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October 6th
153 Notable deaths
Walter Hagen
American golfer (1892-1969).
Born December 21st, 1892 in Rochester.
Died October 6th, 1969 at 76 years old in Traverse City.
Connie Hawkins
American basketball player.
Born July 17th, 1942 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
François Cevert
French racing driver.
Born February 25th, 1944 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1973 at 29 years old in Watkins Glen International. [ref]
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985).
Born June 1st, 1921 in Oradell. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1985 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Larry Walters
Lawnchair balloon pilot.
Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (ballistic trauma).
Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014).
Born August 23rd, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 86 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Dennis Price
British actor (1915-1973).
Born June 23rd, 1915 in Twyford.
Died October 6th, 1973 at 58 years old in Guernsey.
Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Indian-american sikh yogi (1929-2004).
Born August 26th, 1929 in Gujranwala.
Died October 6th, 2004 at 75 years old in Española. [ref]
Gilbert Ryle
British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Spouse of prinsess beatrix of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands.
Born September 6th, 1926 in Hitzacker.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia).
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