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Among the most influential figures in jazz, his career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of the genre.
Notable Deaths on July 6
1971 — Louis Armstrong
American singer and trumpet player (born 1901)
July 6 has 102 recorded notable deaths across history, from 371 BC to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
102 source records
371 BC – 2026
Today in history
Major events on July 6
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- 1801 First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras. Source
- 1495 First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League. Source
- 1791 At Padua, the Emperor Leopold II calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France Louis XVI's freedom. Source
- 1809 The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. Source
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Supreme Court, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential justices ever to serve.
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Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in Indian history.
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Aneurin Bevan was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War.
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Mirza Raja Man Singh I was the 24th Kachawaha ruler of the Kingdom of Amber from 1589 to 1614.
More major people who died on July 6
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1835
John Marshall
American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (born 1755)
John Marshall was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
1986
Jagjivan Ram
Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (born 1908)
Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in…
1960
Aneurin Bevan
Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897)
Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government.
1614
Man Singh I
Rajput Raja of Amer (born 1550)
Mirza Raja Man Singh I was the 24th Kachawaha ruler of the Kingdom of Amber from 1589 to 1614.
2019
João Gilberto
Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931)
João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s.
1249
Alexander II
king of Scotland (born 1198)
Alexander II (1198–1249) was King of Scotland from 1214 until his death. He was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont, succeeding to the throne at the age of sixteen.
1946
Horace Pippin
American painter (born 1888)
Horace Pippin was an American painter who painted a range of themes, including scenes inspired by his service in World War I, landscapes, portraits, and biblical subjects.
1954
Cornelia Sorabji
Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)
Cornelia Sorabji was an Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer. She was the first female graduate from Bombay University, and the first woman to study law at Oxford University.
1967
Hilda Taba
Estonian architect and educator (born 1902)
Hilda Taba was an architect, a curriculum theorist, a curriculum reformer, and a teacher educator. Taba was born in the small village of Kooraste, Estonia.
1583
Edmund Grindal
English archbishop (born 1519)
Edmund Grindal was successively Bishop of London, Archbishop of York, and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Elizabeth I.
2011
Carly Hibberd
Australian road racing cyclist (born 1985)
Carly Hibberd was an Australian professional road racing cyclist who competed in Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-sanctioned races.
1932
Kenneth Grahame
Scottish-English author (born 1859)
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer. He is best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908).
2018
Shoko Asahara
founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (born 1955)
Shoko Asahara , born Chizuo Matsumoto , was a Japanese cult leader and terrorist who founded and led the doomsday cult known as Aum Shinrikyo.
1978
Babe Paley
American socialite and fashion style icon (born 1915)
Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley was an American magazine editor and socialite. Affectionately known as Babe throughout her life, Paley made notable contributions to the field of magazine editing.
2009
Robert McNamara
American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1916)
Robert Strange McNamara, also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F.
1813
Granville Sharp
English activist (born 1735)
Granville Sharp was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Born in Durham, he initially worked as a civil servant in the Board of Ordnance.
1415
Jan Hus
Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (born 1369)
Jan Hus, sometimes anglicized as John Goose or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss, was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspiration of…
1553
Edward VI
king of England and Ireland (born 1537)
Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine.
2020
Ennio Morricone
Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles.