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May 6th
155 Notable deaths
Haruo Satō
Japanese writer and poet (1892-1964).
Born April 9th, 1892 in Shingū.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Lajos Czeizler
Hungarian footballer (1893-1969).
Born October 5th, 1893 in Heves.
Died May 6th, 1969 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Paolo Ferrari
Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter (1929-2018).
Born February 26th, 1929 in City of Brussels.
Died May 6th, 2018 at 89 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar
Iranian scholar of persian literature and culture (1904–1970).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Boshruyeh.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 65 years old in Tehran.
Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
German scientist and inventor (1872-1931).
Born October 3rd, 1872 in Zweibrücken.
Died May 6th, 1931 at 58 years old in Munich.
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
German astronomer.
Born April 4th, 1892 in Heidelberg.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 87 years old in Heidelberg.
Murray Adaskin
Jewish canadian musician.
Born March 26th, 1906 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2002 at 96 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Gjermund Eggen
Norwegian cross country skier.
Born June 5th, 1941 in Engerdal. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in Elverum. [ref]
Gaston Reiff
Belgian athlete.
Born February 24th, 1921 in Braine-l'Alleud.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 71 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
Guido Brignone
Italian film director (1886-1959).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo