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February 6 birthdays

265 notable historical figures were born on February 6, and 214 died on this day. Everyone born on February 6 is a Aquarius.

18% of February 6 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (60) than any other country.

Born on February 6

• Ronald Reagan (1911 to 2004. President of the United States from 1981 to 1989)
• Bob Marley (1945 to 1981. Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981))
• Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665 to 1714. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714)
• Christopher Marlowe (1564 to 1593. English playwright and poet (1564–1593))
• Natalie Cole (1950 to 2015. American singer (1950–2015))
• Orhan (1281 to 1362. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362)
• Timothy Dolan (born 1950. American Catholic cardinal (born 1950))
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 to 1988. Indian independence activist (1890–1988))
• Adam Weishaupt (1748 to 1830. German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati (1748–1830))
• Ramón Novarro (1899 to 1968. Mexican actor (1899–1968))
• Thurl Ravenscroft (1914 to 2005. American actor (1914–2005))
• Chongzhen Emperor (1611 to 1644. Emperor of China from 1627 to 1644)
• Babe Ruth (1895 to 1948. American baseball player (1895–1948))
• Aaron Burr (1756 to 1836. Vice President of the United States from 1801 to 1805, murderer of Alexander Hamilton)
• Edwin Montagu (1879 to 1924. British politician (1879–1924))
• Mary Leakey (1913 to 1996. British paleoanthropologist (1913–1996))
• Edward Lansdale (1908 to 1987. United States Air Force and CIA officer)
• Amintore Fanfani (1908 to 1999. Italian politician and statesman (1908–1999))
• Charles Wheatstone (1802 to 1875. English physicist and inventor (1802–1875))
• Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 to 2016. Hungarian-American socialite and actress (1917–2016))
• Masaharu Fukuyama (born 1969. Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (born 1969))
• Ugo Foscolo (1778 to 1827. Italian writer, revolutionary and poet (1778–1827))
• Robert M. La Follette Jr. (1895 to 1953. American politician (1895–1953))
• Christopher Hill (historian) (1912 to 2003. English historian (1912–2003))
• Axl Rose (born 1962. American singer and songwriter (born 1962))
• Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova (1878 to 1937. Russian-Soviet revolutionary, politician and stateswoman)
• Daigo (885 to 930. Emperor of Japan from 897 to 930)
• Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874 to 1936. Gaudīya Vaisnava Ācārya (1874–1937))
• Augie Garrido (1939 to 2018. American baseball coach (1939–2018))
• Gerard K. O'Neill (1927 to 1992. American physicist, author, and inventor (1927–1992))
• Elizabeth Patterson (1785 to 1879. American socialite (1785– 1879))
• Takashi Yanase (1919 to 2013. Japanese manga artist (1919–2013))
• Kavi Pradeep (1915 to 1998. Indian singer (1915–1998))
• Jesse Root Grant (politician) (1858 to 1934. American politician, child of Ulysses S. Grant (1858–1934))
• William M. Evarts (1818 to 1901. American lawyer and politician (1818–1901))
• Nothando Dube (1988 to 2019. Swazi royalty (1988–2019))
• Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 to 1783. German sculptor (1736–1783))
• Walter Fauntroy (born 1933. American politician (born 1933))
• Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452 to 1490. Portuguese princess)
• Harry Haywood (1898 to 1985. African-American communist and political activist (1898–1985))
• Eva Braun (1912 to 1945. Wife of Adolf Hitler (1912–1945))
• Anunay Sood (1993 to 2025. Indian travel influencer and photographer (1994–2025))
• Otto Gessler (1875 to 1955. German politician (1875–1955))
• Albert Stubblebine (1930 to 2017. United States Army general (1930–2017))
• Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa (1854 to 1931. Duke of Genoa (1854–1931))
• Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879 to 1941. Chilean politician (1879–1941))
• Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914 to 2007. German military officer)
• António Vieira (1608 to 1697. 17th-century Portuguese diplomat and missionary)
• Frederic W. H. Myers (1843 to 1901. English poet and essayist (1843–1901))
• Ronald A. Rasband (born 1951. American religious leader (born 1951))
• James W. Loewen (1942 to 2021. American sociologist, historian, and author (1942–2021))
• Paul László (1900 to 1993. Hungarian-American architect)
• Natapohn Tameeruks (born 1989. Thai actress)
• Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942) (1872 to 1942. Hakim of Bahrain)
• Alessandra Todde (born 1969. Italian politician (born 1969))
• Alice Weidel (born 1979. German far-right politician (born 1979))
• Stuart Schreiber (born 1956. American chemist)
• Stephen Turnbull (born 1948. British historian of Japan (b. 1948))
• M. K. Binodini Devi (1922 to 2011. Indian writer, poet, and princess (1922 – 2011))
• Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse (1402 to 1458. German nobleman (1402–1458))

Died on February 6

• George VI (1895 to 1952. King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952)
• Charles II of England (1630 to 1685. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685)
• Gustav Klimt (1862 to 1918. Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918))
• Gary Moore (1952 to 2011. Northern Irish musician (1952–2011))
• Lata Mangeshkar (1929 to 2022. Indian singer (1929–2022))
• Emilio Aguinaldo (1869 to 1964. Filipino revolutionary leader (1869–1964))
• George Shultz (1920 to 2021. American economist, diplomat and statesman (1920–2021))
• Sebastián Piñera (1949 to 2024. President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022))
• Joseph Priestley (1733 to 1804. English chemist and polymath (1733–1804))
• Frederica of Hanover (1917 to 1981. Queen of Greece from 1947 to 1964)
• Vince Guaraldi (1928 to 1976. American jazz pianist (1928–1976))
• Maria Christina of Austria (1858 to 1929. Queen of Spain from 1879 to 1885)
• Ahmed II (1643 to 1695. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695)
• Barbara W. Tuchman (1912 to 1989. American historian and author (1912–1989))
• Leo von Caprivi (1831 to 1899. Chancellor of the German Empire from 1890 to 1894)
• Abd el-Krim (1882 to 1963. Moroccan political and military leader (1882/1883–1963))
• Rubén Darío (1867 to 1916. Nicaraguan poet, journalist and writer (1867–1916))
• Sayajirao Gaekwad III (1863 to 1939. Maharaja of Baroda from 1875 to 1939)
• John Dankworth (1927 to 2010. English composer and musician (1927–2010))
• Hisham (691 to 743. Umayyad caliph from 724 to 743)
• Emperor Ōgimachi (1517 to 1593. Emperor of Japan from 1557 to 1586)
• Clement XII (1652 to 1740. Head of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740)
• Alec McCowen (1925 to 2017. English actor (1925–2017))
• Aldus Manutius (1449 to 1515. Italian printer and humanist (1449/1452–1515))
• Anne de Gaulle (1928 to 1948. Daughter of Charles de Gaulle (1928-1948))
• Isabella Beeton (1836 to 1865. English journalist, publisher and writer (1836–1865))
• Jimmy Van Heusen (1913 to 1990. American composer (1913–1990))
• Nazim al-Qudsi (1906 to 1998. President of Syria (1961–1963))
• Salvador Luria (1912 to 1991. Italian American microbiologist (1912–1991))
• Anastasio Bustamante (1780 to 1853. President of Mexico from 1830 to 1832, from 1837 to 1839, from 1839 to 1841)

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