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December 6th
184 Notable deaths
Franzl Lang
German yodeler from bavaria.
Born December 28th, 1930 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 84 years old in Munich (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Louis Waldon
American film actor (1934-2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Modesto.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Soviet admiral (1904-1974).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989).
Born June 17th, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1989 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Illia Kyva
Ukrainian politician (1977–2023).
Born June 2nd, 1977 in Poltava. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2023 at 46 years old in Suponevo. [ref]
Phelekezela Mphoko
Zimbabwean diplomat.
Born June 11th, 1940 in Bubi District.
Died December 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Bulawayo. [ref]
Ichirō Mizuki
Japanese singer, voice actor (1948-2022).
Born January 7th, 1948 in Setagaya.
Died December 6th, 2022 at 74 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Raymond Goethals
Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004).
Born October 7th, 1921 in Brussels metropolitan area, Forest - Vorst.
Died December 6th, 2004 at 83 years old in City of Brussels (colorectal cancer). [ref]
James Reston
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909–1995).
Born November 3rd, 1909 in Clydebank.
Died December 6th, 1995 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Said Halim Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier.
Born January 18th, 1865 in Cairo.
Died December 6th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rome.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot