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History Deaths on May 06

By  Ashley Renee  06 May   107 Views

History Deaths on May 06

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François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)

#François_de_Laval

In 1708

Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)

#Monty_Woolley

In 1963

Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)

#Alexander_von_Humboldt

In 1859

Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)

#Billy_Harrell

In 2014

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)

#Marlene_Dietrich

In 1992

Charles Farrell, American actor (b. 1901)

#Charles_Farrell

In 1990

William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)

#William_H._Dana

In 2014

Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)

#Thomas_Henry_Burke_(civil_servant)

In 1882

William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)

#William_J._Casey

In 1987

Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)

#Emanuele_Luigi_Galizia

In 1907

Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)

#Enéas_Carneiro

In 2007

Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)

#Ted_Weems

In 1963

Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)

#Alexander_Rodzyanko

In 1970

Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)

#Jimmy_Ellis_(boxer)

In 2014

Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919)

#Giulio_Andreotti

In 2013

Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)

#Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg

In 1877

Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)

#Barney_Kessel

In 2004

Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)

#Henry_David_Thoreau

In 1862

Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)

#Murray_Adaskin

In 2002

Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)

#Kevin_Grubb

In 2009

Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)

#Ernest_MacMillan

In 1973

Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919)

#Maria_Lassnig

In 2014

Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)

#Wil_Albeda

In 2014

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)

#Sir_Robert_Cotton,_1st_Baronet,_of_Connington

In 1631

Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)

#Art_Houtteman

In 2003

Qian Liu, Chinese warlord and king (b. 852)

#Qian_Liu

In 932

Bret Harte, American author and poet (b. 1836)

#Bret_Harte

In 1902

Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)

#Francisco_de_Paula_Santander

In 1840

Maria Dul?ba, Polish actress (b. 1881)

#Maria_Dul?ba

In 1959

Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)

#Lord_Frederick_Cavendish

In 1882

Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)

#Philip_Kapleau

In 2004

Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)

#Theodore_von_Kármán

In 1963

Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922)

#Jim_Wright

In 2015

József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)

#József_Mindszenty

In 1975

James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)

#James_R._Browning

In 2012

Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)

#Robin_Roberts_(baseball)

In 2010

Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897)

#Earl_Blaik

In 1989

Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922)

#Kai_Winding

In 1983

L. Frank Baum, American novelist (b. 1856)

#L._Frank_Baum

In 1919

Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)

#Zhou_Zuoren

In 1967

Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (b. 1831)

#Robert_Herbert

In 1905

Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)

#Pim_Fortuyn

In 2002

Edmund Beaufort, English commander (b. 1438)

#Edmund_Beaufort_(died_1471)

In 1471

Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. 1903)

#Wilfrid_Hyde-White

In 1991

Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)

#Cornelius_Jansen

In 1638

María Luisa Bombal, Chilean writer (b. 1910)

#María_Luisa_Bombal

In 1980

Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990)

#Patrick_Ekeng

In 2016

Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)

#Lucian_Blaga

In 1961

Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415)

#Dieric_Bouts

In 1475

Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)

#Edward_VII

In 1910

Ann Todd, English actress and producer (b. 1909)

#Ann_Todd

In 1993

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)

#Charles_FitzRoy,_2nd_Duke_of_Grafton

In 1757

Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)

#Farley_Mowat

In 2014

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)

#Charles_III,_Duke_of_Bourbon

In 1527

Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)

#Maria_Montessori

In 1952

Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)

#Konstantin_Somov

In 1939

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)

#Kurt_Christoph_Graf_von_Schwerin

In 1757

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)

#Maurice_Maeterlinck

In 1949

Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (b. 1923)

In 2016

Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927)

In 2015

Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)

In 2015

Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)

In 2014

Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

In 2013

Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (b. 1923)

In 2013

Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (b. 1924)

In 2012

James Isaac, American director and producer (b. 1960)

In 2012

Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 2007

Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)

In 2006

Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)

In 2006

Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

In 2004

Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940)

In 2002

Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)

In 2002

Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920)

In 2000

Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956)

In 1995

Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912)

In 1984

Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (b. 1904)

In 1984

Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)

In 1983

Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)

In 1959

Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)

In 1951

Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)

In 1782

Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)

In 1596

Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)

In 1540

James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)

In 1502

Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (b. 1418)

In 1483

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

In 1471

Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler

In 1236

Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (b. 1145)

In 1187

Ealdwulf, Archbishop of York, Abbot of Peterborough and Bishop of Worcester

In 1002

Dirk II, count of Frisia and Holland

In 988

Ninmy?, Japanese emperor (b. 808)

In 850

Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne

In 698

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