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January 6th
200 Notable deaths
Robert Goebbels
Luxembourgian politician.
Born April 3rd, 1944 in Luxembourg.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [ref]
Pierre Charles
Dominican politician (1954-2004).
Born June 30th, 1954 in Berekua.
Died January 6th, 2004 at 49 years old in Roseau (myocardial infarction).
Marziyya Davudova
Azerbaijani actress (1901-1962).
Born December 8th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died January 6th, 1962 at 60 years old in Baku.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Gustavs Zemgals
President of latvia (1871-1939).
Born August 12th, 1871 in Džūkste Parish.
Died January 6th, 1939 at 67 years old in Riga.
Jan Ciągliński
Polish painter (1858-1913).
Born February 20th, 1858 in Warsaw.
Died January 6th, 1913 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jan Stanisławski
Painter from the ukraine (1860-1907).
Born June 24th, 1860 in Vilshana. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1907 at 46 years old in Kyiv, Kraków. [ref]
Todor Diev
Bulgarian footballer (1934-1995).
Born January 28th, 1934 in Plovdiv.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 60 years old in Plovdiv.
Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp
German flying ace.
Born April 24th, 1894 in Eckernförde.
Died January 6th, 1918 at 23 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle (killed in action).
Vlastimil Bubník
Czech ice hockey player and footballer (1931-2015).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Kelč. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brno. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 200
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche