December 6th famous deaths

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

2019 - 2010

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

2019

• Barbee Ore

  Renowned chemist known for her work in organic chemistry.

• Jaquin Sabines

  Mexican politician who served as the Governor of Chiapas from 1988 to 1994.

2018

• Meenakshi Srinivasan

  Renowned artist known for her vibrant and expressive paintings.

2017

• Clelia Moser

  Clelia Moser was a renowned biologist known for her research on genetics and cell biology.

2016

• Peter Vaughan

  English actor (d. 2016)

2015

• Nicholas Smith

  British actor (b. 1934)

• Liu Juying

  Chinese general and politician (b. 1917)

• Ko Chun-hsiung

  Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (d. 2015)

2014

• Ralph Baer

  Inventor of the first home video game console, known as the 'Father of Video Games.'

• Stella Young

  Australian comedian and disability rights activist who challenged stereotypes and advocated for inclusivity.

• Luke Somers

  English-american photographer and journalist (b. 1981)

• Fred Hawkins

  American golfer (d. 2014)

• Ralph H. Baer

  German-american video game designer, created the magnavox odyssey (d. 2014)

Jimmy Del Ray

American wrestler and manager (d. 2014.)

2013

• Derald Barnes

  Derald Barnes was a renowned author known for his contributions to literature.

• M. K. Turk

  American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)

• Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers

  French poet and critic (d. 2013)

• Stan Tracey

  English composer and pianist (d. 2013).

2012

• Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó

  Equatoguinean engineer and politician, prime minister of equatorial guinea (b. 1961)

• Pedro Vaz

  Uruguayan lawyer and politician, minister of foreign affairs of uruguay (b. 1963)

• Huw Lloyd-Langton

  English guitarist (hawkwind widowmaker, the meads of asphodel). (d. 2012).

• Jeffrey Koo Sr.

  Taiwanese banker and businessman (d. 2012)

• Jan Carew

  Guyanese-american author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)

2011

• Dobie Gray

  American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

2010

• Mark Dailey

  Canadian television announcer and journalist (born 1953).

• Mark Dailey

  American-canadian journalist and actor (b. 1953)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

• Bina Rai

  Renowned Indian film actress known for her work in Hindi cinema.

2008

• Alexandros Grigoropoulos

  Police kill 15-year-old student from greece (born 1993).

2007

• Katy French

  Irish socialite and supermodel (born 1983).

2006

• Mason Andrews

  Mason Andrews was a prominent political figure in his time.

• John Feeney

  New zealand documentary film director (born in 1922)

2005

• Charly Gaul

  He was a cyclist racer and won the tour de france 1958. he was known as "the angel of mountains" and was considered the greatest climber of his generation.

• Danny Williams

  South african singer (b. 1942)

• William P. Yarborough

  American general (b. 1912)

• Devan Nair

  Malaysian-singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd president of singapore (d. 2005)

• William P Yarborough

  Lieutenant general of the us army, designer of ''jump wings’' (born in 1912).

Devan Nair

Malaysian-singaporean union leader and politician 3rd president of singapore (d. 2005)

Danny Williams

South african singer (born 1942)

2004

• Rockford Williamson

  American guitarist and songwriter known for his work with The Band.

• Raymond Goethals

  Belgian football coach (born in 1921)

2003

• Landrum Shettles

  Pioneering writer in the field of reproductive health.

• Hans Hotter

  German actor and singer (d.2003)

• Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio

  Guatemalan soldier and politician, president of guatemala (d. 2003)

• Jerry Tuite

  American professional wrestler (born 1966).

2002

• Philip Berrigan

  American ex-roman catholic priest and antiwar activist. his brother daniel, as well as others were accused of plotting to kidnap secretary of state kissinger and bomb the washington dc tunnels. a mistrial was declared 4/1972. he is one of the founders of jonah house baltimore, md 1973.

2001

• Lois Haibt

  Pioneering computer scientist known for her work on the IBM 701, the first mass-produced computer.

• Lois Haibt

  Pioneering computer scientist known for her work on the IBM 701, one of the first commercially successful computers.

• Charles McClendon

  American football coach and player (d. 2001).

• Sir Peter Blake

  Born 1948, new zealand sailor and environmentalist

2000

• Werner Klemperer

  German-American actor best known for his role as Colonel Klink in the TV series Hogan's Heroes.

• Aziz Mian

  Aziz Mian was a renowned Pakistani qawwal known for his powerful voice and unique style.

• Enrique Anderson-Imbert

  Argentinian writer and literary critic known for his contributions to Latin American literature.

1999 - 1990

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

1998

• César Baldaccini

  French sculptor and academic (d. 1998).

• Cesar Baldaccini

  French sculptor. (born 1921)

1997

• Billy Bremner

  Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)

• Willy den Ouden

  Dutch swimmer (d. 1997)

• Edmund Charles Wolf Myers

  Soldier/engineer, dies at age 91.

• Eliot Daniel

  Composer, i love lucy theme, dies at 89

• Alan Mouncer

  Film director/producer dies at the age of 68.

1996

• Janaki Ramachandran

  An Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for a brief period in 1988.

• Pete Rozelle

  American sports publicist for usf. he was the los angeles rams publicist until 1957. his salary was over $200,000 per year, and he was appointed commissioner of the nfl 1/26/1960. rozelle was the nfl's commissioner for 29 years. he oversaw the merger of the league with the afl and the creation the super bowl in 1967. he was both balding …

• Bryan Clieve Roberts

  Lawyer/civil servant dies at the age of 83.

• [Alvin] Pete Rozelle

  American commissioner (nfl) dies at 70 years old (baptized 1926).

1995

• Evea Gabor

  Evea Gabor was a Hungarian-American businesswoman and entrepreneur who founded several successful companies in the fashion and beauty industries.

• James Reston

  Author, columnist, correspondent, and executive director of the new york times from scotland. he was the washington bureau chief for the new times between 1953 and 1964, and twice a pulitzer prize winner. reston was instrumental in creating the first op-ed page of the united states in 1970. he also reserved a page from newspaper editorials to allow columnists to …

• Jomes Reston

  James Reston was a renowned journalist known for his work at The New York Times.

• Melvin Kranzberg

  Renowned historian of technology known for Kranzberg's Laws.

• Leslie Wilkinson

  Journalist dies at 97

James "Scotty" Barrett Reston

Journalist dies at 86

[Schaff] Claire Polin

Composer dies at 69

Dmitri Antonovitch Volkogonov

Soldier/historian dies at the age of 67.

Kathleen Harrison

Actress (fast lady big money), dies at the age of 103

John Trevor Key

Photographer dies at 48

1994

• Gian Maria Volonte

  Actresses (fistful of dollars) die at 61

• Gian Maria Volontè

  Italian actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western films.

• Gian Maria Volonté

  Italian actor and director (b. 1933)

• Heinz Baas

  German footballer and manager (d. 1994)

• AJ Bronkhorst

  Vicar/theologist (reform the netherlands), reaches 80 years old.

1993

• Don Ameche

  American actor, vaudeville and radio star with over 50 films dating back to 1936. his investments enabled him to retire comfortably in 1950. he was the director of "the story of alexander graham bell" (1939). ameche said that acting wasn't something he was passionate about. ameche was an avid reader, and enjoyed the social interaction of eating with friends, often …

• Rouaz Lakhdar

  Algerian supreme court justice, murdered.

• Rita Macedo

  Actress (divinas palbras), who dies at 65 from a heart attack

• Prof Wolfgang Paul

  German physicist (nobel 1989), is killed at 80

1992

• Wilbur Frye

  Pioneering African American journalist and editor.

• Hank Worden

  Actor (red river), passes away at 91 from natural causes

• Percy Herbert

  An english actor playing character roles in british cinema. he was most prominently active during the 1950s-60s and 1970s.

1991

• Richard Stone

  English economist and statistician, nobel prize laureate (d. 1991)

• Mimi Smith

  Maternal aunt and guardian for john lennon (born in 1906).

• Sir Richard Stone

  British economist, nobel prize laureate (born 1913)

• Headman Tshabalala

  South african singer (ladysmith black mambazo).

• Ann Sorg Coston

  Actress (anna aldrich family), dies at 62

1990

• Pavlos Sidiropoulos

  Greek rock musician and songwriter.

• Pavlos Sidiropoulos

  Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

• Tunku Abdul Rahman

  Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of malaysia (b. 1903)

• Tunku Abdul Rahman

  Died as the prime minister of malaysia (1957-1970).

1989 - 1980

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

1989

• Frances Bavier

  Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her role as Aunt Bee on the television series 'The Andy Griffith Show.'

• John Payne

  John Payne was a versatile American actor known for his roles in film noir and musicals.

• Marc Lépine

  Canadian poet known for his works exploring themes of violence and masculinity.

• Sammy Fain

  American pop music composer (born in 1902)

• John Paine

  American composer and academic (d. 1906).

Frances Beauvier

Actress (aunt bee mayberry), dies in 86

1988

• Roy Orbison

  American singer-songwriter and rock and roll musician. his unique style and powerful tenor voice earned him the title "the caruso of rock." his most notable titles are "only the lonely", 1960, "cryin," 1961, and "blue bayou," 1963. he also wrote "pretty woman," 1964. in 1987, he won an emmy for his duet with emmylou harps called "that loving you feeling …

• Roy Orbison

  Roy Orbison was a renowned American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice and hits like 'Oh, Pretty Woman'.

• Bill Harris

  Us guitarist, clovers - love potion no 9"), has died at the age of 63.

1987

• James Dobson

  Focus on the family was founded by american psychologist and author focus on the family

1986

• Malik Oussekine

  Police kill algerian/french student at 22

1985

• Eliazer Shklovsky

  Russian literary critic and philosopher.

• Burr Tillstrom

  American entertainer and creator of the popular puppet show "kukla fran ollie". kukla was first created in 1936, but the characters were most well-known in the late 1940s and 1950s when they appeared on television.

• Burley Grimes

  Burley Grimes was a legendary baseball pitcher known for his unique spitball pitch.

• Burleigh Grimes

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1893)

• Burleigh Grimes

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1985).

1984

• Elizer Shklovsky

  Russian formalist critic known for his work in literary theory.

• Ruth Cummings

  Actress (daybreak and dream of love), is killed at 90

1983

• Gul Khan Nasir

  Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983)

• Lucienne Boyer

  French singer and actress (b. 1903)

1982

• Jean-Marie Seroney

  Kenyan activist and politician (d. 1982)

1981

• Harry Harlow

  Known for his studies on social isolation and maternal separation in monkeys.

1980

• Charles Deutsch

  French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "db (d. 1980)

1979 - 1970

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

1976

• Joaovictor Goulart

  Former President of Brazil known for his progressive policies.

• João Goulart

  Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th president of brazil (d. 1976)

• Joao Goulart

  President of brazil (born 1918).

• Brian Lieberman

  Miami beach restauranteurl (born 1979)

1974

• Ivor Brown

  Ivor Brown was a renowned British literary critic.

• Nikolay Kuznetsov

  Soviet naval officer (b. 1904)

1973

• Robert A Watson-Watt in England physicist (radar)

  At the age of 81, he dies.

• Justus Hermann Wetzel

  Composer dies at 94

1972

• Mirren Fraser

  Renowned astronomer known for her work on stellar evolution.

• Janet Munro

  Actress (crawling eye swiss family robinson), who dies at 38

1971

• Matylda Kshesinskaya

  Russian ballerina who was a principal dancer in the Imperial Russian Ballet.

• Jan Altink

  Dutch painter/cofounder (plough) dies at the age of 86.

• Hugo Godron

  Composer dies at 71

1970

• Thomas S Power

  At 65, the us air force-general (raid of tokyo-march 1945), is dead.

1969 - 1960

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

1966

• Hermann Heiss

  Composer dies at 68

1965

• Alberto Vaccari

  Italian jesuit/old testament scholar dies at the age of 90.

1964

• Evert van Linge

  Dutch architect and footballer (d. 1964).

• Consuelo Vanderbilt

  American socialite (born in 1877).

1963

• Jozef Goossenaerts

  Flemish philologist (language boundary), is killed at the age of 81.

1961

• Frantz Fanon

  French-american psychiatrist and revolutionary writer. after serving in ww ii, he studied medicine in france and psychology. he was eclectic and was influenced greatly by sartre. his experience as the head of the algerian psychiatric hospital 1953-1956 was where he committed himself to the algerian revolution. his writings emphasize the conflict between races as in "black skin and white masks" …

1959 - 1950

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

1959

• Erhard Schmidt

  German mathematician known for his work in group theory and topology.

• Len Doyle

  Actor (harrington, mr district attorney) dies at 66

1958

• Erwin Bodky

  Composer dies at 62

1956

• B. R. Ambedkar

  Indian economist and politician, 1st indian minister of justice (b. 1891)

• Bhimrao Ambedkar

  Social reformer and architect of india's constitution (born in 1891)

1955

• Langdon Warner

  Renowned art historian known for his work on Islamic and Asian art.

• Honus Wagner

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)

1953

• Oswald Lauren

  Austrian sculptor known for his modernist sculptures and public artworks.

• Konstanty I Galczynski

  Polish poet (zielona geos) dies at 48

1951

• Harold Ross

  American journalist and publisher, the new yorker was founded in 1951.

• J Edward Bromberg

  Dies at 47

1949 - 1940

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

1949

• Leadbelly [Huddie William Ledbetter]

  Blues singer, dies at 64

• Leadbelly

  American musician (born 1888)

1946

• Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg

  Composer dies at 63

1945

• Herberta Lambeck

  German painter known for her landscapes and still life paintings.

• Edmund Dwyer-Gray

  Irish-australian politician, 29th premier of tasmania (b. 1870)

1943

• Sirius Passet

  Sirius Passet was a botanist who specialized in the study of plant fossils.

• Hermann Lohr

  Composer dies at 72

• Firmin Baes

  Flemish painter dies at 69

1942

• Rastus Morton

  Renowned novelist known for his vivid storytelling.

1939 - 1930

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

1937

• Cadell

  Cadell was a Scottish Colourist painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.

1934

• Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg

  Head of the house of mecklenburg stralitz (born 1863).

1933

• Stella Benson

  English writer known for her novel 'Living Alone'.

• Auguste Chapuis

  Composer dies at 75

1932

• Rose Payne

  Noted for her research on variable stars and her contributions to the field of astronomy.

1929 - 1920

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

1924

• Gene Stratton-Porter

  Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author and naturalist.

1921

• Said Halim Pasha

  Ottoman politician, 280th grand vizier of the ottoman empire (b. 1865)

1920

• Karel Kovarovic composer

  At the age of 57, she dies.

1919 - 1910

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

1918

• Abbie Lathrop

  Pioneering geneticist known for her work on the genetics of guinea pigs.

• Alexander Dianin

  Russian chemist (b. 1851)

1914

• Eduard Jacobs Dutch cabaret artist

  At 47 years old, he dies.

1909 - 1900

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

1903

• Frederick Grant Gleason composer

  At the age of 54, he dies.