October 6th
170 Notable deaths
Gunnar Lindström
Athletics competitor.
Born February 11th, 1896 in Eksjö.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 55 years old in Eksjö.
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
Alexander Kronrod
Soviet mathematician (1921–1986).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1986 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Martti Lappalainen
Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete.
Born April 11th, 1902 in Liperi.
Died October 6th, 1941 at 39 years old in East Karelia (airstrike).
Victor Razafimahatratra
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 8th, 1921 in Madagascar.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 72 years old in Antananarivo.
Nadezhda Teffi
Russian writer.
Born May 21st, 1872 in Volhynian Governorate.
Died October 6th, 1952 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Horst Floth
West german bobsledder (1934-2005).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Karlsbad (Baden).
Died October 6th, 2005 at 71 years old in Feldafing (cancer).
Marguerite Laugier
French astronomer (1896–1976).
Born September 12th, 1896 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 80 years old in Nice. [ref]
Elemér Kocsis
Romanian footballer (1910–1981).
Born October 26th, 1910 in Salonta.
Died October 6th, 1981 at 70 years old in Oradea.
Vladimir Yerokhin
Russian footballer (1930-1996).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1996 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia