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October 6th
155 Notable deaths
Wladimir Yordanoff
Monégasque actor (1954-2020).
Born March 28th, 1954 in Chatou. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2020 at 66 years old in Caen. [ref]
Kōuchi Jun'ichi
Japanese animator (1886-1970).
Born September 15th, 1886 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died October 6th, 1970 at 84 years old
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist.
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Nikolai Kolomeitsev
Russian admiral and explorer.
Born July 16th, 1867 in Kherson Governorate.
Died October 6th, 1944 at 77 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle).
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
French actor (1920-1989).
Born March 15th, 1920 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1989 at 69 years old in Cannes. [ref]
A. Berriedale Keith
Scottish lawyer and indologist (1879-1944).
Born April 5th, 1879 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1944 at 65 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Atila Pesiani
Iranian actor.
Born April 30th, 1957 in Tehran.
Died October 6th, 2023 at 66 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Zacharia Paliashvili
Georgian composer.
Born August 16th, 1871 in Kutaisi. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1933 at 62 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Frederic Hymen Cowen
British pianist, conductor and composer.
Born January 29th, 1852 in Kingston. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1935 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Martin Lauer
Athletics competitor.
Born January 2nd, 1937 in Cologne.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 82 years old in Lauf an der Pegnitz. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 155
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe