Famous Deaths In December - 06

1926  On this day in history claude [Oscar] Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies at 86   

1933  On December - 06 auguste Chapuis, composer, dies at 75   

1934  On this day in history death of duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1863)   

1940  Charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1895), dies on this day in history.   

1943  Firmin Baes, Flemish painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1946  Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1949  On December - 06 leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64   

1951  On December - 06 j Edward Bromberg, dies at 47   

1953  On this day in history konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

1955  On December - 06 death of honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874)   

1956  Death of Dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Minister of Law and architect of The Constitution of India (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on December - 06.   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history death of consuelo Vanderbilt (b. 1877)   

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

1970  On this day in history thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of João Goulart, President of Brazil (b. 1918) on December - 06.   

1983  Death of Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history ruth Cummings, actress (Daybreak, Dream of Love), dies at 90   

1985  On December - 06 burleigh Grimes, US baseball pitcher, dies at 92   

1986  Death of Malik Oussekine, Algerian/French student, killed by police at 22 on December - 06.   

1987  On this day in history james Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies   

1988  On this day in history bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63   

1989  On this day in history frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies at 86   

1990  Tunku Abdul Rahman, PM of Malaysia (1957-70), dies on December - 06.   

1991  Ann Sorg Coston, actress (Anna-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 on December - 06.   

1992  Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)