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1966Margaret Sanger, US feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86

1780William Allen, Mayor of Philadelphia, dies at 76

2007Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor, dies at 71

1998Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (b. 1910)

September 6th Deaths
Date Event
394
Eugenius, linguistic/anti emperor of Rome (392-94), dies in battle 
957
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia 
972
John XIII Crescentii, pope (965-72), dies 
1276
Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (b. ca. 1215) 
1511
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1481) 
1536
William Tyndale, Protestant bible translator (b. c. 1494) 
1625
Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian (b. 1579) 
1635
Adrian A Metius, mathematician/fort architect, dies at 63 
1649
Famiano Strada, Ital jesuit (bello belgico decades duae), dies at 77 
1649
Robert Dudley, English navigator/writer (Arcano del Mare), dies 
1701
James II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68 
1708
Sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623) 
1748
Edmund Gibson, English jurist (b. 1669) 
1780
William Allen, Mayor of Philadelphia, dies at 76 
1782
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, wife of Thomas Jefferson (b. 1748) 
1783
Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (b. 1710) 
1808
Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (b. 1723) 
1811
Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer, dies at 77 
1819
Georg Druschetzky, composer, dies at 74 
1831
Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49 
1863
Lucius March Walker, Confederate brig-general (in duel), dies at 33 
1868
Pierre Adolphe Rost, Louisiana judge, Confederate commissioner (b. 1797) 
1902
Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet), dies at 75 
1902
Philip James Bailey, English poet (Universal hymn), dies at 86 
1903
Charles Ammi Cutter, US bibliographer, dies at 66 
1915
Paul d'Ivoi, The Five Cents of Lavarede 
1919
Worm Pander, sculptor 
1920
Paul-Jean Toulet, Mon amie Nane 
1922
Frederic S. Isham, Nothing But the Truth 
1923
J.C. Bitzer, The Glorious Adventure 
1925
Riley Hatch, At Shiloh 
1928
Józef Mikulski, Tredowata 
1932
Gilbert Parker, A Wise Fool 
1937
Henry Kimball Hadley, composer, dies at 65 
1937
Henry Hadley, Overture: Tannhäuser 
1938
John Stuart Hindmarsh, British racing driver and aviator (b. 1907) 
1939
Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71 
1939
Tom Leamore, A Little of What You Fancy 
1939
Maude Truax, No Sale Smitty 
1941
Hugo Loudon, president-director (Royal Oil), dies at 81 
1941
Milton Ross, The Penalty 
1942
László Szilágyi, Erzsébet királyné 
1944
Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered 
1944
Herman van Pels,  
1944
Geza L. Weiss, Flitterwochen 
1945
John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies 
1946
Gabriel Pollock, The Crisis 
1947
Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 
1947
Alfred Hewston, The Arizona Streak 
1947
Luigi Barzini, India favolosa 
1948
Gerrit H Kersten, vicar/founder (Calvinist Party), dies at 66 
1949
Lucien Descaves, Troubled Heart 
1950
Arthur Hill, cricketer (3 Tests), dies 
1950
Olaf Stapledon, British writer and philosopher (b. 1886) 
1950
Mickey Bennett, Grabbing Grabbers 
1950
Georgia O'Dell, Idle Eyes 
1951
James W. Gerard, American jurist and diplomat (b. 1867) 
1951
Joey Falcaro, Pins and Cushions 
1952
Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer, dies at 54 
1952
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (b. 1898) 
1952
Schiøler Linck, Begravelsesherrerne 
1952
Marcin Bay-Rydzewski, Kosciuszko pod Raclawicami 
1952
Gertrude Lawrence, Rembrandt 
1953
Oleg Frelikh, Zhukovsky 
1954
Perc Teeple, The Petrified Forest 
1954
Antoni Wawrzyniak, Dvanáct kresel 
1955
Franklyn Warner, Isle of Destiny 
1956
Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 
1956
Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon 
1957
Inez Buck, Sorrows of Happiness 
1958
Jacques Varennes, Diabolique 
1959
Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83 
1959
Kay Kendall, British actress (Genevieve), dies of leukemia at 32 
1959
Edmund Gwenn, The Trouble with Harry 
1959
André Roanne, Diary of a Lost Girl 
1959
Kay Kendall, Genevieve 
1960
Jimmy Savo, comedian (Through the Crystal Ball), dies at 65 
1960
Dell Boone, Other Men's Wives 
1961
Frida Gombaszögi, The Wolf 
1962
Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64 
1962
Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892) 
1962
Hanns Eisler, Night and Fog 
1963
Margarita Sierra, actress (Surfside 6), dies after heart surgery at 26 
1963
Ivo Illuminati, Alba rossa 
1965
Konstantin Mostras, composer, dies at 79 
1966
Hendrik F Verwoerd, South African PM (1958-66), assassinated at 64 
1966
Luigi Perrachio, composer, dies at 83 
1966
Margaret Sanger, US feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86 
1968
Karl Ranki, composer, dies at 69 
1969
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player (b. 1892) 
1970
Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies 
1973
William H Harris, composer, dies at 90 
1974
Olga Baclanova, actress (Freaks, Docks of NY), dies at 75 
1974
Otto Kruger, actor (Lux Video Theater), dies on 89th birthday 
1975
Rien van Nunen, Dutch actor (Spuit Elf), dies at 62 
1976
Carolyn Jones, Love Variations 
1977
Guido Pannain, composer, dies at 85 
1977
Paul Burkhard, composer, dies at 65 
1978
Jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59 
1978
Tom Wilson, American record producer (b. 1931) 
1979
Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69 
1979
Fred Mayon, King of Burlesque 
1979
Ronald Binge, Children of Men 
1980
Clem Horton, West of the Santa Fe 
1981
Joseph Yasser, composer, dies at 88 
1981
Maria Palmer, actress (Days of Glory, Web), dies 
1981
Christy Brown, Irish author (b. 1932) 
1981
Robert O. Crandall, Tarzan and the Amazons 
1981
Lucas Demare, Los isleros 
1981
Maria Palmer, Days of Glory 
1982
Jerzy Fitio, Linia 
1982
Philippe Fourastié, Bonnot's Gang 
1982
Norman Collins, Dulcimer Street 
1983
Graeme Lorimer, June Bride 
1983
Lou Hazam, Michelangelo: The Last Giant 
1984
E J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74 
1984
Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70 
1984
Armando M. Huerta, Emergency! 
1984
Lance Taylor Sr., Blacula 
1984
Wladimir Selinsky, The Orchard 
1984
E.J. André, Papillon 
1984
Jess Carneol, The Busy Body 
1984
Ernest Tubb, Walk the Line 
1984
Donny MacLeod, 1983 Christchurch 
1985
Jane Frazee, singer/actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia 
1985
Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65 
1985
Leon Orthel, composer, dies at 79 
1985
Richiardi Jr., Magic with the Stars 
1985
Jane Frazee, Buck Privates 
1985
Little Brother Montgomery, Blues Like Showers of Rain 
1985
Carolynne Snowden, The Marriage Clause 
1985
Johnny Desmond, Episode #3.36 
1985
Gijsbert Tersteeg, A Dog of Flanders 
1986
Blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90 
1986
Aleksey Kozhevnikov, Koroleva benzokolonki 
1986
Blanche Sweet, Judith of Bethulia 
1986
Rogério Bracinha, Rapazes de Táxis 
1986
George Gipe, The Man with Two Brains 
1987
Quinn Martin, American television producer (b. 1922) 
1987
William Haley, Hilsen fra BBC 
1987
Ribamar, Briga, Mulher e Samba 
1988
Leroy Brown, professional wrestler (b. 1950) 
1988
Axel von Ambesser, Begegnung im Herbst 
1988
Antonio Samaniego, An Old Spanish Custom 
1988
Harold Rosson, The Wizard of Oz 
1988
Nikolay Shavykin, Sibir 
1989
Nina Zorskaya, Obyknovennoe chudo 
1989
Alfred S. Keller, Homesteaders of Paradise Valley 
1989
Gina Manès, Napoleon 
1989
Lothar Metzl, Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song 
1990
Leonard Hutton, cricketer (79 Tests for England, 6971 runs), dies 
1990
T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St Zen Center SF), dies 
1990
Tom Fogerty, rocker (Creedence Clearwater), dies of tuberculosis at 48 
1990
Audrey Hanna, A Child of the Purple Sage 
1990
Len Hutton, The Final Test 
1990
Beniamino Maggio, Da qui all'eredità 
1990
Tom Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival Live in London 
1990
Eiji Nakano, Keisatsukan 
1991
Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922) 
1991
John Matthews, Shock Corridor 
1991
Charles Wise, The Boy and the Pirates 
1992
Roberto Grela, Buenas noches, Buenos Aires 
1992
Henry Ephron, Carousel 
1992
Cevat Kurtulus, Fantômas: Appointment in Istanbul 
1992
Mervyn Johns, Dead of Night 
1992
Jerry Crews, Sunrise at Campobello 
1992
Rafael Solana, The Black Widow 
1993
Josephine Rich Corday, vaudevillian, dies of kidney failure at 79 
1993
Mary Icide, The Stork Club 
1993
Bjarne Liller, De frigjorte 
1993
Willem Wagter, Leve de muziek 
1993
Jean Eckart, Damn Yankees! 
1994
Duccio Tessari, Italian director, dies of cancer at 67 
1994
James Clavell, author/director (King Rat, Shogun), dies at 69 
1994
Max Kaminsky, trumpeter, dies at 85 
1994
Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50 
1994
Wolf Donner, Austrian movie historian/festival director, dies at 55 
1994
Nicky Hopkins, Tommy 
1994
Duccio Tessari, A Pistol for Ringo 
1994
Max Kaminsky, A Great Day in Harlem 
1994
Egon Eis, La dama del velo 
1995
Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52 
1995
Joanne Gail Abbott, exec (MTV), dies at 36 
1995
Tore Bark, Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story 
1995
Wally Stanard, The 36th Annual Academy Awards 
1995
Ralph Rosenblum, Annie Hall 
1995
Mary Doran, The Divorcee 
1996
William James Moyce, armaments scientist, dies at 82 
1996
Ginette Martenot, The Story of a Cheat 
1996
Ester Soré, Si mis campos hablaran 
1996
Salman Shah, Keyamot Theke Keyamot 
1996
Barney McCosky, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg 
1996
Gaëtan Noël, The Man from Acapulco 
1997
Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66 
1997
P. H. Newby, British author and BBC radio director (b. 1918) 
1997
Éva Zsurzs, A koppányi aga testamentuma 
1997
Frank Hansen, 4 Devils 
1997
Mario Artese, The Little Adventurers 
1997
Jørgen Langebæk, We Are All Demons 
1998
Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (b. 1910) 
1998
Danièle Parola, The Lovers of Midnight 
1998
Akira Kurosawa, Yojimbo 
1998
Masako Yoshimoto, Girls! Girls! Girls! 
1998
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Europa 
1998
Elaine Shepard, Topper 
1999
René Lecavalier, French Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918) 
1999
Gil Herman, Old Overland Trail 
1999
Margery Withers, Secrets & Lies 
1999
Richard Allan, Niagara 
1999
James J. Casino, Rocky II 
1999
René Lecavalier, La terre de Caïn 
1999
Tamás Mendelényi, Rome 1960: Games of the XVII Olympiad 
1999
Maurice Silverstein, The Swiss Conspiracy 
2000
Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart, first Kleihauer-Betke stillbirth (b. 2000) 
2000
Jirí Sovák, Kolya 
2000
Chic Jacob, Episode #1.7 
2000
Jefferson Searles, The Delicate Delinquent 
2000
Desmond Wilcox, The Negro Next Door 
2001
Carl Crack, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971) 
2001
Dan Fisher, The Pickle 
2001
Edwin Chandler, You Can't Run Away from It 
2001
Jacques Deschamps, Le Samouraï 
2001
Megan Connolly, The Crossing 
2001
Fyodor Ishchenko, The Last Hill 
2001
Muni Cader, Bayi ajaib 
2001
Tom Vize, The Trial 
2002
Alan Brandt, The Wedding Singer 
2002
Mary Bovard, Women in Hiding 
2002
Mike Henson, Big Guns 
2003
Harry Goz, American actor (b. 1932) 
2003
Mohammad Oraz, Iranian mountain climber (b. 1969) 
2003
Jay Morton, Adventures of Superman 
2003
Jirí Ruzicka, Give the Devil His Due 
2003
Harry Goz, Mommie Dearest 
2003
Alvaro Apocalipse, Um Filme 100% Brasileiro 
2003
Jules Engel, Gerald McBoing-Boing 
2003
Louise Platt, Guiding Light 
2004
Tiny Doll, Three-Ring Marriage 
2004
Harvey Wheeler, Fail Safe 
2004
Lothar Förster, Kabale und Liebe 
2004
Éva Szerencsi, Episode #1.1 
2005
Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet (b. 1929) 
2005
Adam Fornal, Podejrzany 
2005
Jack Real, Howard Hughes: The Real Aviator 
2005
Ruth Maisie, Skæbner i storbyen 
2005
Inge Ristock, Salto postale 
2006
John Drummond, Last Night of the Proms: The 100th Season 
2006
Steen Bostrup, Episode dated 18 December 1987 
2006
Ted Lawrie, The Incident 
2006
Eugenio Guglielminetti, Orfeo in Paradiso 
2006
Lovette George, Center Stage 
2006
Jan Svochak, The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree 
2007
Madeleine L'Engle, American author (b. 1918) 
2007
Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor, dies at 71 
2007
Alex, African Grey parrot "student" of Dr. Irene Pepperberg (b. 1976) 
2007
Ian Gray, The Fun Factory 
2007
Madeleine L'Engle, Camilla Dickinson 
2007
Ann Chegwidden, The Masque of the Red Death 
2007
George Crenshaw, Speaking of Animals at the County Fair 
2007
Ronald Magill, Episode #1.1480 
2007
Amos Sefer, An American Hippie in Israel 
2007
Percy Rodrigues, Court Martial 
2007
Luciano Pavarotti, Man on Fire 
2007
István Hegedüs, Alfonshow 
2007
Sidney Ellis, Water, Water Everywhere 
2008
Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racing driver and trainer (b. 1917) 
2008
Anita Page, silent film vixen, last living attendee of the 1st Annual Academy Awards, (b. 1910) 
2008
John Huddleston, Gals, Incorporated 
2008
Dino Dvornik, A Wonderful Night in Split 
2008
James Driskill, Log 12: He Was Trying to Kill Me 
2008
Aleksandr Belina, Kazhdyy okhotnik zhelaet znat... 
2008
Robert Monroe, A Cold Night's Death 
2008
Anita Page, The Broadway Melody 
2008
Fred Graff, Union Station 
2009
Helgi Hóseasson, Mótmælandi Íslands 
2009
Sim, Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar 
2009
Rita Lloyd, Guiding Light 
2009
Catherine Gaskin, Sara Dane 
2009
Victoria Boothby, Green Card 
2009
Vanja Drach, H-8... 
2010
Charles P. Eisenmann, Honored Guest 
2010
Ross Harman, The Gaskets, Loose Change Live 
2010
Vladimir Vikhrov, Ekipazh mashiny boevoy 
2010
Tom Degidon, Trading Places 
2010
Dumitru Craciun, Singuratatea florilor 
2010
Metta Davis, Above the Law 
2010
Martha Salcido, A Man Called Smart: Part 3 
2011
George Kuchar, Hold Me While I'm Naked 
2011
Don Taffner, A Man About the House 
2011
Hans Apel, Planspiel Atomkrieg - Raketenpoker um die Nachrüstung 
2011
Franco Potenza, E venne un uomo 
2011
Janusz Morgenstern, Mniejsze zlo 
2011
Chet Dowling, Candid Camera 
2011
Joachim Brennecke, Wunschkonzert 
2011
Jordan Belson, Allures 
2011
Little Tokyo, Black Samurai 
2012
Art Modell [Arthur], American businessman, dies from heart failure at 87 
2012
Jake Eberts, Canadian film producer, dies from cancer at 71 
2012
Nicole Milinaire, Foreign Intrigue 
2012
Frank Godwin, Demons of the Mind 
2012
Art Modell, Jim Brown: All American 
2012
Horacio Vázquez-Rial, Frontera Sur 
2012
Terry Nutkins, Animals 
2012
Jake Eberts, Dances with Wolves 
2012
Bertil Norström, A Swedish Love Story 
2013
Valentina Spirina, Vzroslye deti 
2013
James R. Finan, The Empire Strikes Bank 
2013
Bill Wallis, Brazil 
2013
Mike De Luca, Murder by Numbers 
2013
Constantin Ghenescu, Ryna 
2013
Barbara Hicks, Brazil 
2013
Juhani Tiikkainen, Maailman paras 
2013
Adin Talbar, In Our Own Hands 
2014
David Dutchess, The Dark Knight Rises 
2014
David G.B. Brown, To Sleep No More 
2014
Molly Glynn, In America 
2014
Stefan Gierasch, Carrie 
2014
Dominique Darbois, Gopal l'enfant de Bénarès 
2015
Martin Milner, Sweet Smell of Success 
2015
Ilham Askerov, Biz qayidacagiq 
2015
Olga Seraya, Gentlemen of Fortune 
2015
Marko Zizic, Slavshine 
2016
Oz magazine co-founder Richard Neville dies aged 74 
2016
Lindsay Tuckett, oldest Test cricketer, dies aged 97 
2017
Holger Czukay, bassist with Can, dies aged 79 
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