List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 6th
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
American government official, lieutenant general of the united states air force. he served as the united states' national security advisor under presidents george h. w. bush and gerald ford.
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
French restaurateur and chef, named "chef of century" by gault millau in 1989. he was also awarded the meilleur ouvrier de france in 1976 for his cuisine.
American poet (b. 1968)
American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th united states secretary of health and human services (d. 2018)
Australian sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals.
Catcher for the philadelphia phillies in baseball.
Australian sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals.
German-israeli actress (b. 1924)
American football player (b. 1975)
Sri lankan scholar and diplomat (b. 1928)
American biochemist and academic (d. 2014)
Northern irish motorcycle racer (b. 1941)
Israeli writer and poet known for his short stories and poems.
American baseball player (b. 1929)
American illustrator and author (d. 2013).
American businessman (b. 1927)
American basketball player (d. 2012).
English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)
Award-winning composer known for his work on films and Broadway.
American playwright (d. 2012)
American-brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
Australian-american author and critic (b. 1938)
San francisco, california -- violinist (paganini).
First woman to be admitted to Harvard Medical School
Renowned entomologist known for her research on insect behavior.
Bernadine Healy was a physician known for her leadership in public health and as the first female director of the National Institutes of Health.
Filipino educator and pediatrician (d. 2011).
Renowned biologist who made significant contributions to the field of genetics.
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
John hughes was an american film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for creating iconic 1980s teen films such as the breakfast club, ferris bueller's day off, and sixteen candles.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 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)
Muriel Dobbin was a renowned journalist known for her political reporting.
Cuban singer (buenavista social club and afro-cuban all stars). (d. 2005).
Scottish educator and politician, secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs (d. 2005)
Tabby domestic cat, oldest recorded cat (b. 1967)
American jazz bassist (born 1928)
American r&b singer and multi-instrumentalist (born 1948)
American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
American poet and writing teacher (d. 2004)
Uriah Levy was a U.S. Navy commodore and the first Jewish American to reach that rank.
American flute player and educator (b. 1915)
Edman Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist who is best known for his contributions to the field of algorithm design and analysis.
Alle Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist known for his work on algorithms and programming languages.
Known for his work in programming languages and software engineering.
Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)
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 …
Brazilian author known for his novels depicting life in Bahia.
Renowned sexologist known for his research on human sexuality.
American author known for his work in the field of human sexuality.
Sri lankan academic and physician (d. 2001).
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.
Indian naval officer (b. 1914)
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
Greek singer (born 1934)
French-american mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
French mathematician (born in 1906)
French mathematician (born in 1906)
South korean lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
Economist dies at 83
Magnate of northern yemen (1962).
Fashion designer, dies at 54
Poet dies at 69
Bolivian president (1956-60, 1982-1985), dies at the age of 82
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.
Italian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1928)
American baseball player (born in 1916).
At 67, the us nasa-test pilot/chief-engineer, is killed
Polish boxer (d. 1992).
Polish boxer (born 1949).
American journalist and anchor of news, one of the original anchors for the tv news program "60 minutes."
Iranian soldier and politician, 74th prime minister of iran (b. 1915)
Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th governor general of canada (b. 1900)
Assassination of the iranian prime minister (born in 1915).
Canadian politician and lawyer 20th governor general of canada (d.91)
French politician, anthropologist and ethnologist, governor general of algeria 1955-1956
French anthropologist and politician (d. 1990)
Founder (movimiento popular of lib of angola).
Actor, monster in the closet, dies at 43 from aids
Actor (double exposure) dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82
At 31 a robber shot him to death
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
Us judge (anti-segregationist), dies at 77
Cosmonaut (tm-4), passes away from a brain tumor at 47
American general (b. 1896)[69]
American air force leader (born in 1896).
Actor (spud-our gang)
At 91, commandant usaf europe (wwii), is killed
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist specializing in environmental issues.
Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986)
Writer dies at 87
Second person to die from permanent artificial heart after jarvik vii man-made pump.
Juanita Craft was an American civil rights activist and politician.
Guyanese lawyer and politician, 2nd president of guyana (d. 1985)
Guyanese visionary, third president and first prime minister of guyana (born in 1923)
Lisle Blackbourn was a successful football coach known for his tenure at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
German singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1944)
Italian artist and sculptor. he incorporated elements from archaic greek and etruscan sculptures into his work. marini was a teacher at villa reale school of art, monza from 1929 to 1940. he also began creating sculptures of horses and riders in 1936. numerous portrait busts of marini were also psychologically perceptive, including one of igor stravinsky released in 1950 and …
Dutch baseball player dies at 66
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
German biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1979)
Actor (cmdr fitzhugh - land of the giants), dies at 65
American architect, designed radio city music hall and the kennedy center (b. 1902)
Italian pope (1963-1978), dies at age 80
American architect (born in 1902)
Pansy was a talented actress who starred in several classic films.
Ukrainian-american cellist and 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 …
Cuban colonel and politician, ninth president of cuba (d. 1973)
American singer-songwriter
German-american pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
Greek film director and screenwriter (born 1912).
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
German 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 …
German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
Belgian politician dies at 60
Founder of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
American sinologist, author, and academic (d. 1966)
Sci-fi author (space lords) dies at 53
American character actor known for his work in Citizen Kane and The Lady from Shanghai.
Writer
Actress (alice aldrich family), dead at 60
At 55, there were five apparent suicides with barbiturates
Composer dies at the age of 30
Renowned Japanese poet known for his haiku and tanka poetry.
English-american actor and director (d. 64)
English actor (born in 1893)
Actor (our daily bread) dies from cancer at the age of 68
Bellany Faulkner was an American novelist and short story writer, known for his experimental and modernist writing style.
Flemish cardinal/archbishop of mechelen dies at 87
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
American film director and screenwriter known for his screwball comedies.
American 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 …
Marlow Moss was a British Constructivist artist known for her geometric abstract art.
Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans was a successful businesswoman known for her philanthropy and leadership in the Coca-Cola Company.
Australian statistician and biometrician (d. 1952)
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
Blanche Bingley was a British tennis player who won six Wimbledon singles titles.
American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
American baseball manager and player (d. 1946).
Hiram Johnson was a prominent American politician who served as Governor of California and as a U.S. Senator.
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
Famous for portraying detective Charlie Chan in films.
Actor (werewolf in london, jazz singer), is killed at 57
England, theatre owner (abbey theatre), is killed at 76
Mind!, a british philosopher at 72, he dies.
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
Composer dies at 68
Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
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
American physician (b. 1841)
1st lady (1913-14), died at 54
Famous deaths on August 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
English-new zealand politician, 7th prime minister of new zealand (b. 1824)
Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
Bohemian-austrian musicologist, critic (d. 1904).
German politician and journalist (d. 1900).