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October 6th
155 Notable deaths
Henry Calvin
American actor (1918-1975).
Born May 25th, 1918 in Dallas. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1975 at 57 years old in Dallas (cancer). [ref]
Porter Hall
American actor (1888-1953).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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).
Chadli Bendjedid
Algerian politician (1929-2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bouteldja.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Algiers (cancer). [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).
Phil Read
British motorcycle racer.
Born January 1st, 1939 in Luton.
Died October 6th, 2022 at 83 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Per Albin Hansson
Swedish politician, prime minister of sweden between 1932–1936 and 1936–1946.
Born October 28th, 1885 in Malmö. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1946 at 60 years old in Stockholm (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.
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]
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917-1997).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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