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Who died on June 6

53 figures who shaped history died on June 6.

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Norbert of Xanten — German Catholic bishop, founder of the Premonstratensian order, who died on June 6 1134.

Henry I of Castile — King of Castile and Toledo from 1214 to 1217, who died on June 6 1217.

William II of Flanders — Count of Flanders, who died on June 6 1251.

Vecchietta — Italian painter, who died on June 6 1480.

João de Castro — Portuguese explorer, who died on June 6 1548.

Nakagawa Kiyohide — Japanese warlord (daimyō; 1542–1583), who died on June 6 1583.

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Who died on June 6?

53 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 6, including Norbert of Xanten, Henry I of Castile, William II of Flanders. 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 June 6?

39 documented historical events happened on June 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of the League of Cambrai: Milanese forces with Swiss mercenaries defeated the French in Novara, forcing them to withdraw from the Duchy of Milan and Italy. On the same day, in another year: Shivaji, who led a resistance to free the Maratha from the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, was crowned the first chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. 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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