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October 6th
155 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 20th, 1918 in Konstanz.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 90 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Christine Arnothy
French writer (1930-2015).
Born November 20th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 84 years old [ref]
Georgi Yumatov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born March 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1997 at 71 years old in Moscow (aneurysm).
Pietro Serantoni
Italian footballer and manager.
Born December 11th, 1906 in Venice.
Died October 6th, 1964 at 57 years old in Rome.
Kipyegon Bett
Kenyan athletics competitor (1998–2024).
Born February 1st, 1998 in Kenya. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2024 at 26 years old in Tenwek Hospital. [ref]
Karel Absolon
Czech archeologist, geographer, paleontologist, professor, speleologist, university educator and zoologist (1877-1960).
Born June 16th, 1877 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1960 at 83 years old in Brno.
Antonio Cisneros
Peruvian poet.
Born December 27th, 1942 in Lima.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 69 years old in Lima (lung cancer). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr