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"May 6th" redirects here. For the 2004 Dutch film known as
May 6th in English, see
06/05 .
Day of the year
May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 239 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1901 – The first issue of
Gorkhapatra , the oldest still running state-owned
Nepali newspaper was published.
[3]
[4]
1906 – The
Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the
Julian calendar ).
1910 –
George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father,
Edward VII .
1915 –
Babe Ruth , then a pitcher for the
Boston Red Sox , hits his first major league home run.
1915 –
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition : The
SY Aurora
broke loose from its anchorage during a gale , beginning a 312-day ordeal.
[5]
1916 – Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in
Martyrs' Square, Beirut by
Djemal Pasha .
1916 –
Vietnamese Emperor
Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to
Réunion island.
1933 – The
Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked
Magnus Hirschfeld 's
Institut für Sexualwissenschaft , later burning many of its books.
1935 –
New Deal : Under the authority of the newly-enacted
Federal Emergency Relief Administration , President
Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the
Works Progress Administration .
[6]
1937 –
Hindenburg disaster : The
German
zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at
Lakehurst, New Jersey . Thirty-six people are killed.
1940 –
John Steinbeck is awarded the
Pulitzer Prize for his novel
The Grapes of Wrath .
1941 – At
California 's
March Field ,
Bob Hope performs his first
USO show.
1941 – The first flight of the
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt .
1942 –
World War II : On
Corregidor , the last American forces in the
Philippines
surrender to the Japanese.
1945 – World War II:
Axis Sally delivers her last
propaganda broadcast to
Allied troops.
1945 – World War II: The
Prague Offensive , the last major battle of the
Eastern Front , begins.
1949 –
EDSAC , the first practical electronic digital
stored-program computer , runs its first operation.
[7]
1954 –
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the
mile in
under four minutes .
1960 – More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised
royal wedding when
Princess Margaret marries
Antony Armstrong-Jones at
Westminster Abbey .
1966 –
Myra Hindley and
Ian Brady are sentenced to
life imprisonment for the
Moors murders in England.
1972 –
Deniz Gezmiş , Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in
Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
1975 – During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the
60th anniversary commemorations of the
Armenian genocide .
1976 – The 6.5 Mw
Friuli earthquake affected
Northern Italy with a maximum
Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme ), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured.
1983 – The
Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
1984 – One hundred and three
Korean Martyrs are
canonized by
Pope John Paul II in
Seoul .
1988 – All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when
Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into
Mt. Torghatten in
Brønnøy .
1994 –
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President
François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the
Channel Tunnel .
1996 – The body of former
CIA director
William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern
Maryland , eight days after he disappeared.
1997 – The
Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
1998 –
Kerry Wood strikes out 20
Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by
Roger Clemens . He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
1998 –
Steve Jobs of
Apple Inc . unveils the first iMac.
[8]
1999 – The first elections to the
devolved
Scottish Parliament and
Welsh Assembly are held.
2001 – During a trip to
Syria ,
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a
mosque .
2002 – Dutch politician
Pim Fortuyn is
assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in
Hilversum .
2002 – Founding of
SpaceX .
[9]
2010 – In just 36 minutes, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the
2010 Flash Crash .
2013 –
Three women , kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in
Cleveland, Ohio , in the United States.
[10]
2023 – The
coronation of Charles III and Camilla as
King and
Queen of the
United Kingdom and the other
Commonwealth realms is held in
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
[11]
2023 – Eight people are killed and seven injured in
a mass shooting in
Allen, Texas . The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.
[12]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1635 –
Johann Joachim Becher , German physician and alchemist (d. 1682)
1668 –
Alain-René Lesage , French author and playwright (d. 1747)
1680 –
Jean-Baptiste Stuck , Italian-French cellist and composer (d. 1755)
1713 –
Charles Batteux , French philosopher and academic (d. 1780)
1714 –
Anton Raaff , German tenor (d. 1797)
1742 –
Jean Senebier , Swiss pastor and physiologist (d. 1809)
1758 –
André Masséna , French general (d. 1817)
1758 –
Maximilien Robespierre , French politician (d. 1794)
[15]
1769 –
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
1769 –
Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette , French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)
1781 –
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause , German philosopher and author (d. 1832)
1797 –
Joseph Brackett , American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
1800 –
Roman Sanguszko , Polish general (d. 1881)
1827 –
Hermann Raster , German-American journalist and politician (d. 1891)
1836 –
Max Eyth , German engineer and author (d. 1906)
1843 –
Grove Karl Gilbert , American geologist and academic (d. 1918)
1848 –
Henry Edward Armstrong , English chemist and academic (d. 1937)
1851 –
Aristide Bruant , French singer and actor (d. 1925)
1856 –
Sigmund Freud , Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939)
1856 –
Robert Peary , American admiral and explorer (d. 1920)
1861 –
Motilal Nehru , Indian lawyer and politician,
President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1931)
1868 –
Gaston Leroux , French journalist and author (d. 1927)
1869 –
Junnosuke Inoue , Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the
Bank of Japan (d. 1932)
1870 –
Walter Rutherford , Scottish golfer (d. 1936)
1871 –
Victor Grignard , French chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1871 –
Christian Morgenstern , German author and poet (d. 1914)
1872 –
Willem de Sitter , Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1934)
1872 –
Djemal Pasha , Ottoman general (d. 1922)
1879 –
Bedřich Hrozný , Czech orientalist and linguist (d. 1952)
1879 –
Hendrik van Heuckelum , Dutch footballer (d. 1929)
1880 –
Winifred Brunton , English-South African painter and illustrator (d. 1959)
1880 –
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner , German-Swiss painter (d. 1938)
1883 –
Alberto Collo , Italian actor (d. 1955)
1895 –
Júlio César de Mello e Souza , Brazilian mathematician and author (d. 1974)
1895 –
Fidél Pálffy , Hungarian soldier and politician,
Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1946)
1895 –
Rudolph Valentino , Italian actor (d. 1926)
1896 –
Rolf Maximilian Sievert , Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1966)
1897 –
Paul Alverdes , German author and poet (d. 1979)
1898 –
Konrad Henlein , Czech soldier and politician (d. 1945)
1901–present
1902 –
Harry Golden , Ukrainian-American journalist and author (d. 1981)
1902 –
Max Ophüls , German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1957)
1903 –
Toots Shor , American businessman, founded
Toots Shor's Restaurant (d. 1977)
1904 –
Moshé Feldenkrais , Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 1984)
1904 –
Catherine Lacey , English actress (d. 1979)
1904 –
Harry Martinson , Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
1905 –
Philip N. Krasne , American lawyer and producer (d. 1999)
1906 –
André Weil , French mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
1907 –
Peter Barnes , Executed
Irish Republican (d. 1940)
[16]
1907 –
Weeb Ewbank , American football player and coach (d. 1998)
1911 –
Guy des Cars , French journalist and author (d. 1993)
1913 –
Carmen Cavallaro , American pianist (d. 1989)
1913 –
Stewart Granger , English-American actor (d. 1993)
1915 –
Orson Welles , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1915 –
Theodore H. White , American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)
1916 –
Robert H. Dicke , American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997)
1917 –
Kal Mann , American songwriter (d. 2001)
1918 –
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , emir of
Abu Dhabi and first president of the
United Arab Emirates (d. 2004)
1919 –
André Guelfi , French race car driver (d. 2016)
1920 –
Kamisese Mara , Fijian politician, 1st
Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)
1920 –
Marguerite Piazza , American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
1921 –
Erich Fried , Austrian-German author, poet, and translator (d. 1988)
1922 –
Camille Laurin , Canadian psychiatrist and politician, 7th
Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1999)
1923 –
Harry Watson , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)
1924 –
Nestor Basterretxea , Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
1924 –
Patricia Helen Kennedy , American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006)
[17]
1924 –
Denny Wright , English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992)
1926 –
Gilles Grégoire , Canadian politician, co-founded the
Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
1929 –
Rosemary Cramp , English archaeologist and academic (d. 2023)
1929 –
Paul Lauterbur , American chemist and biophysicist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
1929 –
John Taylor , English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)
1931 –
Willie Mays , American baseball player and coach
1931 –
Louis Gambaccini , American government official (d. 2018)
1932 –
Ahmet Haxhiu , Kosovan activist (d. 1994)
1932 –
Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath , English lieutenant and politician (d. 2020)
1934 –
Richard Shelby , American lawyer and politician
1937 –
Rubin Carter , American-Canadian boxer (d. 2014)
1938 –
Jean Garon , Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2014)
1939 –
Eddie C. Campbell , American singer and guitarist (d. 2018)
1939 –
Chet Allen , American child actor (d. 1984)
1942 –
Ariel Dorfman , Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
1943 –
Andreas Baader , German terrorist, co-founded the
Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
1943 –
Milton William Cooper , American conspiracy theorist and author (d. 2001)
1943 –
Wolfgang Reinhardt , German pole vaulter (d. 2011)
1943 –
James Turrell , American sculptor and illustrator
1944 –
Anton Furst , English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991)
1944 –
Masanori Murakami , Japanese baseball player and coach
1945 –
Jimmie Dale Gilmore , American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer
1945 –
Bob Seger , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 –
Alan Dale , New Zealand actor
1947 –
Martha Nussbaum , American philosopher and author
1947 –
Ljubomir Vračarević , Serbian martial artist, founded
Real Aikido (d. 2013)
1948 –
Frankie Librán , Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2013)
1950 –
Jeffery Deaver , American journalist and author
1951 –
Samuel Doe , Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st
President of Liberia (d. 1990)
1952 –
Chiaki Mukai , Japanese physician and astronaut
[18]
1952 –
Gerrit Zalm , Dutch economist and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1953 –
Alexander Akimov , Ukrainian
Chernobyl worker (d. 1986)
1953 –
Tony Blair , British politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1953 –
Michelle Courchesne , Canadian urban planner and politician,
Deputy Premier of Quebec
1953 –
Ülle Rajasalu , Estonian politician
1953 –
Graeme Souness , Scottish international footballer and manager
[19]
1954 –
Tom Abernethy , American basketball player
1954 –
Dora Bakoyannis , Greek politician, 120th
Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1954 –
Angela Hernández Nuñez , Dominican author and poet
1954 –
Ain Lutsepp , Estonian actor and politician
1955 –
Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon , English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Armagh
1955 –
Tom Bergeron , American television host
1955 –
John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness , English academic and politician,
Secretary of State for Defence
1956 –
Lakis Lazopoulos , Greek actor and screenwriter
1956 –
Cindy Lovell , American educator and writer
1956 –
Roland Wieser , German race walker and coach
1958 –
Randall Stout , American architect, designed the
Taubman Museum of Art (d. 2014)
1959 –
Andreas Busse , German runner
1959 –
Charles Hendry , English politician
1960 –
Lyudmila Andonova , Bulgarian high jumper
1960 –
Keith Dowding , English political scientist, philosopher, and academic
1960 –
Roma Downey , Irish-American actress and producer
1960 –
John Flansburgh , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 –
Aleksei Lotman , Estonian biologist and politician
1960 –
Anne Parillaud , French actress
1961 –
Oleksandr Apaychev , Ukrainian decathlete and coach
1961 –
George Clooney , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 –
Tom Hunter , Scottish businessman and philanthropist
[20]
1961 –
Gina Riley , Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1961 –
Frans Timmermans , Dutch politician and diplomat,
First Vice President of the European Commission
1962 –
Tom Brake , English politician
1962 –
Brad Izzard , Australian rugby league player
1963 –
Alessandra Ferri , Italian ballerina
1965 –
Leslie Hope , Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 –
Worku Bikila , Ethiopian runner
1968 –
Lætitia Sadier , French singer and keyboard player
1969 –
Jim Magilton , Northern Irish footballer and manager
1970 –
Roland Kun , Nauruan politician
1970 –
Kavan Smith , Canadian actor
1971 –
Chris Shiflett , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 –
Martin Brodeur , Canadian ice hockey player
1972 –
Naoko Takahashi , Japanese runner
1974 –
Bernard Barmasai , Kenyan runner
1974 –
Daniela Bártová , Czech pole vaulter and gymnast
1975 –
Alan Richardson , English cricketer and coach
1976 –
Dean Chandler , English footballer
1976 –
Iván de la Peña , Spanish footballer
1977 –
Christophe Brandt , Belgian cyclist
1977 –
Marc Chouinard , Canadian ice hockey player
1977 –
Mark Eaton , American ice hockey player and coach
1977 –
Chantelle Newbery , Australian diver
1978 –
John Abraham , American football player
1978 –
Tony Estanguet , French slalom canoeist
[21]
1978 –
Fredrick Federley , Swedish journalist and politician
1978 –
Alexandr Fedorov , Russian bodybuilder
1979 –
Gerd Kanter , Estonian discus thrower
1979 –
Jan Erik Mikalsen , Norwegian composer
1979 –
Jon Montgomery , Canadian skeleton racer and television host
1980 –
Brooke Bennett , American swimmer
1980 –
Dimitris Diamantidis , Greek professional basketball player
1980 –
Ricardo Oliveira , Brazilian footballer
1980 –
Matthew Whiley , English cricketer
1982 –
Jason Witten , American football player
[22]
1983 –
Dani Alves , Brazilian footballer
1983 –
Ingrid Jonach , Australian author
1983 –
Doron Perkins , American basketball player
[23]
1983 –
Gabourey Sidibe , American actress
1983 –
Trinley Thaye Dorje , Tibetan religious leader, the 17th
Karmapa Lama
1983 –
Fredrik Sjöström , Swedish ice hockey player
1984 –
Anton Babchuk , Ukrainian ice hockey player
1984 –
Juan Pablo Carrizo , Argentinian footballer
1985 –
Chris Paul , American basketball player
1986 –
Goran Dragic , Slovenian basketball player
1987 –
Dries Mertens , Belgian footballer
1987 –
Meek Mill , American rapper
1987 –
Adrienne Warren , American actress
1988 –
Ryan Anderson , American basketball player
[24]
1988 –
Dakota Kai , New Zealand professional wrestler
1989 –
Dominika Cibulková , Slovak tennis player
1989 –
Cameron Heyward , American football player
[25]
1989 –
Jesse Hughes , Canadian DJ and producer
1990 –
José Altuve , Venezuelan baseball player
1992 –
Brendan Gallagher , Canadian ice hockey player
1992 –
Baekhyun , South Korean musician and actor
1992 –
Jonas Valančiūnas , Lithuanian professional basketball player
[26]
1993 –
Gustavo Gómez , Paraguayan footballer
1993 –
Naomi Scott , English actress
[27]
1994 –
Mateo Kovačić , Austrian-Croatian footballer
1997 –
Duncan Scott , Scottish swimmer
2004 –
Oakley Cannonier , English footballer
[28]
2006 –
Aryan Simhadri , American actor
[29]
2019 –
Prince Archie of Sussex
[30]
Deaths
Pre-1600
698 –
Eadberht , bishop of
Lindisfarne
850 –
Ninmyō , Japanese emperor (b. 808)
932 –
Qian Liu , Chinese warlord and king (b. 852)
988 –
Dirk II , count of
Frisia and
Holland
1002 –
Ealdwulf ,
Archbishop of York ,
Abbot of Peterborough and
Bishop of Worcester
1187 –
Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (b. 1145)
1236 –
Roger of Wendover ,
Benedictine monk and
chronicler
1471 –
Edmund Beaufort , English commander (b. 1438)
1471 –
Thomas Tresham , Speaker of the House of Commons
1475 –
Dieric Bouts , Flemish painter (b. 1415)
1483 –
Queen Jeonghui , Korean regent (b. 1418)
1502 –
James Tyrrell , English knight (b. 1450)
1527 –
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon , Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.
