Famous Deaths In December - 06

1926  Claude [Oscar] Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

1934  Death of Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1863) on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1895), dies  

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

1946  On this day in history maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, dies at 63  

1949  Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 on December - 06.  

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1953  On December - 06 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48  

1955  Death of Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) on December - 06.  

1956  On this day in history death of dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Minister of Law and architect of The Constitution of India (b. 1891)  

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

1959  On December - 06 len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66  

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

1963  On December - 06 jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81  

1964  Death of Consuelo Vanderbilt (b. 1877) on December - 06.  

1965  On December - 06 alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90  

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1970  On December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65  

1971  Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71 on December - 06.  

1972  On December - 06 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 this day in history.  

1983  On December - 06 death of lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)  

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  On this day in history death of malik Oussekine, Algerian/French student, killed by police at 22  

1987  James Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies on this day in history.  

1988  On December - 06 bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63  

1989  On December - 06 frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies at 86  

1990  Tunku Abdul Rahman, PM of Malaysia (1957-70), dies on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history ann Sorg Coston, actress (Anna-Aldrich Family), dies at 62  

1992  Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91 on December - 06.  

1993  Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85 on December - 06.  

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)  

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)  

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

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)  

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  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.  

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)