Dominica (b. 1919) 2007 – Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (b. 1918) 2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935) 2008 – Anita Page, American actress (b. 1910) 2009 – Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (b. 1929) 2010 – Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (b. 1926) 2010 – Clive Donner, English director and editor (b. 1926) 2011 – Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (b. 1947) 2012 – Elisabeth Böhm, German architect (b. 1921) 2012 – Lawrie Dring, Scottish scout leader, founded World Federation of Independent Scouts (b. 1931) 2012 – Jerome Kilty, American actor and playwright (b. 1922) 2012 – Art Modell, American businessman (b. 1925) 2012 – Oscar Rossi, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1930) 2012 – Terry Nutkins, English naturalist, television presenter and author (b. 1946) 2013 – Ann C. Crispin, American author (b. 1950) 2013 – Khin Maung Kyi, Burmese economist and scholar (b. 1926) 2013 – Santiago Rosario, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (b. 1939) 2014 – Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941) 2014 – Cirilo Flores, American bishop (b. 1948) 2014 – Seth Martin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933) 2014 – Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player and educator (b. 1919) 2015 – Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer (b. 1961) 2015 – Martin Milner, American actor (b. 1931) 2015 – Barney Schultz, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926) 2015 – Calvin J. Spann, American general and pilot (b. 1924) 2017 – Peter Luck, Australian journalist and television host (b. 1944) 2017 – Kate Millett, American feminist author and activist (b. 1934) 2018 – Richard DeVos, American billionaire businessman (b. 1926) 2018 – Liz Fraser, English actress (b. 1930) 2018 – Will Jordan, American comedian and actor (b. 1927) 2018 – Burt Reynolds, American actor, director and producer (b. 1936) 2019 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (b. 1924) 2020 – Lou Brock, American baseball player (b. 1939) 2021 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (b. 1933) 2021 – Michael K. Williams, American actor (b. 1966) Holidays and observances Christian feast days: Begga Chagnoald Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Gondulphus of Metz Magnus of Füssen Onesiphorus Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) (Catholic church) September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) The earliest date on which the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is performed Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe) Defence Day or Army Day (Pakistan) Flag Day (Bonaire) Independence Day