October 6th
176 Notable deaths
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified.
Born April 13th, 1881 in Beveren.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
Frances Schroth
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1893-1961).
Born April 11th, 1893 in Toledo.
Died October 6th, 1961 at 68 years old in Guadalajara.
Oļegs Karavajevs
Latvian footballer (1961–2020).
Born February 13th, 1961 in Barnaul.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 59 years old in Würzburg. [ref]
Shigemaru Takenokoshi
Japanese association football player and manager (1906–1980).
Born February 15th, 1906 in Usuki.
Died October 6th, 1980 at 74 years old in Bunkyō-ku.
Nick Whitehead
Welsh sprinter.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Wrexham.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Newport.
Feridun Buğeker
Turkish footballer (1933-2014).
Born April 5th, 1933 in Istanbul.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 81 years old in Istanbul.
Fausta Labia
Italian operatic soprano (1870-1935).
Born April 3rd, 1870 in Verona. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1935 at 65 years old in Rome. [ref]
Volodymyr Hnatiuk
Ukrainian etnographer and writer.
Born May 9th, 1871 in Velesniv.
Died October 6th, 1926 at 55 years old in Lviv.
José Cabanis
French writer and lawyer (1922–2000).
Born March 24th, 1922 in Toulouse.
Died October 6th, 2000 at 78 years old in Balma.
Enrique Fernández Viola
Uruguayan footballer (1912-1985).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montevideo.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 176
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur