Died on
Who died on December 6
91 figures who shaped history died on December 6.
- 91deaths
- 46events
Best known
Best known
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian saint
Prince Toneri
Son of emperor Temmu; father of emperor Junnin
Afonso I of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185
Maximos, Metropolitan of Kiev
Rus' bishop
Pope Clement VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352
Jan van Scorel
Dutch painter
Saint Nicholas — 4th-century Christian saint, who died on December 6 343.
Prince Toneri — Son of emperor Temmu; father of emperor Junnin, who died on December 6 735.
Afonso I of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185, who died on December 6 1185.
Maximos, Metropolitan of Kiev — Rus' bishop, who died on December 6 1305.
Pope Clement VI — Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352, who died on December 6 1352.
Jan van Scorel — Dutch painter, who died on December 6 1562.
All entries
- 762MMuhammad al-Nafs al-ZakiyyaDescendant of Muhammad and revolutionary leader (died 762)
- 1306
Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of NorfolkEnglish peer - 1616AAhmad Ibn al-QadiMoroccan polygraph
- 1618
Jacques Davy DuperronFrench politician and cardinal - 1658
Baltasar GraciánSpanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher - 1675
John LightfootEnglish churchman, rabbinical scholar - 1686
Eleonora Gonzaga (born 1630)Holy Roman Empress from 1651 to 1657 - 1716
Benedictus BunsCarmelite priest and composer - 1718
Nicholas Rowe (writer)English poet and writer - 1746
Lady Grizel BaillieScottish songwriter - 1771
Giovanni Battista MorgagniItalian anatomist - 1779
Jean Siméon ChardinFrench painter - 1788
Jonathan ShipleyBritish bishop - 1855
William SwainsonEnglish naturalist and artist - 1867
Jean Pierre FlourensFrench physiologist and anesthesia pioneer - 1868
August SchleicherGerman philologist - 1878TTheodoros VryzakisGreek painter
- 1879
Erastus Brigham BigelowAmerican inventor of weaving machines - 1882
Alfred Escher19th-century Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur - 1882
Anthony TrollopeEnglish novelist - 1889
Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 - 1892
Werner von SiemensGerman electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist - 1918
Aleksandr DianinRussian chemist - 1921
Said Halim PashaGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1917
- 1924
Gene Stratton-PorterAmerican writer and naturalist - 1945
Edmund Dwyer-GrayAustralian politician - 1951
Harold RossAmerican journalist - 1955
Honus WagnerAmerican baseball player
- 1956
B. R. AmbedkarIndian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer - 1961
Frantz FanonFrench psychiatrist and philosopher - 1964
Evert van LingeDutch footballer - 1972
Janet MunroBritish actress - 1974
Nikolai Kuznetsov (admiral)Soviet naval officer - 1976
João GoulartPresident of Brazil from 1961 to 1964 - 1980
Charles DeutschFrench engineer and automobile maker - 1982
Jean-Marie SeroneyKenyan legislator - 1983
Lucienne BoyerFrench diseuse and singer - 1983
Gul Khan NasirPakistani politician and writer - 1985
Burr TillstromPuppeteer - 1985
Burleigh GrimesAmerican baseball player and manager - 1985
Carroll ColeAmerican serial killer - 1988
Roy OrbisonAmerican singer-songwriter - 1989
Frances BavierAmerican actress
- 1989
Sammy FainAmerican composer - 1989
John Payne (actor)American actor - 1990
Pavlos SidiropoulosGreek rock musician - 1990
Tunku Abdul RahmanPrime Minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970 - 1991
Mimi SmithAunt and parental guardian of John Lennon - 1991
Richard StoneBritish economist and Nobel Laureate - 1993
Don AmecheAmerican actor
- 1994HHeinz BaasGerman footballer and manager
- 1994
Gian Maria VolontéItalian actor - 1996
Pete RozelleAmerican football executive - 1996
Harry Babcock (American football)American football player - 1997
Willy den OudenDutch swimmer - 1998
César BaldacciniFrench sculptor - 2000
Werner KlempererAmerican actor - 2000
Aziz MianPakistani qawwali singer - 2001
Charles McClendonAmerican football player and coach - 2002
Philip BerriganAmerican anti-war activist - 2003
Carlos Manuel Arana OsorioPresident of Guatemala - 2005
Charly GaulLuxembourgish cyclist - 2005
Devan NairPresident of Singapore from 1981 to 1985 - 2005
Danny Williams (singer)South African singer - 2005
William P. YarboroughUnited States Army general - 2006JJohn Feeney (filmmaker)New Zealand director and photographer
- 2010MMark DaileyCanadian television journalist and announcer
- 2011
Dobie GrayAmerican singer and songwriter - 2012MMiguel Abia Biteo BoricóEquatoguinean politician
- 2012JJan CarewGuyanese writer and professor
- 2012
Jeffrey Koo Sr.Taiwanese banker - 2012
Huw Lloyd-LangtonEnglish guitarist - 2012
Pedro Vaz (diplomat)Uruguayan diplomat, politician, and lawyer - 2013JJean-Pierre DesthuilliersFrench writer and poet
- 2013
Stan TraceyBritish jazz pianist and composer - 2013MM. K. TurkAmerican basketball player and coach
- 2014
Ralph H. BaerAmerican inventor and engineer - 2014
Jimmy Del RayAmerican professional wrestler
- 2014
Fred Hawkins (golfer)American professional golfer - 2014LLuke SomersAmerican photojournalist
- 2015
Ko Chun-hsiungTaiwanese actor, director and politician - 2015
Liu JuyingChinese politician - 2015
Nicholas Smith (actor)English actor - 2016
Peter VaughanEnglish actor - 2024
Maggie TabbererAustralian model and television presenter
Frequently asked questions
Who died on December 6?
91 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 6, including Saint Nicholas, Prince Toneri, Afonso I of Portugal. 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.
What happened on December 6?
46 documented historical events happened on December 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Leo VIII was ordained a bishop, claiming the Holy See as an antipope supported by Otto the Great. On the same day, in another year: Béla I (pictured) was crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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