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January 6th
164 Notable deaths
Ida Tarbell
American journalist (1857-1944).
Born November 5th, 1857 in Erie County.
Died January 6th, 1944 at 86 years old in Bridgeport (pneumonia).
Edith Frank-Holländer
Mother of holocaust diarist anne frank.
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aachen.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 44 years old in Auschwitz.
Ian Charleson
Scottish actor (1949-1990).
Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor.
Born August 24th, 1932 in London.
Died January 6th, 2019 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hugh Thompson Jr.
United states helicopter pilot during the vietnam war.
Born April 15th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 6th, 2006 at 62 years old in Alexandria (cancer). [ref]
Catherine Scorsese
American film 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).
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). [ref]
Dave Toschi
American police detective.
Born July 11th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 2018 at 86 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
Mónica Spear
Venezuelan actress, model (1984-2014).
Born October 1st, 1984 in Maracaibo.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 29 years old in Puerto Cabello.
A. J. Cronin
Scottish novelist.
Born July 19th, 1896 in Cardross. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1981 at 84 years old in Montreux. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)