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December 6th

158 Notable deaths

Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers

French writer.

Born October 22nd, 1939 in Versailles.

Died December 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Paul Halla

Austrian footballer (1931-2005).

Born April 10th, 1931 in Graz.

Died December 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Vienna.

Irena Laskowska

Polish actress.

Born March 15th, 1925 in Piotrowice.

Died December 6th, 2019 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Bim Diederich

Professional luxembourgian road bicycle racer.

Born February 20th, 1922 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Died December 6th, 2012 at 90 years old in Pétange.

Joseph Bernardo

French swimmer (1929-2023).

Born May 31st, 1929 in Algiers.

Died December 6th, 2023 at 94 years old [ref]

Dean Crawford

Canadian rower.

Born February 28th, 1958 in Victoria.

Died December 6th, 2023 at 65 years old [ref]

Jerzy Adamski

Polish boxer.

Born March 14th, 1937 in Sierpc.

Died December 6th, 2002 at 65 years old in Bydgoszcz.

Dmitri Volkogonov

Russian military officer (colonel-general) and historian (1928-1995).

Born March 22nd, 1928 in Chita.

Died December 6th, 1995 at 67 years old in Moscow, Krasnogorsk (brain cancer).

Aleksandr Minayev

Russian footballer (1954-2018).

Born August 11th, 1954 in Zheleznodorozhny.

Died December 6th, 2018 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Maurice Peeters

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born May 5th, 1882 in Antwerp.

Died December 6th, 1957 at 75 years old in Leidschendam.

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