1490 )
1540 –
Juan Luís Vives , Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
1596 –
Giaches de Wert , Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
1601–1900
1631 –
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington , English historian and politician, founded the
Cotton library (b. 1570)
1638 –
Cornelius Jansen , Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
1708 –
François de Laval , French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
1757 –
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton , English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
1757 –
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin , Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
1782 –
Christine Kirch , German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
1840 –
Francisco de Paula Santander , Colombian general and politician, 4th
President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
1859 –
Alexander von Humboldt , German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
1862 –
Henry David Thoreau , American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
1867 –
Socrates Nelson , American businessman and politician (b. 1814)
[31]
1877 –
Johan Ludvig Runeberg , Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
1882 –
Thomas Henry Burke , Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
1882 –
Lord Frederick Cavendish , British politician,
Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
1888 –
Abraham Joseph Ash , American rabbi (b. c. 1813)
[32]
1901–present
1905 –
Robert Herbert , English-Australian politician, 1st
Premier of Queensland (b. 1831)
1907 –
Emanuele Luigi Galizia , Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)
1910 –
Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
[33]
1919 –
L. Frank Baum , American novelist (b. 1856)
1939 –
Konstantin Somov , Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
1949 –
Maurice Maeterlinck , Belgian-French poet and playwright,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1951 –
Élie Cartan , French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)
1952 –
Maria Montessori , Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
1959 –
Maria Dulęba , Polish actress (b. 1881)
1959 –
Ragnar Nurkse , Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
1961 –
Lucian Blaga , Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
1963 –
Theodore von Kármán , Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)
1963 –
Ted Weems , American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
1963 –
Monty Woolley , American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)
1967 –
Zhou Zuoren , Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
1970 –
Alexander Rodzyanko , Russian general (b. 1879)
1973 –
Ernest MacMillan , Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
1975 –
József Mindszenty , Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)
1980 –
María Luisa Bombal , Chilean writer (b. 1910)
1983 –
Ezra Jack Keats , American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
1983 –
Kai Winding , Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922)
1984 –
Mary Cain , American journalist and politician (b. 1904)
1984 –
Bonner Pink , English politician (b. 1912)
1987 –
William J. Casey , American politician, 13th
Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)
1989 –
Earl Blaik , American football player and coach (b. 1897)
1990 –
Charles Farrell , American actor (b. 1900)
1991 –
Wilfrid Hyde-White , English actor (b. 1903)
1992 –
Marlene Dietrich , German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)
1993 –
Ann Todd , English actress and producer (b. 1909)
1995 –
Noel Brotherston , Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956)
2000 –
Gordon McClymont , Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920)
2002 –
Murray Adaskin , Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
2002 –
Otis Blackwell , American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)
2002 –
Pim Fortuyn , Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)
2002 –
Bjørn Johansen , Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940)
2003 –
Art Houtteman , American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)
2004 –
Virginia Capers , American actress and singer (b. 1925)
2004 –
Philip Kapleau , American monk and educator (b. 1912)
2004 –
Barney Kessel , American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
2006 –
Grant McLennan , Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
2006 –
Lorne Saxberg , Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
2007 –
Enéas Carneiro , Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)
2007 –
Curtis Harrington , American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2009 –
Kevin Grubb , American race car driver (b. 1978)
2010 –
Robin Roberts , American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
2012 –
James R. Browning , American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)
2012 –
James Isaac , American director and producer (b. 1960)
2012 –
Jean Laplanche , French psychoanalyst and author (b. 1924)
2013 –
Giulio Andreotti , Italian journalist and politician, 41st
Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919)
2013 –
Severo Aparicio Quispe , Peruvian bishop (b. 1923)
2013 –
Michelangelo Spensieri , Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
2014 –
Wil Albeda , Dutch economist and politician,
Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)
2014 –
William H. Dana , American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
2014 –
Jimmy Ellis , American boxer (b. 1940)
2014 –
Billy Harrell , American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
2014 –
Antony Hopkins , English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)
2014 –
Maria Lassnig , Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919)
2014 –
Farley Mowat , Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)
2015 –
Novera Ahmed , Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)
2015 –
Denise McCluggage , American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927)
2015 –
Jim Wright , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922)
2016 –
Patrick Ekeng , Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990)
2016 –
Reg Grundy , Australian businessman (b. 1923)
2021 –
Kentaro Miura , Japanese manga artist (b. 1966)
[34]
2022 –
George Pérez , American comic book artist and writer (b. 1954)
[35]
Holidays and observances
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