Died on This Day (06-Aug)

Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
Sushma Swaraj	Sushma Swaraj was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government .	Indian politician	67	1
Betty Cuthbert	Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion.	Australian athlete	79	3
Dave Wagstaffe	David Wagstaffe was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger.	English footballer	70	7
Roman Opałka	Roman Opałka was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art.	French-born Polish painter	79	9
Robin Cook	Robert Finlayson Cook was a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Livingston from 1983 until his death and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw.	British politician and Cabinet minister	59	15
Maurie Gibb	Maurice Peter Gibb was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1930s and early 1940s.	Australian rules footballer	86	20
Gordon Bunshaft	Gordon Bunshaft, , was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century.	American architect	81	30
Infante Alfonso	Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Galliera , was a Spanish prince, military aviator and first cousin of Alfonso XIII of Spain.	Aviator	88	45
Edward Francis Searles	Edward Francis Searles was an interior and architectural designer.	American architect	79	100
Antonin Vranicky	Antonín Vranický, Germanized as Anton Wranitzky, and also seen as Wranizky , was a Czech violinist and composer of the 18th century.	Czech violinist and composer	59	200

Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
Paul Laxalt	Paul Dominique Laxalt was an American attorney and politician who was governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator from 1974 to 1987.	United States Senator	96	2
Pete Fountain	Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr. , known professionally as Pete Fountain, was an American jazz clarinetist.	American jazz clarinetist	86	4
Marvin Hamlisch	Marvin Frederick Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor.	American composer and conductor	68	8
Constantin Guirma	Constantin Guirma was a Burkinabé prelate of the Roman Catholic Church .	Catholic bishop	90	10
Rick James	James Ambrose Johnson Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.	Singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader	56	16
Toney Penna	Toney G. Penna was an Italian-American professional golfer and designer of golf clubs and gear.	Golfer	87	25
Forbes Burnham	Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death.	Guyanese politician	62	35
Hiram Johnson	Hiram Warren Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917.	Governor of California	78	75
George Frederick Root	George Frederick Root was an American songwriter, who found particular fame during the American Civil War, with songs such as "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" and "The Battle Cry of Freedom".	American songwriter	74	125
Kunigunde of Austria	Kunigunde of Austria , a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duchess of Bavaria from 1487 to 1508, by her marriage to the Wittelsbach duke Albert IV.	Archduchess of Austria	55	500

Anniversary Date: 06-Aug

Died on This Day (06-Aug)