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Cyril and Methodius
9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
Nasr II
Emir of the Samanids from 914 to 943
Frederick II of Swabia
Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
English noble
Peter of Verona
Italian Roman Catholic priest
Cyril and Methodius — 9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries, who died on April 6 885.
Nasr II — Emir of the Samanids from 914 to 943, who died on April 6 943.
Frederick II of Swabia — Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia, who died on April 6 1147.
Richard I of England — King of England from 1189 to 1199, who died on April 6 1199.
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke — English noble, who died on April 6 1231.
Peter of Verona — Italian Roman Catholic priest, who died on April 6 1252.
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- 1590
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- 1825
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- 1829
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- 1971
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- 1998
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- 2004
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- 2006
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- 2007
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- 2009
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- 2013
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119 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 6, including Cyril and Methodius, Nasr II, Frederick II of Swabia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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