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In 1920s Berlin, she performed on the stage and in silent films.
Notable Deaths on May 6
1992 — Marlene Dietrich
German-American actress and singer (born 1901)
May 6 has 98 recorded notable deaths across history, from 698 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
98 source records
698 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on May 6
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- 1998 Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. Source
- 1901 The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published. Source
- 1835 James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. Source
- 2001 During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. Source
Did you know
Alexander von Humboldt was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).
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Maria Montessori soon had a change of heart and began medical school at the Sapienza University of Rome, becoming one of the first women to attend medical school in Italy; she graduated with honors in 1896.
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Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French.
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The early death of his father and elder brother meant that he became the comte de Montpensier in 1501.
More major people who died on May 6
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1859
Alexander von Humboldt
German geographer and explorer (born 1769)
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.
1952
Maria Montessori
Italian-Dutch physician and educator (born 1870)
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education and her writing on scientific pedagogy.
1949
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French.
1527
Charles III
Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)
Charles III de Bourbon, comte de Montpensier, then duc de Bourbon was a French military commander, governor, prince of the royal blood and rebel during the early Italian Wars.
2022
George Pérez
American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)
George Pérez was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers for Marvel Comics.
2014
Farley Mowat
Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1921)
Farley McGill Mowat was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books.
1939
Konstantin Somov
Russian-French painter and illustrator (born 1869)
Konstantin Andreyevich Somov was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Modernist period, best known as co-founding member of the Mir iskusstva society.
1840
Francisco de Paula Santander
Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (born 1792)
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña was a Neogranadine military and political leader who served as Vice-President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and was later elected by Congress as the President of the…
1983
Ezra Jack Keats
American author and illustrator (born 1916)
Ezra Jack Keats was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
2007
Enéas Carneiro
Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)
Enéas Ferreira Carneiro was a Brazilian polymath, cardiologist, physicist, mathematician, professor, writer, military serviceman and politician.
1911
René Vallon
French aviator (born 1880)
René Vallon was an early French aviator. Born in Paris, he travelled to Shanghai, China, in 1911 with a group of aviation enthusiasts to promote aircraft sales.
1991
Wilfrid Hyde-White
English actor (born 1903)
Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English actor. Described by Philip French as a "classic British film archetype", Hyde-White often portrayed droll and urbane upper-class characters.
1471
Thomas Tresham
Speaker of the House of Commons
Sir Thomas Tresham was an English politician, soldier and administrator. He was the son of Sir William Tresham and his wife Isabel de Vaux, daughter of Sir William Vaux of Harrowden.
1989
Earl Blaik
American football player and coach (born 1897)
Earl Henry "Red" Blaik was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer.
1708
François de Laval
French-Canadian bishop (born 1623)
Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval, was considered the founder of the Catholic faith in New France.
1993
Ann Todd
English actress and producer (born 1909)
Dorothy Ann Todd was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in The Seventh Veil (1945).
1990
Charles Farrell
American actor (born 1900)
Charles David Farrell was an American film actor and later Mayor of Palm Springs, serving from 1947 to 1955.
1919
L. Frank Baum
American novelist (born 1856)
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series.
1540
Juan Luís Vives
Spanish scholar (born 1492)
Juan Luis Vives y March was a Spanish (Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist who spent most of his adult life in the southern Habsburg Netherlands.