Dražan Jerković

Croatian footballer (1936–2008).

Born August 6th, 1936 in Šibenik.

Died December 9th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Winston E. Scott

American navy officer and astronaut.

Born August 6th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Miami.

Patricia Tarabini

Argentine tennis player and tennis coach.

Born August 6th, 1968 (age 57 years) in La Plata.

Rui Rio

Portuguese politician of the 3rd republic.

Born August 6th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Porto.

Gaël Faye

Burundi-rwandan-french singer and writer.

Born August 6th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Bujumbura. ^[ref]

Garrett Weber-Gale

American swimmer.

Born August 6th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Stevens Point.

Helen Jacobs

American tennis player (1908–1997).

Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.

Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).

Roland Alberg

Surinamese football player.

Born August 6th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Hoorn. ^[ref]

Jakub Brabec

Czech soccer player.

Born August 6th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Prague.

Philip M. Morse

American physicist (1903–1985).

Born August 6th, 1903 in Shreveport.

Died September 5th, 1985 at 82 years old in Concord.

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

Spanish footballer.

Born August 6th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Eibar.

Jimmy Nielsen

Danish footballer.

Born August 6th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Aalborg.

Jason Crump

Australian speedway rider.

Born August 6th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Bristol.

Tongo Doumbia

Footballer.

Born August 6th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Vernon.

Fred T. Jane

British writer and illustrator (1865–1916).

Born August 6th, 1865 in Richmond, Upottery.

Died March 8th, 1916 at 50 years old in Southsea (heart attack).

Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin

Son of sultan mehmed murad v.

Born August 6th, 1861 in Istanbul.

Died April 29th, 1915 at 53 years old in Istanbul.

Khurshidbanu Natavan

Azerbaijani poet.

Born August 6th, 1832 in Shusha.

Died October 2nd, 1897 at 65 years old in Shusha.

Ben Lewin

Australian-american film director.

Born August 6th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Poland.

Rolando Zárate

Argentine footballer.

Born August 6th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Haedo.

Luc Alphand

French alpine skier and racing car driver.

Born August 6th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Briançon.

Grigori Shtern

Soviet general (1900–1941).

Born August 6th, 1900 in Smila.

Died October 28th, 1941 at 41 years old in Samara.

Arturo Armando Molina

Salvadoran politician, president of el salvador between 1972–1977 (1927–2021).

Born August 6th, 1927 in San Salvador.

Died July 19th, 2021 at 93 years old ^[ref]

Jean Zay

French politician, minister of national education and fine arts (1904–1944).

Born August 6th, 1904 in Orléans.

Died June 20th, 1944 at 39 years old in Molles (gunshot wound).

Dane Ingham

Association football player.

Born August 6th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Lismore.

Inga Landgré

Swedish actress (1927–2023).

Born August 6th, 1927 in S:t Görans church parish.

Died July 31st, 2023 at 95 years old in Norberg. ^[ref]