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December 6th
184 Notable deaths
Joseph Bernardo
French swimmer (1929-2023).
Born May 31st, 1929 in Algiers.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 94 years old [ref]
Pentti Eskola
Finnish geologist (1883–1964).
Born January 8th, 1883 in Honkilahti. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1964 at 81 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Dean Crawford
Canadian rower.
Born February 28th, 1958 in Victoria.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 65 years old [ref]
Viggo Stuckenberg
Danish poet and novelist (1863-1905).
Born September 17th, 1863 in Albertslund Municipality.
Died December 6th, 1905 at 42 years old in Copenhagen.
Klara Zamenhof
Polish esperantist.
Born October 6th, 1863 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1924 at 61 years old in Warsaw (hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Emma Gapchenko
Russian archer.
Born February 24th, 1938 in Stupino.
Died December 6th, 2021 at 83 years old
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]
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.
János Scheffler
Hungarian bishop (1887-1952).
Born October 29th, 1887 in Cămin.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 65 years old in Jilava (torture).
Esko Seppänen
Finnish politician.
Born February 15th, 1946 in Oulu. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 184
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson