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October 6th
176 Notable deaths
Bertha Brouwer
Dutch sprinter (1930–2006).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Leidschendam.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 75 years old in Oostvoorne. [ref]
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
Slovak astronomer (1916-1979).
Born June 29th, 1916 in Radošovce, Skalica District. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1979 at 63 years old in Vysoké Tatry.
Lorenzo Aguirre
Spanish painter (1884-1942).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Pamplona.
Died October 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Madrid (garrote).
Iván Mándy
Popular post-1945 fiction writer.
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 1995 at 76 years old in Budapest.
William Fisher
Scottish boxer (1940–2018).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Craigneuk.
Died October 6th, 2018 at 78 years old in Wishaw. [ref]
Gunnar Lindström
Athletics competitor.
Born February 11th, 1896 in Eksjö.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 55 years old in Eksjö.
Tomoyasu Asaoka
Japanese association football player.
Born April 6th, 1962 in Tokyo.
Died October 6th, 2021 at 59 years old [ref]
Hans Theilig
German handball player.
Born August 12th, 1914 in Hamburg.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 62 years old in Hamburg.
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
Victor Razafimahatratra
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 8th, 1921 in Madagascar.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 72 years old in Antananarivo.
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