December 6th
184 Notable deaths
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932–2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).
Joseph Joffo
French writer (1931-2018).
Born April 2nd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. [ref]
Dennis Ralston
Us tennis player.
Born July 27th, 1942 in Bakersfield.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (cancer). [ref]
Masayuki Uemura
Japanese game hardware designer.
Born June 20th, 1943 in Tokyo.
Died December 6th, 2021 at 78 years old in Akita. [ref]
Alfred Saalwächter
German admiral (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Nowa Sól.
Died December 6th, 1945 at 62 years old in Berlin, Moscow (gunshot wound).
Archduchess Isabella of Austria
Member of the austrian aristocracy (1888-1973).
Born November 17th, 1888 in Bratislava.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 85 years old in La Tour-de-Peilz.
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born June 29th, 1863 in Lomonosov.
Died December 6th, 1934 at 71 years old in Remplin.
Huang Fu
Chinese politician (1883-1936).
Born March 8th, 1883 in Shangyu.
Died December 6th, 1936 at 53 years old in Beijing (lung cancer).
Denis de Rougemont
Swiss writer (1906-1985).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Couvet.
Died December 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Mike Mangold
American air racer (1955-2015).
Born October 10th, 1955 in Cincinnati.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 60 years old in Apple Valley. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 184
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain