December 6th

184 Notable deaths

Peter Blake

New zealand yachtsman (1948–2001).

Born October 1st, 1948 in Bayswater.

Died December 6th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (gunshot wound). [ref]

William H. Gass

American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.

Born July 30th, 1924 in Fargo.

Died December 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in University City (heart failure). [ref]

Jack Hogan

American actor (1929–2023).

Born November 24th, 1929 in Chapel Hill. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2023 at 94 years old in Bainbridge Island. [ref]

Refaat Alareer

Palestinian writer, palestinian victim of the israeli bombing of the gaza strip in december 2023.

Born September 23rd, 1979 in Shuja'iyya.

Died December 6th, 2023 at 44 years old in Gaza City. [ref]

Stella Young

Australian comedian, journalist and disability advocate (1982-2014).

Born February 24th, 1982 in Stawell.

Died December 6th, 2014 at 32 years old in Melbourne.

Adolf Burger

Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917-2016).

Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]

Viktor Shklovsky

Soviet jewish writer.

Born January 24th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Moscow.

Džej Ramadanovski

Serbian singer.

Born April 29th, 1964 in Belgrade.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 56 years old [ref]

Dickie Rock

Irish singer (1936–2024).

Born October 10th, 1936 in Dublin. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2024 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

President of iraq (1904-1965).

Born July 14th, 1904 in Baghdad.

Died December 6th, 1965 at 61 years old in Baghdad.

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