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January 6th
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Epiphany (Three Kings' Day)
Christian feast commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; celebrated as Three Kings' Day across Latin America and Southern Europe.
244 Notable deaths
Vladimir Vernadsky
Russian and soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology.
Born March 12th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Burton K. Wheeler
American politician and lawyer (1882–1975).
Born February 27th, 1882 in Hudson.
Died January 6th, 1975 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Niall MacGinnis
Irish actor (1913–1977).
Born March 29th, 1913 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 63 years old in Haverfordwest (cancer).
George R. Price
American population geneticist (1922–1975).
Born October 6th, 1922 in New York.
Died January 6th, 1975 at 52 years old in London (exsanguination).
Antonio Sabàto
Italian actor (1943–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Montelepre.
Died January 6th, 2021 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19).
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
American country musician (1934–2007).
Born August 20th, 1934 in United States.
Died January 6th, 2007 at 72 years old in Petaluma (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician (1963–2020).
Born June 28th, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Levittown (melanoma). [ref]
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925–1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died January 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Boca Raton.
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal (1922–1993).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Madrid.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 70 years old in Deutschfeistritz.
Kim Kwang-seok
South korean musician (1964–1996).
Born January 22nd, 1964 in Daegu.
Died January 6th, 1996 at 31 years old in Seoul (hanging to death).
Marina Ginestà
Spanish reporter.
Born January 29th, 1919 in Toulouse.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Georgy Sviridov
Soviet and russian composer (1915—1998).
Born December 16th, 1915 in Fatezh.
Died January 6th, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Pavel Cherenkov
Soviet physicist (1904-1990).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Novaya Chigla.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Richard Henry Dana
American author and lawyer (1815–1882).
Born August 1st, 1815 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1882 at 66 years old in Rome (influenza).
Danilo Lim
Filipino general (1955–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1955 in Solano.
Died January 6th, 2021 at 65 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Philip Danforth Armour
American meatpacking industrialist/founder: chicago based armour & company (1832–1901).
Born May 16th, 1832 in Stockbridge.
Died January 6th, 1901 at 68 years old in Chicago (infectious disease).
Robert Paul Wolff
American political philosopher (1933–2025).
Born December 27th, 1933 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 2025 at 91 years old [ref]
Edmund Leach
British social anthropologist (1910–1989).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Lancashire, Sidmouth. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Slim Summerville
American actor and director (1892-1946).
Born July 10th, 1892 in Albuquerque.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Laguna Beach (stroke).
Owen Roizman
American cinematographer (1936–2023).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Dixon
Canadian boxer (1870–1908).
Born July 29th, 1870 in Africville.
Died January 6th, 1908 at 37 years old in New York City.
Julian B. Rotter
American psychologist (1916–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 97 years old in Mansfield.
Max Heindel
American astrologer and occultist (1865-1919).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in Aarhus.
Died January 6th, 1919 at 53 years old in Oceanside.
Werner Kempf
German general (1886–1964).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Kaliningrad.
Died January 6th, 1964 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Islamist political party president (1938–2013).
Born January 12th, 1938 in Nowshera.
Died January 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris