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October 6th
170 Notable deaths
Zacharia Paliashvili
Georgian composer.
Born August 16th, 1871 in Kutaisi. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1933 at 62 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Frederic Hymen Cowen
British pianist, conductor and composer.
Born January 29th, 1852 in Kingston. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1935 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Georges Vantongerloo
Belgian visual artist (1886-1965).
Born November 24th, 1886 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1965 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Phyllis Nicolson
Mathematician (1917–1968).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Macclesfield.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 51 years old in Sheffield (breast cancer).
Martin Lauer
Athletics competitor (1937–2019).
Born January 2nd, 1937 in Cologne.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 82 years old in Lauf an der Pegnitz. [ref]
Constant Puyo
French photographer (1857–1933).
Born November 12th, 1857 in Morlaix.
Died October 6th, 1933 at 75 years old in Paris.
Paavo Haavikko
Finnish poet and writer from 20th century.
Born January 25th, 1931 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2008 at 77 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Émile Mâle
French art historian (1862-1954).
Born June 2nd, 1862 in Commentry. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1954 at 92 years old in Fontaine-Chaalis. [ref]
Roald Jensen
Norwegian footballer (1943–1987).
Born January 11th, 1943 in Bergen.
Died October 6th, 1987 at 44 years old in Bergen.
Roberto Anzolin
Italian footballer (1938-2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Valdagno.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Valdagno. [ref]
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