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May 6th
155 Notable deaths
Alfred John North
Australian ornithologist.
Born June 11th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died May 6th, 1917 at 61 years old in Sydney.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower.
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň.
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague.
René Bondoux
French lawyer and fencer.
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2001 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Edison Pettit
American astronomer.
Born September 22nd, 1889 in Peru.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Tucson.
Giacomo Neri
Italian footballer and manager (1916-2010).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Faenza.
Died May 6th, 2010 at 94 years old in Faenza. [ref]
Theodor Herzog
German botanist and university teacher (1880-1961).
Born July 7th, 1880 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Jena. [ref]
Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera
Spanish association football player (1946-2019).
Born April 23rd, 1946 in La Felguera.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 73 years old in Langreo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Knuysen
Belgian rower.
Born October 25th, 1929 in Wijnegem.
Died May 6th, 2013 at 83 years old in Antwerp.
Antal Szendey
Hungarian rower.
Born April 16th, 1915 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died May 6th, 1994 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Edward Spencer
British racewalker.
Born November 5th, 1882 in Salford.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in London Borough of Hounslow.
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