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October 6th
169 Notable deaths
Herbert Feuerstein
Austrian-born german journalist, comedian and entertainer (1937-2020).
Born June 15th, 1937 in Zell am See.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 83 years old in Erftstadt. [ref]
Pamela Blake
Actress (1915-2009).
Born August 6th, 1915 in California.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 94 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Michitarō Komatsubara
Japanese general.
Born July 20th, 1886 in Yokohama.
Died October 6th, 1940 at 54 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 169
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon