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December 6th
184 Notable deaths
Svetozar Vukmanović
Serbian partisan (1912-2000).
Born August 14th, 1912 in Cetinje.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Montenegro. [ref]
Tom Krause
Finnish operatic bass-baritone.
Born July 5th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2013 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
Polish writer (1905-1953).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Warsaw.
Died December 6th, 1953 at 48 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Grigol Peradze
Georgian theologian (1899–1942).
Born September 13th, 1899 in Bakurtsikhe.
Died December 6th, 1942 at 43 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Cicely Hamilton
British actress and writer.
Born June 15th, 1872 in Sussex Gardens. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1952 at 80 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
Hugues Cuénod
Swiss operatic tenor.
Born June 26th, 1902 in Corseaux. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2010 at 108 years old in Vevey. [ref]
Bashford Dean
American zoologist (1867-1928).
Born October 28th, 1867 in New York City.
Died December 6th, 1928 at 61 years old in Battle Creek.
Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov
Soviet general (1896–1967).
Born November 4th, 1896 in Semyonovsky Uyezd.
Died December 6th, 1967 at 71 years old in Minsk.
Stanisław Tym
Polish writer (1937–2024).
Born July 17th, 1937 in Małkinia Górna.
Died December 6th, 2024 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Cy Young
American javelin thrower.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Modesto.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 89 years old in Modesto (dementia). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 184
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