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June 6 birthdays

307 notable historical figures were born on June 6, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on June 6 is a Gemini.

17% of June 6 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on June 6

• Sukarno (1901 to 1970. President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967)
• Thomas Mann (1875 to 1955. German novelist (1875–1955))
• Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) (1872 to 1918. Empress of Russia from 1894 to 1917)
• Albert II of Belgium (born 1934. King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013)
• Diego Velázquez (1599 to 1660. Spanish painter (1599–1660))
• Robert Falcon Scott (1868 to 1912. British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912))
• Jochi (1182 to 1227. Mongol prince and general (c. 1182 – c. 1225))
• Isaiah Berlin (1909 to 1997. British philosopher (1909–1997))
• Tony Levin (born 1946. American bassist (born 1946))
• Italo Balbo (1896 to 1940. Italian Marshal of the Air Force and minister (1896–1940))
• Faure Gnassingbé (born 1966. Leader of Togo since 2005)
• David Scott (born 1932. American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1932))
• Björn Borg (born 1956. Swedish tennis player (born 1956))
• Alamgir II (1699 to 1759. Mughal emperor from 1754 to 1759)
• Cole Hocker (born 2001. American middle-distance runner (born 2001))
• Frida Gustavsson (born 1993. Swedish model)
• Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772 to 1807. Habsburg empress from 1792 to 1807)
• Lonnie Frisbee (1949 to 1993. American pastor and Evangelist)
• Annie Pardo Cemo (born 1940. Mexican cell biologist (born 1940))
• Maria Montez (1912 to 1951. Dominican actress (1912–1951))
• Yoram Hazony (born 1964. Israeli-American philosopher (born 1964))
• Phillip Sharp (born 1944. American geneticist and molecular biologist)
• Akwaeke Emezi (born 1987. Nigerian writer and video artist (born 1987))
• Siegfried Wagner (1869 to 1930. German composer and conductor)
• Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse (1678 to 1737. French count; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1678–1737))
• Regiomontanus (1436 to 1476. German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476))
• Hortense Mancini (1646 to 1699. Duchess of La Meilleraye)
• Mike Gatting (born 1957. English cricketer (born 1957))
• Richard Smalley (1943 to 2005. American chemist and Nobel laureate (1943–2005))
• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (1891 to 1986. Indian Kannada-language writer (1891–1986))
• Jim Fouché (1898 to 1980. President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975)
• Sarah Dessen (born 1970. American novelist (born 1970))
• Chen Chien-jen (born 1951. Taiwanese epidemiologist and politician (born 1951))
• Louis Andriessen (1939 to 2021. Dutch composer and pianist (1939–2021))
• Wen Tianxiang (1236 to 1283. Chinese poet and politician)
• Hamani Diori (1916 to 1989. President of Niger from 1960 to 1974)
• K. Ferdinand Braun (1850 to 1918. German physicist (1850–1918))
• Henry Newbolt (1862 to 1938. English writer (1862–1938))
• Céline Cousteau (born 1972. Environmental advocate and documentary film maker)
• Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (1877 to 1949. Indian poet and historian (1877–1949))
• Erdal İnönü (1926 to 2007. Turkish politician)
• Zakir Hasanov (born 1959. Defence Minister of Azerbaijan)
• Euphelma Choden Wangchuck (born 1993. Bhutanese princess)
• Pete Hegseth (born 1980. American government official and television personality (born 1980))
• John Stainer (1840 to 1901. English composer (1840–1901))
• Heinrich Rohrer (1933 to 2013. Swiss physicist (1933–2013))
• William Ralph Inge (1860 to 1954. English author, Anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954))
• Ken Hatfield (born 1943. American football player and coach (born 1943))
• Vincent Persichetti (1915 to 1987. American composer and teacher (1915–1987))
• Patrick Abercrombie (1879 to 1957. English town planner (1879–1957))
• Hristo Lukov (1888 to 1943. Bulgarian lieutenant-general, politician and Minister of War)
• Albert Kalonji (1929 to 2015. Congolese politician (1929–2015))
• Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya (1931 to 2025. Indonesian general and politician (1931–2025))
• Steve Vai (born 1960. American guitarist (born 1960))
• Edwin G. Krebs (1918 to 2009. American biochemist (1918–2009))
• Sékouba Konaté (born 1964. President of Guinea from 2009 to 2010)
• Nicola Canali (1874 to 1961. Italian cardinal)
• Charles H. Gerhardt (1895 to 1976. United States Army general)
• Oscar Wisting (1871 to 1936. Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer (1861–1936))
• Junaidi Arif (born 2002. Malaysian badminton player (born 2002))

Died on June 6

• Robert F. Kennedy (1925 to 1968. American politician and lawyer (1925–1968))
• Carl Jung (1875 to 1961. Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961))
• Anne Bancroft (1931 to 2005. American actress (1931–2005))
• Jeremy Bentham (1749 to 1832. English philosopher and jurist (1748–1832))
• Billy Preston (1946 to 2006. American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006))
• Yuan Shikai (1859 to 1916. First president of the Republic of China (1859–1916))
• John A. Macdonald (1815 to 1891. Canadian prime minister and Father of Confederation (1815–1891))
• Patrick Henry (1736 to 1799. American Founding Father, Governor of Virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786))
• Esther Williams (1921 to 2013. American swimmer and actress (1921–2013))
• Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810 to 1861. First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861)
• Hiram Bingham III (1875 to 1956. American academic, explorer and politician)
• Rafi ud-Darajat (1699 to 1719. Brief Mughal emperor in 1719)
• Eli Lilly (1838 to 1898. American pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropist (1838–1898))
• Stepan Razin (1630 to 1671. Cossack leader (1630–1671))
• Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 to 1946. German author (1862–1946))
• Alexander (Byzantine emperor) (872 to 913. Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913)
• Tom Sharpe (1928 to 2013. English satirical novelist (1928–2013))
• Shabeg Singh (1925 to 1984. Sikh dissident Indian Army officer (1925–1984))
• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 to 1818. Polish general (1755–1818))
• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (1891 to 1986. Indian Kannada-language writer (1891–1986))
• Julius Popper (1857 to 1893. Argentine explorer and major perpetrator of the Selkʼnam genocide)
• Ei-ichi Negishi (1935 to 2021. Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate (1935–2021))
• Shanawdithit (1801 to 1829. Beothuk woman)
• Henry I (1204 to 1217. King of Castile and Toledo from 1214 to 1217)
• Nadira Banu Begum (1618 to 1659. Mughal princess and wife of Dara Shikoh)
• Princess Faiza of Egypt (1923 to 1994. Egyptian royal (1923–1994))
• Fumihiko Maki (1928 to 2024. Japanese architect (1928–2024))
• Alan Hale (astronomer) (1958 to 2026. Astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp (born 1958))
• Henri Vieuxtemps (1820 to 1881. Belgian composer and violinist)
• Kenneth Rexroth (1905 to 1982. American poet and translator (1905–1982))

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