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January 6th
200 Notable deaths
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician.
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, 1998 at 72 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.
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
Actor & director (1892-1946).
Born July 10th, 1892 in Albuquerque. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1946 at 53 years old in Laguna Beach (stroke).
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson