December 6th
169 Notable deaths
Braslav Rabar
Chess player (1919-1973).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 54 years old in Zagreb.
Pentti Eskola
Finnish geologist.
Born January 8th, 1883 in Honkilahti. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1964 at 81 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Leandro Faggin
Italian track cyclist, 1956 olympic golds in 1000m time trial and team pursuit, 1963, 1965, 1966 world champion individual pursuit.
Born July 18th, 1933 in Padua.
Died December 6th, 1970 at 37 years old in Padua.
Győző Forintos
Hungarian chess player.
Born July 30th, 1935 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 2018 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Dejan Dabović
Yugoslav water polo player (1944-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Herceg Novi.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ève Francis
Actress (1886-1980).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died December 6th, 1980 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
János Scheffler
Hungarian bishop (1887-1952).
Born October 29th, 1887 in Cămin.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 65 years old in Jilava (torture).
Signe Hornborg
Finnish architect (1862-1916).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Turku.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers
French writer (1939–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Versailles.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Paul Halla
Austrian footballer (1931-2005).
Born April 10th, 1931 in Graz.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 169
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde