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A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney general from 1961 to 1964, and as a U.
Notable Deaths on June 6
1968 — Robert F. Kennedy
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (born 1925)
June 6 has 53 recorded notable deaths across history, from 184 to 2016. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
53 source records
184 – 2016
Today in history
Major events on June 6
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- 1934 New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Source
- 1982 1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. Source
- 1993 Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia. Source
- 1966 March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category. Source
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was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the longtime patriarch of the Getty family.
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Widely considered one of the most influential psychologists of all time, Jung's work has fostered not only scholarship, but also popular interest.
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Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a hit for Joe Cocker.
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Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco.
More major people who died on June 6
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1976
J. Paul Getty
American businessman, founded the Getty Oil Company (born 1892)
Jean Paul Getty Sr. was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the longtime patriarch of the Getty family.
1961
Carl Gustav Jung
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (born 1875)
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology.
2006
Billy Preston
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1946)
William Everett Preston was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel.
2013
Esther Williams
American swimmer and actress (born 1921)
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team.
1916
Yuan Shikai
Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
Yuan Shikai was a Chinese general and statesman. As leader of the Beiyang Army, he played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Qing court.
1991
Stan Getz
American saxophonist and jazz innovator (born 1927)
Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol,…
1861
Camillo Benso
Count of Cavour, Italian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1810)
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri, generally known as the Count of Cavour or simply Cavour, was an Italian politician, statesman, businessman, economist, and noble, and a leading…
2016
Peter Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter; works included Equus and Amadeus (born 1926)
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. His best-known works are the plays Equus (1973) and Amadeus (1979), both of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Play.
1982
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet and academic (born 1905)
Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwork for the movement.
2009
Jean Dausset
French-Spanish immunologist and academic; awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies of the genetic basis of immunological reaction (born 1916)
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France.
1947
James Agate
English author and critic (born 1877)
James Evershed Agate was an English diarist and theatre critic between the two world wars. He took up journalism in his late twenties and was on the staff of The Manchester Guardian in 1907–1914.
1962
Yves Klein
French painter (born 1928)
Yves Klein was a French artist and an important figure in postwar European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany.
1134
Norbert of Xanten
German bishop and saint (born 1060)
Norbert of Xanten, also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic…
1962
Tom Phillis
Australian motorcycle racer (born 1934)
Thomas Edward Phillis was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
1548
João de Castro
Portuguese soldier and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (born 1500)
Dom João de Castro was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545 to 1548. He was called Strong Castro by the poet Luís de Camões.
1881
Henri Vieuxtemps
Belgian violinist and composer (born 1820)
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century.
1955
Max Meldrum
Scottish-Australian painter and educator (born 1875)
Duncan Max Meldrum was a Scottish-born Australian artist and art teacher, best known as the founder of Australian tonalism, a representational painting style that became popular in Melbourne during the interwar period.
2005
Anne Bancroft
American film actress; winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (born 1931)
Anne Bancroft was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a…
1994
Barry Sullivan
American film actor (born 1912)
Patrick Barry Sullivan was an American actor of film, television, theatre, and radio.