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December 6th
231 Notable deaths
Barry Long
Australian spiritual teacher and writer (1926–2003).
Born August 1st, 1926 in Sydney.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 77 years old
Stan Tracey
British pianist (1926-2013).
Born December 30th, 1926 in Denmark Hill.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 86 years old in Tupelo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sebastián Iradier
Spanish composer from basque country.
Born January 20th, 1809 in Lanciego/Lantziego.
Died December 6th, 1865 at 56 years old in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
José María Jiménez
Road bicycle racer (1971–2003).
Born February 6th, 1971 in El Barraco.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 32 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maximilian de Angelis
German general (1889–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1889 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Lucien Tesnière
French linguist (1893–1954).
Born May 13th, 1893 in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 61 years old in Montpellier.
Manuel Acuña
Mexican writer (1849–1873).
Born August 27th, 1849 in Saltillo.
Died December 6th, 1873 at 24 years old in Mexico City.
Élisabeth de Gramont
20th-century french writer.
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris.
Otto Hitzfeld
German general (1898–1990).
Born May 7th, 1898 in Schluchsee.
Died December 6th, 1990 at 92 years old in Dossenheim.
Tewhida Belshikh
Tunisian physician (1909-2010).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in Ras Jebel.
Died December 6th, 2010 at 101 years old in Tunis.
Jagmohan Kaur
Musical artist (1948-1997).
Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.
Sergey Malyutin
Russian artist (1859-1937).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died December 6th, 1937 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Peter Lorenz
German politician (1922-1987).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Berlin.
Died December 6th, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Casey Robinson
American film director, film producer and screenwriter (1903–1979).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Logan.
Died December 6th, 1979 at 76 years old in Sydney (disease).
Stoyanka Mutafova
Bulgarian actress (1922–2019).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Sofia. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2019 at 97 years old in Military Medical Academy (pneumonia). [ref]
Juan Luis Buñuel
French director (1934–2017).
Born November 9th, 1934 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
James Thomas Lynn
American politician (1927-2010).
Born February 27th, 1927 in Cleveland.
Died December 6th, 2010 at 83 years old in Bethesda (stroke). [ref]
Alfredo M. Bonanno
Italian anarchist (1937-2023).
Born March 4th, 1937 in Catania.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Maximilian Steinberg
Russian composer (1883-1946).
Born July 4th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died December 6th, 1946 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Theodoros Vryzakis
Greek painter (1814-1878).
Born October 19th, 1814 in Thebes.
Died December 6th, 1878 at 64 years old in Munich.
Svetozar Vukmanović
Serbian partisan (1912-2000).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Podgora.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Katun Reževići.
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Hungarian born soviet aircraft designer (1897–1974).
Born May 14th, 1897 in Rijeka.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Tom Krause
Finnish operatic bass-baritone.
Born July 5th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2013 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Charles Otis Whitman
American zoologist (1842–1910).
Born December 14th, 1842 in Woodstock.
Died December 6th, 1910 at 67 years old in Worcester.
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).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson