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October 6th
169 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917-1997).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Terence Cooke
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
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]
Igor Mitoraj
Polish sculptor.
Born March 26th, 1944 in Oederan. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [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]
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).
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist.
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich. [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).
Paul Rogers
British actor.
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Plympton.
Died October 6th, 2013 at 96 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Vera Mukhina
Soviet sculptor (1889-1953).
Born July 1st, 1889 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 169
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau