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List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 6th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

  • Latha Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and music director who is considered one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time.

  • Lata mangeshkar is an indian playback singer known for her melodious voice and extensive contribution to indian music.

2021

  • American politician, secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of labor (b. 1920)

2020

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • German biophysical chemist and director of max planck institute since 1964. he is well-known for his studies on high speed reactions. in 1967, he was awarded the nobel prize.

  • Renowned chemist known for her research in organic chemistry.

  • British author (born 1924)

2018

2017

2016

  • Former American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

  • American screenwriter (b. 1966)

2015

2014

2013

2012

  • Janice Voss was an American astronaut who flew on five Space Shuttle missions, spending a total of 49 days in space.

  • Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

  • Norma Merrick Sklarek was the first African American woman to become a licensed architect in the United States.

  • American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)

  • American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)

2011

  • Northern irish guitarist/singer-songwriter and producer (skid row thin lizzy, colosseum ii). (d. 2011.)

  • American electrical engineer, ceo of digital equipment. one of the most prominent computer companies of today. the company was founded by him and a partner in 1957. over the next three decades, the company grew to be second only to ibm in terms of size and revenue. the popularity of personal computers led to olsen's visionary business beginning to decline. …

  • Co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • James Whitmore

    American actor who plays on film and stage. he is most well-known for his stage portrayals of famous people. his works include "command decision," which earned him a tony award, 1973, and "will rogers usa," 1973. he also starred in the films "black like me," 1962, and "give'em hell, harry" (film, play), 1974. he was also a part of three …

  • Philip Carey

    American actor on stage, film, and television. carey, a former marine, was wounded in world war ii as part of the ship’s detachment at the uss franklin. he served again during the korean war.

  • American actress (b. 1926)

2008

2007

2005

  • French physicist known for his work in nuclear physics and his contributions to science policy.

  • American politician who served as the Governor of Delaware.

  • German-american pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)

  • Russian pianist (born 1930).

2004

  • Canadian lieutenant and civil service (d. 2004).

2002

  • Renowned author known for his captivating storytelling.

  • Austrian-english biologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1914)

  • British biochemist and co-recipient for 1962 nobel prize for chemistry for his analysis by x-ray of hemoglobin's structure. this protein transports oxygen from the lungs into the tissues through blood cells. john c. kendrew, a british biochemist, shared the award.

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Fijian-australian lawyer and politician, 35th premier of south australia (d. 1999)

  • American tenor (b. 1924)

1998

  • French geologist and vulcanologist (born 1914).

  • American musician. one of three brothers who founded "the beach boys", along with mike love, their cousin, and al jardine. carl was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the group's first performance, which took place on december 31, 1962. from that moment on, the group was a huge success and sold more than 100,000,000 records. the band was a pioneer …

  • Austrian singer and songwriter known for hits like 'Rock Me Amadeus' and 'Der Kommissar'.

  • A renowned poet known for his introspective and emotional verses.

  • Atiya Abdul Wahid was a prolific author known for her literary works.

1997

  • Hungarian mathematician known for her work in set theory and mathematical logic.

  • Belgian racing driver (born 1913).

1996

  • Guy Madison

    American actor who played the role of wild bill hickock on tv and radio. after completing his college education and serving in the u.s navy, he made his film debut in "since you were away" in 1944. he also appeared in "the command," 1953 and "last frontier," 1956, as well as "gentleman of the night" 1963.

  • Broadcaster dies at 85

  • Drama critic/soe operator dies at the age of 76.

1995

1994

  • Joseph Cotten

    American actor on the radio, film and stage. with the 1941 classic film "citizen kane", he became a huge box-office success. it led to nearly 60 motion picture productions over the next four decades. cotten started his career on the stage, and was praised for his performance in "philadelphia story", a broadway musical. he moved to hollywood in 1939. he …

  • Legendary comic book artist and co-creator of iconic superheroes.

  • American cartoonist (x-men (spiderman, hulk), has died at 76. he was born in 1917.

  • Conductor/writer (conducting brahms), died at 74

  • Polish/us pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 84

1993

  • Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who was the first black man to win the Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open singles titles.

  • American tennis player (born 1943).

  • Arthur Ashe was a legendary tennis player known for his grace and sportsmanship.

  • American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)

1992

1991

  • Italian-american microbiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1991)

  • Danny Thomas

    American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)

  • Italian teacher, writer and biologist. he received a md in turin in 1935. he taught bacteriology between 1943 and 1964, before moving to the united states in 1970. he was awarded the nobel prize for physiology & medicine in 1969. in 1953, he published "general virology".

  • Dutch tv correspondent in moscow dies.

  • American singer/comedian/actor (jazz singer), dies of a heart attack at age 76 (born 1914).

1990

  • Fabia Drake was a British actress known for her work on stage and screen.

