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January 6th
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244 Notable deaths
Piersanti Mattarella
Italian politician (1935-1980).
Born May 24th, 1935 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 44 years old in Palermo.
Chen Yi
Chinese military officer, people's republic of china (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Lezhi County.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Elizabeth Bisland
American writer and journalist.
Born February 11th, 1861 in St. Mary Parish. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1929 at 67 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia). [ref]
Lajos Tichy
Hungarian footballer (1935-1999).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
Last elector of hesse-kassel.
Born August 20th, 1802 in Hanau.
Died January 6th, 1875 at 72 years old in Prague.
Nima Yushij
Iranian poet (1895–1960).
Born November 12th, 1895 in Yush.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 64 years old in Shemiran (pneumonia).
Princess Marie of France
French princess, artist, sculptor 1813-1839 (1813–1839).
Born April 12th, 1813 in Palermo.
Died January 6th, 1839 at 25 years old in Pisa (tuberculosis).
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian forester, writer, children's writer, and collector of fairy tales (1812–1885).
Born January 15th, 1812 in Christiania.
Died January 6th, 1885 at 72 years old in Christiania.
Silvana Pampanini
Italian actress and director (1925-2016).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in Rome (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Aron Kincaid
Actor, voice actor (1940-2011).
Born June 15th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Belgian sports executive (1876-1942).
Born March 1st, 1876 in Brussels. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 65 years old in Ixelles (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Belyayev
Soviet writer (1884–1942).
Born March 16th, 1884 in Smolensk.
Died January 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Pushkin.
Jim Hurtubise
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1932 in North Tonawanda.
Died January 6th, 1989 at 56 years old in Port Arthur (myocardial infarction).
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium
Belgian royal (1872–1958).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 6th, 1958 at 85 years old in Namur.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Indian islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the quran (1892–1977).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Barabanki district.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 84 years old in Barabanki district.
Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince of saxe-meiningen.
Born October 11th, 1892 in Kassel.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Cherepovets.
Bob Falkenburg
American tennis player (1926–2022).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 95 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]
José Ramón Fernández
Cuban politician (1923-2019).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died January 6th, 2019 at 95 years old in Havana. [ref]
Dick Savitt
American tennis player (1927–2023).
Born March 4th, 1927 in Bayonne.
Died January 6th, 2023 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943).
Born December 13th, 1856 in Boston.
Died January 6th, 1943 at 86 years old in Boston.
Octavio Lepage
President of venezuela (acting) in 1993.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Parroquia Santa Rosa.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Caracas (surgical complications).
Emma Calvé
French operatic soprano (1858-1942).
Born August 15th, 1858 in Decazeville.
Died January 6th, 1942 at 83 years old in Montpellier, Millau (disease).
Maliheh Afnan
Palestinian painter, born 1935, active in england (1935–2016).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Haifa.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 80 years old in London.
Xavier Vallat
French politician. coordinator of jewish affairs in france’s vichy government during 1941 and 1942 (1891–1972).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Villedieu.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 80 years old in Annonay.
Heinrich Lammasch
Last prime minister of imperial austria (1853-1920).
Born May 21st, 1853 in Seitenstetten.
Died January 6th, 1920 at 66 years old in Salzburg.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 244
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