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October 6th
225 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917–1997).
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Per Albin Hansson
Swedish politician, prime minister of sweden between 1932–1936 and 1936–1946 (1885–1946).
Born October 28th, 1885. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1946 at 60 years old in Bromma parish (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist (1902–1984).
Born June 16th, 1902 in Chicago.
Died October 6th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Bill O'Reilly
Australian cricketer (1905-1992).
Born December 20th, 1905 in White Cliffs.
Died October 6th, 1992 at 86 years old in Sydney.
Terence Cooke
Catholic cardinal (1921–1983).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Martin J. Sherwin
American historian (1937-2021).
Born June 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died October 6th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Árpád Göncz
Hungarian politician, writer, translator, president of hungary (1922-2015).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 93 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Igor Talkov
Russian singer (1956–1991).
Born November 4th, 1956 in Gretsovka.
Died October 6th, 1991 at 34 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Igor Mitoraj
Polish sculptor (1944–2014).
Born March 26th, 1944 in Oederan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gyula Gömbös
Hungarian fascist politician (1886-1936).
Born December 26th, 1886 in Murga.
Died October 6th, 1936 at 49 years old in Munich (kidney disease).
J. J. C. Smart
Australian philosopher and academic (1920–2012).
Born September 16th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Lajos Batthyány
Hungarian politician (1807–1849).
Born February 10th, 1807 in Bratislava.
Died October 6th, 1849 at 42 years old in Pest (execution, gunshot wound).
Paul Rogers
English actor (1917–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Plympton.
Died October 6th, 2013 at 96 years old in London (disease). [ref]
William Henry Smith
English bookseller, newsagent and politician (1825–1891).
Born June 24th, 1825 in London.
Died October 6th, 1891 at 66 years old in Walmer Castle.
Benjamin Peirce
American mathematician (1809–1880).
Born April 4th, 1809 in Salem. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1880 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
James Abbott
British army officer and administrator in colonial india.
Born March 12th, 1807 in Kent.
Died October 6th, 1896 at 89 years old in Ryde.
Ferdinand von Richthofen
German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905).
Died October 6th, 1905 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Bunny Lee
Jamaican record producer (1941-2020).
Born August 23rd, 1941 in Kingston.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Natalie Moorhead
American actress (1901–1992).
Born July 27th, 1901 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 6th, 1992 at 91 years old in Montecito (disease).
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
President of guatemala (1895-1982).
Born October 17th, 1895 in Retalhuleu.
Died October 6th, 1982 at 86 years old in Guatemala City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Colette Renard
French actress (1924-2010).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Ermont.
Died October 6th, 2010 at 85 years old in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (brain cancer). [ref]
L. L. Langstroth
American beekeeper (1810–1895).
Born December 25th, 1810 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 1895 at 84 years old in Dayton.
Tom Kennedy
Actor (1885-1965).
Born July 15th, 1885 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1965 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (bone cancer).
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
German biochemist (1884-1951).
Born April 12th, 1884 in Hanover.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon