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Who died on November 6
57 figures who shaped history died on November 6.
- 57deaths
- 24events
Best known
Best known
Pope John XVII
Head of the Catholic Church in 1003
Christina von Stommeln
Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic
Pope Innocent VII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406
Antoine Busnois
French composer and poet (c. 1430–1492)
Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician)
French astronomer and astrologer
Heinrich Schütz
German composer and organist
Pope John XVII — Head of the Catholic Church in 1003, who died on November 6 1003.
Christina von Stommeln — Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic, who died on November 6 1312.
Pope Innocent VII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406, who died on November 6 1406.
Antoine Busnois — French composer and poet (c. 1430–1492), who died on November 6 1492.
Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician) — French astronomer and astrologer, who died on November 6 1656.
Heinrich Schütz — German composer and organist, who died on November 6 1672.
All entries
- 1692
Gédéon Tallemant des RéauxFrench writer - 1752
Ralph Erskine (minister)Scottish churchman - 1816
Gouverneur MorrisAmerican Founding Father and politician - 1893
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRussian composer - 1918
Alan Arnett McLeodCanadian recipient of the Victoria Cross - 1942
Emil StarkensteinCzech-Jewish pharmacologist - 1955
Edwin BarclayPresident of Liberia from 1930 to 1944 - 1964
Hugo KobletSwiss cyclist - 1965
Clarence Williams (musician)American jazz pianist, composer, producer, and publisher (1898 or 1893–1965) - 1968
Chauncey SparksAmerican politician and lawyer - 1978
Heiri SuterSwiss cyclist - 1984
Gastón SuárezBolivian novelist and dramatist - 1985
Sanjeev KumarIndian film actor - 1987
Zohar ArgovIsraeli singer - 1991
Gene TierneyAmerican actress - 1998
Sky Low LowCanadian professional wrestler - 2000
L. Sprague de CampAmerican fiction writer - 2003JJust BetzerDanish film producer
- 2003
Rie MastenbroekDutch swimmer - 2004
Johnny WarrenAustralian soccer player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster - 2005
Rod DonaldNew Zealand politician - 2005AAnthony SawoniukBelarusian Nazi collaborator
- 2006
Francisco Fernández OchoaSpanish alpine skier - 2006FFederico LópezPuerto Rican basketball player
- 2007
Hilda BraidBritish actress - 2007GGeorge GrljusichAustralian sports journalist and Australian rules footballer
- 2007
Hank Thompson (musician)American country music singer-songwriter
- 2009RRon SproatAmerican dramatist
- 2010
Robert LipshutzAmerican lawyer - 2011
Roger FaulquesFrench military officer and mercenary - 2012JJoel ConnableAmerican television news anchor
- 2012
Clive DunnEnglish actor - 2012FFrank J. PrialAmerican journalist
- 2013
Tarla DalalIndian chef - 2013
Ace ParkerAmerican athlete and coach - 2014MMaggie BoyleEnglish, London-born folk singer
- 2014TTommy MacphersonBritish Army officer
- 2014
Rick RosasMusical artist - 2015BBobby Campbell (English footballer)English footballer and manager
- 2015
Yitzhak NavonPresident of Israel from 1978 to 1983 - 2017
Richard F. Gordon Jr.American astronaut and lunar explorer - 2018
Bernard LandryPremier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003 - 2020
Ken SpearsAmerican animator - 2020
King VonAmerican rapper - 2023
Antoni MartíAndorran politician - 2024
Dorothy AllisonAmerican writer - 2024
John NottBritish politician - 2024
Madeleine RiffaudFrench poet, journalist and Resistance member - 2024
Tony ToddAmerican actor - 2025
Frederick HauckAmerican naval captain and astronaut - 2025
James WatsonAmerican biologist
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 6?
57 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 6, including Pope John XVII, Christina von Stommeln, Pope Innocent VII. 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 November 6?
24 documented historical events happened on November 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Henry III of England issued the Charter of the Forest, re-establishing the rights of access of free men to royal forests. On the same day, in another year: French Revolutionary Wars: Two British ships were intercepted by a French squadron, leading to the French seizure of HMS Alexander. 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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