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October 6th
170 Notable deaths
Per-Olov Löwdin
Swedish physicist (1916-2000).
Born October 28th, 1916 in Uppsala.
Died October 6th, 2000 at 83 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Vlasta Chramostová
Czech actress (1926–2019).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2019 at 92 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frederica de Laguna
American ethnologist, anthropologist, and archaeologist (1906–2004).
Born October 3rd, 1906 in Ann Arbor.
Died October 6th, 2004 at 98 years old in Haverford. [ref]
Adolpho Lutz
Brazilian physician and zoologist (1855-1940).
Born December 18th, 1855 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 6th, 1940 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Theo Jörgensmann
German musician.
Born September 29th, 1948 in Bottrop.
Died October 6th, 2025 at 77 years old in Brüel. [ref]
Rodney Heath
Australian tennis player (1884-1936).
Born June 15th, 1884 in Melbourne.
Died October 6th, 1936 at 52 years old in Melbourne.
Viliam Široký
Czechoslovak vice prime minister of czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and slovak nation politician (1902-1971).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ben Eastman
American middle-distance runner.
Born July 19th, 1911 in Burlingame.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 91 years old in Hotchkiss.
Werner Maihofer
German legal scholar and politician (1918–2009).
Born October 20th, 1918 in Constance.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 90 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Christine Arnothy
Hungarian born french writer (1930-2015).
Born November 20th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 84 years old [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 170
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