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January 6th
244 Notable deaths
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the united states from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919).
Born October 27th, 1858 in Manhattan.
Died January 6th, 1919 at 60 years old in Sagamore Hill (pulmonary embolism).
Sidney Poitier
Bahamian and american actor and diplomat (1927–2022).
Born February 20th, 1927 in Miami.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Om Puri
Indian actor (1949–2017).
Born October 18th, 1949 in Ambala.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 67 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and augustinian friar (1822–1884).
Born July 20th, 1822 in Hynčice. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1884 at 61 years old in Brno (nephritis, kidney failure). [ref]
Peter Bogdanovich
American film director (1939–2022).
Born July 30th, 1939 in Kingston.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Studio City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rudolf Nureyev
Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1938–1993).
Born March 17th, 1938 in Razdolnoe.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 54 years old in Levallois-Perret (cobalt).
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993).
Born October 21st, 1917 in Cheraw.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Englewood (pancreatic cancer).
Gianluca Vialli
Italian association football player and manager.
Born July 9th, 1964 in Cremona.
Died January 6th, 2023 at 58 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Burt Munro
New zealand motorcycle racer (1899–1978).
Born March 25th, 1899 in Edendale.
Died January 6th, 1978 at 78 years old in Invercargill.
Lou Rawls
American singer (1933–2006).
Born December 1st, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2006 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Georg Cantor
German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918).
Born March 3rd, 1845 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1918 at 72 years old in Halle (Saale) (myocardial infarction).
Mamie Till
African american schoolteacher.
Born November 23rd, 1921 in Webb.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 81 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Louis Braille
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired.
Born January 4th, 1809 in Coupvray.
Died January 6th, 1852 at 43 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Uday Kiran
Indian film actor (1998–2014).
Born January 26th, 1980 in Hyderabad.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 33 years old in Hyderabad (hanging to death).
Hugh Thompson Jr.
United states army officer (1943–2006).
Born April 15th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 6th, 2006 at 62 years old in Alexandria (cancer). [ref]
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank (1900–1945).
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Ian Charleson
Scottish actor (1949-1990).
Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Catherine Scorsese
American actress (1912–1997).
Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Ida Tarbell
American journalist (1857-1944).
Born November 5th, 1857 in Erie County.
Died January 6th, 1944 at 86 years old in Bridgeport (pneumonia).
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor (1932–2019).
Born August 24th, 1932 in London.
Died January 6th, 2019 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Victor Fleming
American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889–1949).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Pasadena.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Cottonwood (myocardial infarction).
Dave Toschi
American police detective (1931–2018).
Born July 11th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 2018 at 86 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
Mónica Spear
Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder (1984–2014).
Born October 1st, 1984 in Maracaibo.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 29 years old in Puerto Cabello.
Pat Harrington Jr.
American emmy award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016).
Born August 13th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Béla Tarr
Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026).
Died January 6th, 2026 at 70 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
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