22 notable people died on August 6, including Feodor Lynen, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Trajan.
20th Century
10 deathsFeodor Lynen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1964)
Constantin Climescu
mathematicianpolitician
Romanian mathematician (1844-1926)
Corradino D'Ascanio
designerinventor
Italian engineer (1891–1981)
Stefan Bastyr
fighter pilotmechanical engineer
Polish Air Force officer (1890–1920)
Rose Shahfa
essayistlecturer
Lebanese women's rights activist
Alejandro Deustua
diplomatphilosopher
Peruvian philosopher (1849-1945)
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Belgium Roman Catholic archbishop (1874–1961)
Adelqui Migliar Icardi
actorfilm director
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer (1891-1956)
Benjamin Sulte
historianjournalist
President of the Royal Society of Canada (1841-1923)
Lena Küchler-Silberman
educatorpsychologist
Israeli teacher
19th Century
4 deathsAntonio Cagnoli
astronomerdiplomat
Italian astronomer (1743-1816)
Faustin Soulouque
politician
President and emperor of Haiti (1782-1867)
Johann Rudolph Schellenberg
botanistcaricaturist
Swiss artist and scientist (1740-1806)
Christian Eric Fahlcrantz
priesttheologian
Swedish bishop (1790-1866)
18th Century
5 deathsPierre Joseph de Rivaz
historianinventor
Swiss historian and inventor
Jean-Baptiste du Hamel
anatomistbotanist
French philosopher (1624–1706)
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
1 deathDiego Velázquez
artistpainter
Spanish painter (1599-1660)
9th Century
1 deathAhmad ibn Hanbal
historianintellectual
Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)
2nd Century
1 deathTrajan
military officerpolitician
13th Roman Emperor (98–117)
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