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January 6th
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244 Notable deaths
Albert Johnson
Canadian soccer player (1879–1941).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Plympton–Wyoming.
Died January 6th, 1941 at 61 years old
Henry George
Cyclist (1891–1976).
Born February 18th, 1891.
Died January 6th, 1976 at 84 years old in Uccle.
Olle Bexell
Olympic athlete (1909–2003).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Luleå.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 93 years old in Uppsala.
Carl Diener
Austrian paleontologist (1862–1928).
Born December 11th, 1862 in Vienna.
Died January 6th, 1928 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Veli Mukhatov
Turkmenistani musician (1916-2005).
Born May 5th, 1916 in Ruhabad District.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ashgabat.
François Beaugendre
French cyclist (1880–1936).
Born July 25th, 1880 in Salbris.
Died January 6th, 1936 at 55 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Harold Bolingbroke Mudie
British esperantist (1880-1916).
Born January 30th, 1880 in London. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Forges-les-Eaux (traffic collision).
John Todd Zimmer
American ornithologist, entomologist (1889 - 1957).
Born February 28th, 1889 in Bridgeport.
Died January 6th, 1957 at 67 years old in White Plains.
Arturo De Vecchi
Italian fencer (1898–1988).
Born April 30th, 1898 in Messina.
Died January 6th, 1988 at 89 years old
Luís Morais
Brazilian footballer (1930-2020).
Born August 23rd, 1930 in Areado.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 89 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Maria Dahl
Ukrainian born german zoologist (1872-1972).
Born July 26th, 1872 in Russian Empire.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 99 years old [ref]
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Brazilian footballer (1913-1954).
Born July 8th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 6th, 1954 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Dmitri Konovalov
Russian and soviet chemist.
Born March 22nd, 1856 in Yekaterinoslav Governorate.
Died January 6th, 1929 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
William Seiling
American tug of war competitor (1864–1951).
Born May 28th, 1864 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 86 years old in St. Louis.
Ezio Roselli
Italian artistic gymnast.
Born December 8th, 1896 in La Spezia.
Died January 6th, 1963 at 66 years old in Milan.
Auguste Hoël
French optician.
Born July 17th, 1890 in Cambrai. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1967 at 76 years old in Cambrai.
Shabban Shahab-ud-Din
Field hockey player (1909–1983).
Born November 8th, 1909.
Died January 6th, 1983 at 73 years old
Arthur Jackson
American sport shooter.
Born May 15th, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2015 at 96 years old in Concord.
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