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January 6th
170 Notable deaths
Lev Iakovlevich Karpov
Russian revolutionary.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
José María Gabriel y Galán
Spanish poet.
Born June 28th, 1870 in Frades de la Sierra. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1909 at 38 years old in Guijo de Granadilla (appendicitis). [ref]
Karel Gut
Czechoslovak ice hockey player and manager (1927–2014).
Born September 16th, 1927 in Prague, Uhříněves.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 86 years old in Prague.
Gordon Aitchison
Canadian basketball player.
Born June 14th, 1909 in North Bay.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 80 years old in Windsor.
Malvina Polo
American actress (1903-2000).
Born July 26th, 1903 in United States of America.
Died January 6th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Juan Capistrano.
Hermann Engelhard
German sprinter and middle distance runner.
Born June 21st, 1903 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1984 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.
Søren Marinus Jensen
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 5th, 1879 in Skødstrup.
Died January 6th, 1965 at 85 years old
Nicolas Mosar
Luxembourgian politician (1927-2004).
Born November 25th, 1927 in Luxembourg.
Died January 6th, 2004 at 76 years old in Luxembourg.
Ali Shukri
Albanian politician (1919-2005).
Born September 12th, 1919 in Mitrovica.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Amvrosy Buchma
Ukrainian soviet actor and film director (1891-1957).
Born March 14th, 1891 in Lviv.
Died January 6th, 1957 at 65 years old in Kyiv (Parkinson's disease).
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