List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 6th
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009American singer-songwriter (Born 1950).
Italian mountaineer and author (d.2009)
Born 1935, Indonesian playwright and poet
Greek script writer and lawyer (Born 1934).
Hungarian guitarist (Omen, Bikini) (d. 2007)
Cuban singer (Buenavista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars). (d. 2005).
American jazz bassist (Born 1928)
American R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist (Born 1948)
British actress who has been a leading actor in Shakespearean roles since 1952. At 15 years old, Tutin left school to study music. Her father encouraged her to become an actor. After joining Peter Hall's first company, Tutin was pushed into acting by her father. She opened "The Living Room" in April 1953 and became a star in the Shakespearean …
German Nazi military personnel, one among the 120 original members of the SS-Staff Guard "Berlin", which was formed in March 1933. Mohnke rose from these ranks to become Adolf Hitler’s last general. In September 1931, he joined the Nazi Party. He was 90 years old when he died in BarsbA 1/4 Tel-Hamburg on August 6, 2001.
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999Greek singer (Born 1934)
French mathematician (Born in 1906)
French mathematician (Born in 1906)
Fashion designer, dies at 54
Poet dies at 69
Bolivian President (1956-60, 1982-1985), dies at the age of 82
Magnate of Northern Yemen (1962).
Economist dies at 83
Ballet dancer, dies at 77
52 years old Mountaineer dies
Italian singer-songwriter, who won the top prize at 1958 San Remo for his song "Nel Blu Di Blu", a song also known as "Volare" in the U.S. He also did song work in movies.
At 67, the US NASA-test pilot/chief-engineer, is killed
American baseball player (Born in 1916).
Polish boxer (Born 1949).
American journalist and anchor of news, one of the original anchors for the TV news program "60 Minutes."
Canadian politician and lawyer 20th Governor General of Canada (d.91)
Assassination of the Iranian prime minister (Born in 1915).
French politician, anthropologist and ethnologist, Governor General of Algeria 1955-1956
Founder (Movimiento Popular of Lib of Angola).
Actor (Double Exposure) dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82
At 31 a robber shot him to death
Actor, Monster in the Closet, dies at 43 from AIDS
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988US judge (anti-segregationist), dies at 77
Cosmonaut (TM-4), passes away from a brain tumor at 47
At 91, Commandant USAF Europe (WWII), is killed
Actor (Spud-Our Gang)
American Air Force leader (Born in 1896).
Mexican screenwriter, actor, and film director (Born in 1904)
Second person to die from permanent artificial heart after Jarvik VII man-made pump.
Writer dies at 87
Guyanese visionary, third President and first Prime Minister of Guyana (Born in 1923)
Dutch baseball player dies at 66
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979Actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh - Land of the Giants), Dies at 65
American architect (Born in 1902)
Italian Pope (1963-1978), dies at age 80
Ukrainian-American cellist, educator (d. 1976).
American jazz saxophonist (Born 1925)
Cuban military officer who was the dictator of his country between 1940-1944. He was born into poverty and obscurity, but he joined the Army in April 1921. Batista, who was born into poverty and obscurity, overthrew Machado's regime in August 1933. He became General on 10 March 1952, taking control of the government to rule Cuba's six-million people. Fidel Castro …
American singer-songwriter
Greek film director and screenwriter (Born 1912).
German-American pianist composer, conductor (d. 1970).
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969German philosopher, social theorist, and music critic. In 1934, he emigrated to America, where he taught in New York. He returned to Frankfurt in 60. He was brilliant and versatile and contributed significant work to the sociology of music, music, and culture. This is exemplified by "The Philosophy of the New Music", 1949. His thought was best expressed in the …
Belgian politician dies at 60
American sinologist and academic (d. 1966).
Sci-fi author (Space Lords) dies at 53
Actress (Alice Aldrich Family), dead at 60
Writer
At 55, there were five apparent suicides with barbiturates
Composer dies at the age of 30
English-American actor and director (d. 64)
English actor (Born in 1893)
Actor (Our Daily Bread) dies from cancer at the age of 68
Flemish Cardinal/Archbishop of Mechelen dies at 87
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959American director, screenwriter and producer. Hollywood's first wonder-boy of the '40s. He mastered comedy with a loose, witty style and sophisticated topic matter. He produced seven hits between 1940-1947, and was a three-time Academy Award nominee for films such as "Christmas In July," 1940," "The Great McGinty," 40, "The Lady Eve," 41, "The Lady Eve," 1941," "Sullivan's Travels," 42, and …
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1946American baseball manager and player (d. 1946).
American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor winner (d. 1945).
American politician (Born 1866)
Prince of Korea (Born 1912)
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938Actor (Werewolf in London, Jazz Singer), is killed at 57
Mind!, a British philosopher At 72, he dies.
England, theatre owner (Abbey Theatre), is killed at 76
Composer dies at age 70
American composer, musician and jazz legend. Since his childhood, he was largely self-taught on the piano and cornet. He was the star of "The Wolverines", a group that performed in New York's Roseland. In 1925, he played in Charlie Straight's orchestra commercial, and spent some time with a pioneering black artist in Chicago. He also held various orchestra jobs. He …
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928Composer dies at 68
Indian leader of Indian National Congress (Born in 1848).
Composer dies at 76
Polish aviator who was the author of the first military flight to independent Poland (Born in 1890).
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
19141st Lady (1913-14), Died at 54
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1904Bohemian-Austrian musicologist, critic (d. 1904).
German politician and journalist (d. 1900).