Deaths on April 6
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 6 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 6, 2026.
Susan Anspach
American actress (Five Easy Pieces
Died on Friday April 6th 2018
Katharine Kowell
American baseball player
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Thomas Tackaberry
American military officer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Denis Petrov
Russian kickboxer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Imperial Commander
Irish racehorse
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Clóvis Frainer
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
John Fraser
British politician
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Don Rickles
American insult comedian
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Rolf Sagen
Norwegian author
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Stan Anslow
English footballer (Millwall)
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Alhassan Saeed
Nigerian Islamic scholar
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Armand Gatti
Monégasque-born French playwright
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
John Doull
American toxicologist
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Ravi Jayewardene
Sri Lankan army officer and sports shooter
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Roberta L. Hazard
American navy Rear Admiral
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Ray Hassall
English politician
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Gary W. Thomas
American judge
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Jerrier A. Haddad
American computer engineer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Alma Delia Fuentes
Mexican actress
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Leone Cimpellin
Italian cartoonist
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Daniel G. Bobrow
American computer scientist
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Memé Perlini
Italian actor and director (A Fistful of Dynamite
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Nigel Sitwell
British conservationist and writer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Arthur Bisguier
American chess grandmaster and writer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Margaret Wambui Kenyatta
Kenyan politician and diplomat
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Margaret Wambui
Kenyan politician
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Brenda Jones
American R&B singer (The Jones Girls)
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Chelsea Brown
American-Australian actress (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Darrell Hogan
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Sid Nathan
British boxer and referee
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Pablo Lucio Vasquez
American murderer
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Joel Kurtzman
American economist
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Robert MacCrate
American lawyer
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Ogden Mills Phipps
American horse breeder
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Jaime Pedro Gonçalves
Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Leon Haywood
American funk and soul singer
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Merle Haggard
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Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Murray Wier
American basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Anne Smedinghoff
American diplomat
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Don Shirley
Jamaican–born American pianist
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Ottmar Schreiner
German politician
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Alan Protheroe
British television executive
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Miguel Poblet
Spanish racing cyclist
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Funmilayo Olayinka
Nigerian politician
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Bigas Luna
Spanish film director (Anguish
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Bill Guttridge
English footballer (Walsall F.C.)
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Matt Gilsenan
Irish Gaelic football player
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Johnny Esaw
Canadian sports broadcaster
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Veljko Despotovic
Serbian production designer
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Dame Hilda Bynoe
Grenadian politician
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
George Anania
Romanian science-fiction writer and translator
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Celso Yegros Estigarribia
Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Herbert Werner
German Navy U-boat officer
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Chuck Stone
American navigator
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Farhad Sepahbody
Iranian exiled diplomat
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Leandro Rovirosa Wade
Mexican politician and engineer
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Mickey Rooney
American actor (Boys Town
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Domenico Mennitti
Italian politician
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Erzsi Kovács
Hungarian pop singer and performer
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Peter Kaberere
Kenyan gospel singer
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Charles Farthing
New Zealand doctor
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Sir Maurice Drake
British High Court judge
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Liv Dommersnes
Norwegian actress
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Leee Black Childers
American punk rock and art photographer (The Factory
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Jacques Castérède
French composer
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Mary Anderson
American actress (Gone With the Wind)
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Massimo Tamburini
Italian motorcycle designer (Ducati 916
Died on Sunday April 6th 2014
Richard LaSalle
American film score composer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Akira Machida
Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Yacoub Zaiadeen
Jordanian politician
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Maurice Fenner
English cricketer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
John Patton
American politician
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Anne-Claude Leflaive
French winemaker
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Gordon Moyes
Australian radio evangelist and politician
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Claudio Prieto
Spanish composer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Jehan Rajab
Kuwaiti author
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov
Kazakh football player and coach
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Steve Rickard
New Zealand professional wrestler
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Barbara Bergmann
American feminist economist
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Lon Simmons
American sports broadcaster
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Fredric Brandt
American dermatologist
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Francesco Smalto
Italian fashion designer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Juan Carlos Cáceres
Argentine tango musician and painter
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Gardner C. Taylor
American preacher and civil rights activist
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Richard Dysart
American character actor (L.A. Law
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Tom Towles
American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi
Indian politician
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Julie Wilson
American singer and actress
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Ramnath Dhakal
Nepalese politician
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Victor Gotbaum
American labor leader
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Sid Ali Kouiret
Algerian actor
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Naken Kyrykbaev
Kazakh footballer (Taraz)
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Norman B. Leventhal
American property developer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015