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Norbert of Xanten
German Catholic bishop, founder of the Premonstratensian order
Henry I of Castile
King of Castile and Toledo from 1214 to 1217
William II of Flanders
Count of Flanders
Vecchietta
Italian painter
João de Castro
Portuguese explorer
Nakagawa Kiyohide
Japanese warlord (daimyō; 1542–1583)
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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- 913
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- 1661
Martino MartiniJesuit missionary, cartographer and historian - 1799
Patrick HenryAmerican Founding Father
- 1813
Antonio CachiaMaltese architect, civil and military engineer and archaeologist - 1832
Jeremy BenthamEnglish philosopher and jurist - 1861
Camillo Benso, Count of CavourFirst Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861 - 1865
William QuantrillConfederate guerrilla leader - 1878
Robert StirlingScottish clergyman and engineer - 1881
Henri VieuxtempsBelgian composer and violinist - 1891
John A. MacdonaldCanadian prime minister and Father of Confederation - 1916
Yuan ShikaiFirst president of the Republic of China - 1922
Lillian RussellAmerican singer and actress - 1935
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of VimyBritish Army officer & 12th Governor-General of Canada - 1939CConstantin NoeMegleno-Romanian editor and professor in Romania
- 1941
Louis ChevroletAmerican racing driver - 1946
Gerhart HauptmannGerman author - 1947
James AgateEnglish diarist and theatre critic - 1948
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Max MeldrumAustralian painter - 1961
Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist - 1962
Yves KleinFrench artist - 1962
Tom PhillisAustralian motorcycle racer
- 1963
William BaziotesAmerican painter - 1968
Robert F. KennedyAmerican politician and lawyer - 1976
J. Paul GettyAmerican industrialist - 1979
Jack HaleyAmerican actor - 1982
Kenneth RexrothAmerican poet and translator - 1983
Hans LeipGerman writer - 1991
Stan GetzAmerican jazz saxophonist - 1994MMark McManusScottish actor
- 1994
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- 2005
Anne BancroftAmerican actress - 2006
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Jean DaussetFrench immunologist - 2012
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Jerome KarleAmerican physical chemist - 2013
Esther WilliamsAmerican swimmer and actress - 2014
Lorna WingBritish psychiatrist and autism researcher - 2015
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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.
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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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