  • American pianist and composer (b. 1913)

  • Actor (caltiki)

  • American silent film actress. she was eva novak's sister and anne schaefer's niece. at the age of 17, she started acting in motion pictures. novak's career grew into sound film. she appeared in 115 movies during her career. at 94 years old, she died from a stroke.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian and journalist.

  • American historian and author, best known for her best-selling book The Guns of August, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1963.

  • British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Broxtowe.

  • Undine Smith Moore was an American politician known for her contributions to civil rights and social justice.

  • American historian and author (d. 1989)

1988

1987

1986

  • American architect, designed the world trade center (b. 1912)

  • From november 1963, scottish writer and salvation army general. his publications include "call to holiness," 1957; "jesus, our need," 1956; and "he had no revolver," 1944.

  • English actress (b. 1907)

  • English actress (born in 1907)

1985

1984

  • Chemist known for his work on the chemistry of natural products.

  • Former British Labour Party politician.

1982

  • English painter/sculptor circle dies at the age of 87.

1981

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1976

  • At age 43, charlie brown tv specials' jazz pianist dies.

  • Bangladeshi-indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)

  • Actor and screenwriter from bangladeshi-indian origin (d. 1976).

1973

  • At age 74, us physicist/astronomer mount wilson/palomar dies.

1972

1971

1970

  • Actor (captain shafer–hennesey), passes away at 78

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

1967

  • French actress and leading lady, popular in france, in many films of the 1950s made by her husband christian faque (one of four). she was most memorable in the title role of lola montes, 1955. she was the star of "around the world in 90 days" in hollywood in 1956.

  • American politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1966

1964

  • Emileo Aguinaldo was the first President of the Philippines and a key figure in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule.

  • First President of the Philippines

  • Emilio Aguinaldo was the first President of the Philippines and a military leader during the Philippine Revolution.

  • Filipino general and politician, 1st president of the philippines (b. 1869)

  • Filipino politician and general 1st president, philippines (d. 1964).

1963

  • Renowned British actress known for her roles in film and television.

  • Italian avant-garde artist, manzoni is best known for his ironic approach. manzoni is best known for his series of artworks, which question the object's nature and directly predate conceptual art. his art uses a variety of materials including rabbit fur and human excrement, but not the usual artist's material. this allows him to "tap mythological resources" and realize genuine and …

  • Leader of the opposition in morocco, has died.

  • German composer (jungle), dies at age 77.

1962

  • Renowned Brazilian painter known for his works depicting the lives of ordinary Brazilians.

1961

1960

  • American r&b singer, pianist, and songwriter, who was popularized in the 1950s. his success was ended when he was killed in a car accident at age 27.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

1954

  • American poet and novelist associated with the Greenwich Village literary scene.

1952

1951

  • American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

  • French right-wing journalist and intellectual who was the literary criticism of the journal "action franassoise" as well as editor-in-chief at "je suis partout" from 1938-1941. after the liberation, he was taken into custody for his active collaboration with the nazis. he refused de gaulle's offer to clemency and was sentenced to death by the french courts.

1947

  • Dutch actor teun the night watch, dies at 82

  • Italian futurist painter, composer, and author of the art of noises (1913). his performances of noise music concerts in 1913aeur'14 and again after world war i, including in paris in 1921, are often considered to be among the most important noise music experimental composers.

1946

  • American actor known for his role in the silent film 'The Great Train Robbery'.

1945

  • Dutch plant pathologist, first director of willie commelin scholten foundation, and founder of the plant protection service established in amsterdam in 1899. he was a pioneer in application-oriented research, and was later nominated to be the director of wageningen's newly established 'institute of phytopathology. ritzema bos was still involved in the 'plant protection service,' the netherlands society of plant pathology, …

  • Dutch resistance fighter executed

1943

  • Dutch lieutenant-general/nsb "minister", dies at age 71.

1942

  • Estonian general and politician, 7th estonian minister of war (b. 1880)

  • Dutch linguist dies at 78

1941

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

1932

  • Australian politician, 22nd premier of tasmania (b. 1865)

1931

  • Indian lawyer and politician, president of the indian national congress (b. 1861)

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1927

  • Gaelic and irish republican footballer (born 1879).

1923

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

1917

1916

  • Rubena Dario was a Nicaraguan poet who is considered the leader of the Spanish-American modernist movement.

  • Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo.

  • Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)

  • Nicaraguan writer and one of the most important spanish-language poets. he is the author of "cantos de vida y esperanza" in 1905, which some consider his masterpiece, and "poema del otono," in 1910, which others consider his best work. while still a child, he published verses and returned to nicaragua in 1889 after working as a journalist in chile for …

1914

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

  • English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer h. samuel (b. 1836)

1902

  • English-australian politician, 13th premier of south australia (b. 1823)

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