Famous Deaths on November 6

1771 John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (discovered Crab Nebula), dies at 75
1790 James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician, dies at 64
1793 Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, dies at 46
1795 Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 73

Catherine the Great (1729-1796)

German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, dies of a stroke at 67

1801 Christian Friedrich Gregor, Moravian composer and bishop, dies at 78
1805 François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud, French sentimental writer (Les Épreuves du sentiment), dies at 87
1816 Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752)
1817 Charlotte Augusta of Wales, British princess and only legitimate grandchild of George III, dies in childbirth at 21
1822 Claude-Louis Berthollet, French chemist, dies at 73
1822 Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch politician, Secretary of Interior of the Netherlands, dies at 71
1835 Ignaz Schuster, Austrian composer, dies at 56

Charles X (1757-1836)

King of France (1824-30), dies of cholera at 79

1839 Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec and author (Maxim Chayyim), dies
1842 William Hone, English author and bookseller (won landmark freedom of the press case against the government), dies at 62
1846 Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general
1846 Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (b. 1800)
1862 Charles Davis Jameson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), dies at 35
1865 Thérèse Wartel, French pianist and composer, dies at 51
1873 William J. Hardee, U.S. Army officer (Confederate Army), dies at 58
1875 John Baptist van Son, Dutch Catholic politician, dies at 71
1876 Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal and assistant secretary of state of Pius IX, dies at 70

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), dies of suspected cholera at 53

1897 Édouard Deldevez, French violinist and composer, dies at 80
1900 PWJ Le Gallais, British lt-colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville
1901 Bohdan Borkowski, Polish composer, dies at 48
1901 Kate Greenaway, English artist known for her children's book illustrations (Under the Window), dies of breast cancer at 55

George Williams (1821-1905)

English philanthropist and founder of YMCA, dies at 84

1910 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer, dies at 72
1912 Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer (Taras Bulba), conductor and ethnomusicologist, dies at 70
1914 Allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist (Dante), dies at 79
1922 Morgan Bulkeley, American politician (US Senator - Connecticut 1905-11) and Baseball HOF administrator (NL President 1876), dies at 84
1922 William Baines, British composer, dies of tuberculosis at 23
1925 Khải Định, Emperor of Vietnam (1916-25), dies of TB at 40

Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928)

American gambler and mobster who fixed the 1919 World Series, dies of gunshot wounds at 46

1929 Maximilian, Prince of Baden [Max von Bathe], German chancellor (Oct-Nov 1918), dies at 62

Jack Chesbro (1874-1931)

American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB wins leader 1902, 04 [41 wins], NY Highlanders), dies of a heart attack at 57

1935 Billy Sunday, American evangelist (revivals and sermons reflected the emotional upheavals caused by transition from rural to industrial society in the United States), dies at 72
1935 Henry Fairfield Osborn, American paleontologist, geologist (founded US Eugenics Society), dies at 78
1936 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864)
1937 Johnston Forbes-Robertson, British actor and theatre director (Kathleen), dies at 84
1939 Adolphe Max, Belgian politician (Mayor of Brussels - escaped German captivity WWI), dies at 69
1941 Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864)
1944 Boy Ecury [Segundo Jorge Adelberto Ecury], Dutch Resistance fighter in World War II, executed by a German firing squad at 22
1944 Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest
1944 Walter Guinness, Lord Moyne, Anglo-Irish politician, British prefect (Middle-East), assassinated by Jewish terrorists at 64
1947 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66
1953 John Parsons Beach, American composer, dies at 76
1955 Charley Toorop [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64
1955 Cornelis GN de Vooys, translator, dies at 82
1958 Francis George Scott, Scottish composer, dies at 78

José P. Laurel (1891-1959)

3rd President of the Philippines (1942-44), dies of a heart attack at 68

1960 Erich Raeder, German naval commander (1928–43), dies at 84
1963 Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Indonesian teacher, engineer, and politician (11th and final Prime Minister of Indonesia, 1957-59). dies of a heart attack at 52
1964 Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born Swedish biochemist who investigated the fermentation of sugar and enzymes (Nobel 1929), dies at 91
1964 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (1951 Tour de France, dies at 39
1965 Clarence Williams, American composer, dies at 67
1965 Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (Ionisation; Poème électronique), dies at 81
1968 Charles B. McVay III, American naval officer, Commander of the USS Indianapolis when it sank, commits suicide at 70
1968 Charles Münch, French violinist, and conductor (Boston Symphony, 1949-62; Orchestre de Paris, 1967-68), dies of a heart attack at 77
1968 Guillaume Landré, Dutch composer, dies at 63
1970 Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and singer-songwriter of popular ballads and boleros (Granada; Solamente Una Vez), dies at 73
1972 Billy Murcia, Colombian born American rocker (New York Dolls), chokes to death at 21
1975 Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer, silent-film actress (A Daughter of the Gods; Venus Of The South Seas), and author, dies at 87
1975 Ernst Hanfstängl, German-American businessman, art dealer, and early supporter of Adolf Hitler who later provided Allies with valuable information about the dictator, dies at 88

Alexander S. Wiener (1907-1976)

American physician known for his work in immunohematology (Rh factor in blood), dies at 69

1978 Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67
1978 Heiri Suter, Swiss road cyclist (Grand Prix Wolber [unofficial World C'ship] 1922, 25), dies at 79
1979 Chick Evans, American golfer (US Open 1916), dies at 89
1980 Mary Michael, American actress (Biridie-Wonderful John Acton), dies at 77
1982 Frank Swinnerton, English novelist and critic (Summer Storm, Sanctuary), dies at 98
1982 Neville Pearson, English publisher (Country Life), dies at 84
1983 Robert Gross, American composer and violinist, dies at 69
1984 Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929)
1985 Joel Crothers, American actor (EThe dge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44
1985 Sanjeev Kumar [Harihar Jariwala], Indian Bollywood actor (Angoor, Dastak, Koshish), dies of a heart attack at 47
1986 Elisabeth Grümmer, German-Alsatian soprano, dies at 75
1987 Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), dies at 91
1987 Ross R. Barnett, American lawyer and politician, (Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89
1987 William Pahlmann, American interior designer (4 Season restaurant, NYC), dies at 80
1987 Zohar Argov, Israeli singer, dies in jail of unintentional suicide at 32
1988 John Hubbard, American actor (Don't Call Me Charlie, The Tall T, One Million B.C.), dies of kidney failure at 74
1989 Dickie Goodman, American parody singer and producer ("The Flying Saucer"; "Energy Crisis '74"; "Mr. Jaws"), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 55
1989 Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (Detective Story), dies of cancer at 40
1990 Will Kuluva, American actor (To Trap a Spy, Go Naked in World), dies at 73
1991 André Vandernoot, Flemish flautist and conductor (Royal Flemish Opera, 1959-73), dies at 64

Gene Tierney (1920-1991)

American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor's Edge), dies of emphysema at 70

1994 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), dies of cancer at 58
1995 Aneta Corsaut, American actress (Helen Crump-The Andy Griffith Show; Jane-The Blob), dies of cancer at 62
1995 Philip Rawson, English curator, artist and teacher (Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology), dies at 71
1996 Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises), dies at 83
1996 Mario Savio, American political activist, dies of a heart attack at 53
1996 Patience Edney, British nurse and communist, dies at 85
1996 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), dies at 80
1997 Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, British Labour Party politician, dies at 82
1997 Phillipo Seed, social work academic, dies at 67
1998 Sky Low Low [Marcel Gauthier], Canadian professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 70
2000 David Brower, American environmentalist and president (Sierra Club), dies at 88
2000 Eddy Bruma, Surinamese politician, lawyer and writer, dies at 75
2000 Herbert Brün, German composer, dies at 82
2000 L. Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei), dies at 92
2001 Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (Sleuth), dies at 75
2002 Sid Sackson, American board game designer (Asquire), dies at 82
2003 Crash Holly [Michael Lockwood], American professional wrestler, dies at 32
2003 Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor, dies of a heart attack at 41
2003 Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 400m freestyle 1936; silver 100m backstroke 1936), dies at 84
2004 Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, dies at 66
2004 Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player, dies at 61
2004 Pete Jolly [Ceragioli], American session and West Coast jazz pianist, and accordionist (Shorty Rogers; Pete Jolly Trio), dies of multiple myeloma at 72
2004 Robert Lang, English actor (Night Watch), dies at 70
2005 Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer, dies at 90
2005 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, dies of leukemia at 38
2005 Rod Donald, New Zealand Politician, Green Party Co-leader, dies from the effects of food poisoning at 48
2006 Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican basketball player, dies of a heart attack at 44
2006 Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (slalom Olympic Gold 1972), dies of cancer at 56
2007 Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer, dies at 87
2007 George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster, dies at 68
2007 George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917)
2007 Hank Thompson, American country music singer (The Brazos Valley Boys), dies at 82
2007 Hilda Braid, English actress (Eastenders), dies at 78
2007 Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician, killed in a bomb attack at 47 or 48
2009 Ron Sproat, American TV writer and playwright (Dark Shadows), dies at 77
2010 Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official, dies at 82
2010 Robert Lipshutz, American attorney and counsel to the Carter Adminisrtation (b. 1921)
2011 Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), dies at 82
2012 Clive Dunn, British actor (Dad's Army, The Avengers), dies from complications following an operation at 92
2012 M-16 [Ernest Mateen], American cruiserweight boxing champion, dies at 46
2013 Clarence "Ace" Parker, American NFL quarterback (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks), dies at 101
2014 Carole Mathews [Jean Deifel], American actress (The Californians, Swamp Women), dies at 94
2014 Rick Rosas, American session and touring bassist (Neil Young; Joe Walsh; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), dies of a heart attack at 65
2015 Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-83), dies at 94
2016 Zoltan Kocsis, Hungarian pianist and conductor, dies of cancer at 64
2017 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11; Apollo 12), dies at 88
2018 Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra - "Strange Magic"; "Evil Woman"), dies of cancer at 65
2019 Pat O'Sullivan, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1951), dies at 93
2019 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
2020 Barbara York, Canadian composer (A Butterfly in Time), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 71
2020 King Von [Dayvon Bennett], American rapper and songwriter ("Crazy Story"), dies in a nightclub gunfight at 26
2021 Angelo Mosca, American football defensive tackle (CFL All Star 1963, 70 Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and pro wrestler, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 84
2021 Astro [Terence Wilson], British reggae-rock vocalist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"), dies at 64
2021 Evette Benton, American soul session and touring vocalist (Sweethearts of Sigma; Patti Labelle), dies at 67
2021 Geoffrey Atkins, British racquets player (World Champion 1954-72), dies at 94
2021 Pavol Molnár, Slovak soccer forward (20 caps Czechoslovakia; SK Slovan Bratislava, FK Inter Bratislava), dies at 85
2021 Peter Aykroyd, Canadian actor, comedian, and writer (SNL, 1980; PSI Factor), dies of septicemia caused by an untreated abdominal hernia at 65
2021 Shawn Rhoden, Jamaican bodybuilder (Mr. Olympia 2018; IFBB British Grand Prix 2012), dies from a heart attack at 46
2021 Tarak Sinha, Indian cricket coach (Indian Women's team 2001-02; Sonnet CC, Delhi; Aakash & Anjum Chopra, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan), dies from lung cancer at 70
2022 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), dies at 93
2022 Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), dies at 91
2022 Jake Crouthamel, American football halfback (Boston Patriots), coach (Dartmouth College 1971-77) and administrator (AD Syracuse University 1978–2005), dies at 84
2022 Paul McNaughton, Irish sportsman (16 caps Ireland Rugby, Leinster RC; Shelbourne FC, Bray Wanderers AFC; Wicklow GAA; only person to play 3 sports in Ireland's national stadiums), dies at 69
2022 Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey center (Boston Bruins and 3 other teams) and broadcaster (New Jersey Devils, 1987-95; Colorado Avalanche, 1995-2022), dies of cancer at 70 [1]
2023 Norman Munnoch, Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps; Watsonians RFC, RAFRU, Edinburgh District), dies at 94