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December 6th
153 Notable deaths
Consuelo Vanderbilt
American socialite (1877-1964).
Born March 2nd, 1877 in Manhattan.
Died December 6th, 1964 at 87 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Wally Cox
American actor (1924–1973).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Detroit.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 49 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Honus Wagner
American baseball player (1874-1955).
Born February 24th, 1874 in Chartiers.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 81 years old in Carnegie.
Harry Harlow
American psychologist.
Born October 31st, 1905 in Fairfield.
Died December 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Tucson.
John Payne
American actor 1912-1989.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Roanoke.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Malibu.
Janet Munro
English actress (1934-1972).
Born September 28th, 1934 in Blackpool. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1972 at 38 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nicholas Smith
English actor (1934-2015).
Born March 5th, 1934 in Banstead.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 81 years old in Sutton (fall). [ref]
Pete Shelley
English singer-songwriter (1955-2018).
Born April 17th, 1955 in Leigh.
Died December 6th, 2018 at 63 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Simonton.
Died December 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Tabaré Vázquez
President of uruguay (2005-2010, 2015-2020).
Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
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