21 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
9 deathsRS
Richard Stone
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1984)
B. R. Ambedkar
anthropologistautobiographer
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
Cicely Hamilton
actoreditor
British actress and writer
Enrique Anderson Imbert
literary criticnovelist
Argentine novelist/writer/literary critic (1910–2000)
Marc Dechevrens
scientist
Swiss Jesuit meteorologist (1845-1923)
Aurelia Vélez Sársfield
writer
Argentinian writer (1836–1924)
Henry Albert Harper
journalist
Canadian journalist (1873-1901)
KC
Keith Compton
engineerpolitician
Australian politician
Ilmari Pakarinen
artistic gymnast
Olympic gymnast
19th Century
5 deaths
Giuseppe Gioeni
mineralogistnaturalist
Italian naturalist
Simonas Daukantas
historianlexicographer
Lithuanian historian and writer (1793–1864)
Sofia Hjärne
poetsalonnière
Finnish baroness, writer and salon holder (1780-1860)
Manuel Acuña
poet
Mexican writer (1849–1873)
Alexandre Gendebien
judgelawyer
Belgian politician (1789-1869)
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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