Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 06

1969  Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65 on August - 06.   

1970  On August - 06 ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58   

1973  Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 06 death of gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1925)   

1976  Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on August - 06.   

1979  Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66   

1983  On this day in history death of klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)   

1986  On this day in history emilio Fernandez, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre), dies at 82   

1987  On this day in history ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91   

1988  Anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47 on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 06 charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82   

1991  Harry Reasoner, newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 68 on August - 06.   

1993  On this day in history milton "Milt" Thompson, US NASA-test pilot/chief-engineer, dies at 67   

1994  On this day in history domenico Modugno, Italian singer (Volare), dies at 66   

1995  On August - 06 paul James Nunn, mountaineer, dies at 52   

1996  On this day in history buland Al Haidary, poet, dies at 69   

1998  On August - 06 death of andre Weil, French mathematician (b. 1906)   

2001  On this day in history death of jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian writer (b. 1912)   

2002  On August - 06 death of edsger Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (b. 1930)   

2004  Death of Rick James, American musician (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. 1927) on August - 06.   

2005  Death of Death of Robin Cook, Former British Foreign Secretary (b. 1946) on August - 06.   

2007  On August - 06 death of zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Bikini, Omen, Carpathia Project Tirana Rockers, solo) (b. 1969)   

2009  Death of John Hughes, American film director (b. 1950) on August - 06.   

2017  On this day in history death of li Shengjiao, Chinese diplomat and international jurist   

2017  Death of Nicole Bricq, French politician on August - 06.   

2017  On August - 06 death of betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete   

2017  On August - 06 death of ernst Zündel, German publisher and pamphleteer   

2018  Death of Patricia Benoit, American actress on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history death of paul Laxalt, American politician   

2018  On this day in history death of joël Robuchon, French chef and restaurateur   

2020  On this day in history death of bernard Stiegler, French philosopher   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer