18 notable people died on December 6, including Richard Stone, B. R. Ambedkar, Toneri-shinnō.
21st Century
1 deathHS
Hussein Suleiman Abu Salih
ministerpolitician
Sudanese politician
20th Century
7 deathsRS
Richard Stone
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1984)
B. R. Ambedkar
anthropologistautobiographer
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
Enrique Anderson Imbert
literary criticnovelist
Argentine novelist/writer/literary critic (1910–2000)
Henry Albert Harper
journalist
Canadian journalist (1873-1901)
Aurelia Vélez Sársfield
writer
Argentinian writer (1836–1924)
KC
Keith Compton
engineerpolitician
Australian politician
Ilmari Pakarinen
artistic gymnast
Olympic gymnast
19th Century
4 deaths
Giuseppe Gioeni
mineralogistnaturalist
Italian naturalist
Sofia Hjärne
poetsalonnière
Finnish baroness, writer and salon holder (1780-1860)
Simonas Daukantas
historianlexicographer
Lithuanian historian and writer (1793–1864)
Manuel Acuña
poet
Mexican writer (1849–1873)
18th Century
1 death
Abraham Bogaert
pharmacistwriter
Dutch author and pharmacist
17th Century
2 deaths
Rajasinghe II of Kandy
monarch
Sinhalese King
Baltasar Gracián
Latin Catholic priestphilosopher
Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658)
14th Century
1 death
Yishan Yining
Buddhist monkcalligrapher
Buddhist monk (1247–1317)
10th Century
1 death
Poet and nobleman
8th Century
1 death
Toneri-shinnō
historianpolitician
Son of emperor Temmu; father of emperor Junnin (676-735)
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