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October 6th
155 Notable deaths
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).
Victoria Marinova
Bulgarian journalist and tv host (1988-2018).
Born September 7th, 1988 in Bulgaria.
Died October 6th, 2018 at 30 years old in Ruse (murder). [ref]
Rolan Bykov
Soviet and russian actor, film director, script writer, poet, song writer (1929-1998).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1998 at 68 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Dục Đức
Fifth emperor of the nguyễn dynasty.
Born February 23rd, 1852 in Huế. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1883 at 31 years old in Huế.
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
French actress and model.
Born September 24th, 1934 in Montmorency. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1986 at 52 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German diplomat and politician (1862-1939).
Born November 14th, 1862 in London. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1939 at 76 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Laza Ristovski
Serbian musician.
Born January 23rd, 1956 in Novi Pazar.
Died October 6th, 2007 at 51 years old in Belgrade (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Izumi Matsumoto
Japanese manga artist (1958-2020).
Born October 13th, 1958 in Takaoka.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 61 years old [ref]
Jean Robic
French cyclist (1921-1980).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Condé-lès-Vouziers. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1980 at 59 years old in Claye-Souilly (traffic collision). [ref]
Leevi Madetoja
Finnish composer.
Born February 17th, 1887 in Oulu. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1947 at 60 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 155
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks