sannazaro

In 1530

John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)

#John_Mason_Neale

In 1866

Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)

#Ádám_Mányoki

In 1757

Margaret Heckler, American politician (b. 1931)

#Margaret_Heckler

In 2018

Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)

#Stefan_Bastyr

In 1920

Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (b. 1901)

#Fulgencio_Batista

In 1973

Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet (b. 1968)

In 2018

Frederick R. Payne, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1911)

In 2015

Ray Hill, American football player (b. 1975)

In 2015

Ananda W.P. Guruge, Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat (b. 1928)

In 2014

Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (b. 1929)

In 2013

Jeremy Geidt, English-American actor and educator (b. 1930)

In 2013

Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (b. 1953)

In 2012

Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (b. 1954)

In 2012

Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (b. 1938)

In 2012

Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (b. 1911)

In 2011

John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

In 2009

Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (b. 1934)

In 2008

Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (b. 1969)

In 2007

Heinz Barth, German lieutenant (b. 1920)

In 2007

Donald Justice, American poet and academic (b. 1925)

In 2004

Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (b. 1915)

In 2003

Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. 1930)

In 2001

Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1928)

In 2001

Wilhelm Mohnke, German general (b. 1911)

In 2001

Adhar Kumar Chatterji, Indian Naval officer (b. 1914)

In 2001

Shin Ki-ha, South Korean lawyer and politician (b. 1941)

In 1997

Leszek B?a?y?ski, Polish boxer (b. 1949)

In 1992

Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1904)

In 1986

Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1944)

In 1983

Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

In 1979

Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)

In 1959

Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)

In 1952

Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1812)

In 1884

Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)

In 1850

James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1767)

In 1815

John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)

In 1679

Johannes Junius, German lawyer and politician (b. 1573)

In 1628

Margherita of Durazzo, Queen consort of Charles III of Naples (b. 1347)

In 1412

Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (b. 1129)

In 1195

Richard III, Duke of Normandy

In 1027

Pope Hormisdas (b. 450)

In 523

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