31 notable people died on August 6, including Feodor Lynen, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Trajan.
21st Century
2 deathsJK
John Kingsmill
actorhistorian
Australian writer
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Helen Mackenzie
bacteriologistswimmer
New Zealand swimmer (1930–2018)
20th Century
15 deaths
Feodor Lynen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1964)
Constantin Climescu
mathematicianpolitician
Romanian mathematician (1844-1926)
Stefan Bastyr
fighter pilotmechanical engineer
Polish Air Force officer (1890–1920)
Corradino D'Ascanio
designerinventor
Italian engineer (1891–1981)
Hans Ziegler
engineerphysicist
Swiss physicist and professor at ETH Zurich (1910-1985)
Emil Makai
journalistplaywright
Hungarian writer (1870–1901)
Rose Shahfa
essayistlecturer
Lebanese women's rights activist
Adelqui Migliar Icardi
actorfilm director
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer (1891-1956)
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Belgium Roman Catholic archbishop (1874–1961)
Alejandro Deustua
diplomatphilosopher
Peruvian philosopher (1849-1945)
Benjamin Sulte
historianjournalist
President of the Royal Society of Canada (1841-1923)
Lena Küchler-Silberman
educatorpsychologist
Israeli teacher
Shlomo Alexander
physicist
Israeli Physicist
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Joseph Rheden
astronomernon-fiction writer
Austrian astronomer and photographer (1873-1946)
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Zvi Lieberman
children's writerwriter
Israeli children's author (1891–1985)
19th Century
4 deaths
Antonio Cagnoli
astronomerdiplomat
Italian astronomer (1743-1816)
Faustin Soulouque
politician
President and emperor of Haiti (1782-1867)
Christian Eric Fahlcrantz
priesttheologian
Swedish bishop (1790-1866)
Johann Rudolph Schellenberg
botanistcaricaturist
Swiss artist and scientist (1740-1806)
18th Century
5 deaths
Jean-Baptiste du Hamel
anatomistbotanist
French philosopher (1624–1706)
Pierre Joseph de Rivaz
historianinventor
Swiss historian and inventor
Marcus Elieser Bloch
ichthyologistnaturalist
German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)
Gedeon Ráday
poetpolitician
Hungarian writer (1713-1792)
Ádám Mányoki
painterportraitist
Hungarian painter (1673-1757)
17th Century
2 deaths
Diego Velázquez
artistpainter
Spanish painter (1599-1660)
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Ottaviano Nonni
architectsculptor
Italian architect (1536-1606)
11th Century
1 death
Minamoto no Takakuni
writer
Japanese noble
9th Century
1 death
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
historianintellectual
Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)
2nd Century
1 death
Trajan
military officerpolitician
13th Roman Emperor (98–117)
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