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October 6th
174 Notable deaths
Joe Baker
England international association footballer (1940-2003).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Woolton.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 63 years old in Wishaw (myocardial infarction).
Yukio Ozaki
Japanese politician (1858-1954).
Born December 24th, 1858 in Sagami Province.
Died October 6th, 1954 at 95 years old in Shinjuku.
Chadli Bendjedid
Algerian politician (1929-2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bouteldja.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Algiers (cancer). [ref]
Phil Read
British motorcycle racer (1939–2022).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Luton.
Died October 6th, 2022 at 83 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Jody Miller
American country music singer (1941–2022).
Born November 29th, 1941 in Phoenix.
Died October 6th, 2022 at 80 years old in Blanchard (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Leonardo Conti
Physician, nazi officer (1900-1945).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Lugano.
Died October 6th, 1945 at 45 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
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]
George Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist.
Born June 16th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]
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.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom