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December 6th
231 Notable deaths
Óscar Diego Gestido
Uruguayan politician (1901-1967).
Born November 28th, 1901 in Montevideo.
Died December 6th, 1967 at 66 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction).
Aloisea Inyumba
Rwandan politician.
Born December 28th, 1964 in Uganda.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 47 years old in Kigali.
Adolphe Alphand
French engineer of the corps of bridges and roads (1817–1891).
Born October 26th, 1817 in Grenoble.
Died December 6th, 1891 at 74 years old in Paris.
Willy den Ouden
Dutch swimmer (1918-1997).
Born January 1st, 1918 in Rotterdam.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Takenoshin Nakai
Japanese botanist (1882-1952).
Born November 9th, 1882 in Gifu.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 70 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rudolf Wolf
Swiss astronomer (1816-1893).
Born July 7th, 1816 in Fällanden.
Died December 6th, 1893 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Adolfas Šleževičius
Lithuania politician, prime minister of lithuania (1948–2022).
Born February 2nd, 1948 in Mirskiškė.
Died December 6th, 2022 at 74 years old in Pelekas. [ref]
Béla Schick
Hungarian doctor (1877–1967).
Born July 16th, 1877 in Balatonboglár.
Died December 6th, 1967 at 90 years old in New York City.
Gérard Lauzier
French director (1932–2008).
Born November 30th, 1932 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ivar Lykke
17th prime minister of norway (1872–1949).
Born January 8th, 1872 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1949 at 77 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Charles Deutsch
French racing driver (1911-1980).
Born September 6th, 1911 in Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Rupprecht Geiger
German artist (1908–2009).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Munich.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 101 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ćamil Sijarić
Montenegrin writer (1913-1989).
Born December 18th, 1913 in Bijelo Polje.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 75 years old in Sarajevo (traffic collision).
Karel Kovařovic
Czech conductor and composer (1862–1920).
Born December 9th, 1862 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1920 at 57 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Derenik Demirchian
Armenian writer (1877–1956).
Born January 17th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Pierre Bost
French writer (1901-1975).
Born September 5th, 1901 in Lasalle.
Died December 6th, 1975 at 74 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Christian de Chalonge
Film director, screenwriter.
Born January 21st, 1937 in Douai. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Miguel Abia Biteo
Equatorial guinean politician (1961-2012).
Born January 11th, 1961 in Baney.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Malabo (myocardial infarction).
Umberto Terracini
Italian politician.
Born July 27th, 1895 in Genoa.
Died December 6th, 1983 at 88 years old in Rome.
Eugen Dücker
Baltic german artist (1841-1916).
Born February 10th, 1841 in Kuressaare.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 75 years old in Düsseldorf.
Albert Aftalion
French economist (1874–1956).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Ruse.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Dominic Mai Thanh Lương
Auxiliary bishop of orange in california.
Born December 20th, 1940 in Vietnam.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 76 years old in Orange.
Samuel Earnshaw
British mathematician (1805–1888).
Born February 1st, 1805 in Sheffield.
Died December 6th, 1888 at 83 years old in Sheffield.
Louis Bertrand
French historian (1866-1941).
Born March 20th, 1866 in Spincourt.
Died December 6th, 1941 at 75 years old in Antibes.
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
German architect (1814-1887).
Born August 27th, 1814 in Leipzig.
Died December 6th, 1887 at 73 years old in Giessen.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi