January 6th
168 Notable deaths
Edmund Leach
British anthropologist.
Born November 7th, 1910 in Sidmouth.
Died January 6th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Julian B. Rotter
American psychologist.
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 97 years old in Mansfield.
Slim Summerville
Actor & director (1892-1946).
Born July 10th, 1892 in Albuquerque. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Laguna Beach (stroke).
George Dixon
Canadian boxer.
Born July 29th, 1870 in Africville.
Died January 6th, 1908 at 37 years old in New York City.
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]
Max Heindel
American astrologer and occultist (1865-1919).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1919 at 53 years old in Oceanside. [ref]
Werner Kempf
German general.
Born March 9th, 1886 in Königsberg.
Died January 6th, 1964 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Piersanti Mattarella
Italian politician (1935-1980).
Born May 24th, 1935 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 44 years old in Palermo.
Owen Roizman
American cinematographer (1936–2023).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Silvana Pampanini
Italian actress and director (1925-2016).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix