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Who died on February 6

117 figures who shaped history died on February 6.

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Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik — Umayyad caliph from 724 to 743, who died on February 6 743.

Donnchad Midi — 8th-century Irish monarch, who died on February 6 797.

Photios I of Constantinople — Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886, who died on February 6 891.

Hōjō Tokimasa — 1st Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate, who died on February 6 1215.

Joanna of Bourbon — Queen consort of France from 1364 to 1378, who died on February 6 1378.

Esau de' Buondelmonti — Despot, who died on February 6 1411.

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Who died on February 6?

117 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 6, including Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Donnchad Midi, Photios I of Constantinople. 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 February 6?

46 documented historical events happened on February 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Vistahm and Vinduyih deposed their brother-in-law Hormizd IV, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire. On the same day, in another year: Domingo de Salazar, a Spanish Dominican friar, was appointed the first bishop of Manila. 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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