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January 6th
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244 Notable deaths
Fernando Capalla
Filipino roman catholic bishop.
Born November 1st, 1934 in Leon.
Died January 6th, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Sylvie
French actress (1883-1970).
Born January 3rd, 1883 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1970 at 87 years old in Compiègne. [ref]
Ethel Grey Terry
American actress (1882-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1882 in Oakland.
Died January 6th, 1931 at 48 years old in Hollywood.
Robert Goebbels
Luxembourgian politician.
Born April 3rd, 1944 in Luxembourg.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [ref]
Pierre Charles
Dominican politician (1954-2004).
Born June 30th, 1954 in Berekua.
Died January 6th, 2004 at 49 years old in Roseau (myocardial infarction).
Marziyya Davudova
Azerbaijani actress (1901-1962).
Born December 8th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died January 6th, 1962 at 60 years old in Baku.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Gustavs Zemgals
President of latvia (1871-1939).
Born August 12th, 1871 in Džūkste Parish.
Died January 6th, 1939 at 67 years old in Riga.
Jan Ciągliński
Polish painter (1858-1913).
Born February 20th, 1858 in Warsaw.
Died January 6th, 1913 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Émile Paladilhe
French composer.
Born June 3rd, 1844 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1926 at 81 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jan Stanisławski
Polish painter (1860–1907).
Born June 24th, 1860 in Vilshana. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1907 at 46 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Valerian Frolov
Soviet general (1895–1961).
Born May 26th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Todor Diev
Bulgarian footballer (1934-1995).
Born September 28th, 1934 in Plovdiv.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 60 years old in Plovdiv.
Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp
German flying ace (1894–1918).
Born April 24th, 1894 in Eckernförde.
Died January 6th, 1918 at 23 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle.
Vlastimil Bubník
Czech ice hockey player and footballer (1931-2015).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Kelč. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brno. [ref]
Lev Karpov
Russian revolutionary (1879–1921).
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Richard Mortensen
Danish painter (1910-1993).
Born October 23rd, 1910 in Ejby.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.
Gerald Cash
Bahamian politician (1917-2003).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Nassau. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2003 at 85 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Giulio Gaudini
Italian fencer (1904-1948).
Born September 28th, 1904 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 1948 at 43 years old in Rome.
Karl Kobelt
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1968).
Born August 1st, 1891 in St. Gallen.
Died January 6th, 1968 at 76 years old in Bern.
Dušan Maravić
Serbian footballer (1939–2025).
Born March 7th, 1939 in Injoux-Génissiat. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Konstantin Dumba
Austrian-hungarian diplomat and writer (1856-1947).
Born June 17th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died January 6th, 1947 at 90 years old in Steindorf am Ossiacher See.
Neil Adcock
Cricket player of south africa. (1931-2013).
Born March 8th, 1931 in South Africa.
Died January 6th, 2013 at 81 years old (cancer). [ref]
Gustav Andreas Tammann
Swiss astonomer (1932-2019).
Born July 24th, 1932 in Göttingen. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2019 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Edwin Stephen Goodrich
English zoologist (1868–1946).
Born June 21st, 1868 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oxford.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte