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January 6th
187 Notable deaths
Larry D. Mann
Canadian actor (1922-2014).
Born December 18th, 1922 in Toronto.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky
Ukrainian and soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology.
Born March 12th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1945 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Niall MacGinnis
Irish actor.
Born March 29th, 1913 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 63 years old in Haverfordwest (cancer).
Antonio Sabàto
Italian film, television 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 of America.
Died January 6th, 2007 at 72 years old in Petaluma (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician.
Born June 28th, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Levittown (melanoma). [ref]
Burton Kendall 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..
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Boca Raton. [ref]
Marina Ginestà
Spanish reporter.
Born January 29th, 1919 in Toulouse.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
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.
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