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October 6th
225 Notable deaths
Nick Whitehead
Welsh sprinter.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Wrexham.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Newport.
Feridun Buğeker
Turkish association football player (1933–2014).
Born April 5th, 1933 in Istanbul.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 81 years old in Istanbul.
Neale Lavis
Australian equestrian.
Born June 11th, 1930 in Murwillumbah.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 89 years old in Braidwood. [ref]
Fausta Labia
Italian operatic soprano (1870-1935).
Born April 3rd, 1870 in Verona. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1935 at 65 years old in Rome. [ref]
Volodymyr Hnatiuk
Ukrainian ethnographer and writer.
Born May 9th, 1871 in Velesniv.
Died October 6th, 1926 at 55 years old in Lviv.
José Cabanis
French writer and lawyer (1922–2000).
Born March 24th, 1922 in Toulouse.
Died October 6th, 2000 at 78 years old in Balma.
Enrique Fernández Viola
Uruguayan footballer (1912-1985).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montevideo.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Bertha Brouwer
Dutch sprinter (1930–2006).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Leidschendam.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 75 years old in Oostvoorne. [ref]
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
Slovak astronomer (1916-1979).
Born June 29th, 1916 in Radošovce. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1979 at 63 years old in Vysoké Tatry.
Moritz Schiff
German physiologist and anatomist (1823-1896).
Born January 28th, 1823 in Frankfurt.
Died October 6th, 1896 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Lorenzo Aguirre
Spanish painter (1884-1942).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Pamplona.
Died October 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Madrid (garrote).
Iván Mándy
Popular post-1945 fiction writer.
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 1995 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Thomas Frederick Cheeseman
English-born new zealand botanist (1846-1923).
Born June 8th, 1846 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died October 6th, 1923 at 77 years old in Auckland.
William Fisher
Scottish boxer (1940–2018).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Craigneuk.
Died October 6th, 2018 at 78 years old in Wishaw. [ref]
Fadhéla Dziria
Algerian singer (1917-1970).
Born June 25th, 1917 in Algiers.
Died October 6th, 1970 at 53 years old in Algiers.
Gunnar Lindström
Swedish athletics competitor (1896-1951).
Born February 11th, 1896 in Eksjö.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 55 years old in Eksjö.
Adrien Albert Marie de Mun
French politician (1841–1914).
Born February 28th, 1841 in Château de Lumigny.
Died October 6th, 1914 at 73 years old in Bordeaux.
Tomoyasu Asaoka
Japanese association football player (1962–2021).
Born April 6th, 1962 in Tokyo.
Died October 6th, 2021 at 59 years old [ref]
Hans Theilig
German handball player (1914–1976).
Born August 12th, 1914 in Hamburg.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 62 years old in Hamburg.
William Herrmann
Gymnast (1912–2003).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died October 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Haverford.
Victor Razafimahatratra
Catholic cardinal (1921–1993).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Madagascar.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 72 years old in Antananarivo.
Marguerite Laugier
French astronomer (1896–1976).
Born September 12th, 1896 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 80 years old in Nice. [ref]
Martti Lappalainen
Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete.
Born April 11th, 1902 in Liperi.
Died October 6th, 1941 at 39 years old in East Karelia (airstrike).
Vladimir Erokhin
Russian footballer (1930-1996).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1996 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
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