December 6th
231 Notable deaths
Heorhii Maiboroda
Ukrainian composer (1913–1992).
Born December 1st, 1913 in Pelekhivshchina.
Died December 6th, 1992 at 79 years old in Kyiv.
Braslav Rabar
Chess player (1919-1973).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 54 years old in Zagreb.
Égide Charles Gustave Wappers
Painter (1803-1874).
Born August 23rd, 1803 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1874 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Joseph Bernardo
French swimmer (1929–2023).
Born May 31st, 1929 in Algiers.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 94 years old in 7th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Pentti Eskola
Finnish geologist (1883–1964).
Born January 8th, 1883 in Honkilahti. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1964 at 81 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Dean Crawford
Canadian rower.
Born February 28th, 1958 in Victoria.
Died December 6th, 2023 at 65 years old [ref]
Leonhard Ragaz
Swiss theologian (1868-1945).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Tamins.
Died December 6th, 1945 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Viggo Stuckenberg
Danish poet and novelist (1863-1905).
Born September 17th, 1863 in Albertslund Municipality.
Died December 6th, 1905 at 42 years old in Copenhagen.
Klara Zamenhof
Polish esperantist.
Born October 5th, 1863 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1924 at 61 years old in Warsaw (hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Emma Gapchenko
Soviet archer (1938–2021).
Born February 24th, 1938 in Stupino.
Died December 6th, 2021 at 83 years old
Ève Francis
French actress (1886-1980).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died December 6th, 1980 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Leandro Faggin
Italian cyclist (1933–1970).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Padua.
Died December 6th, 1970 at 37 years old in Padua (colorectal cancer).
János Scheffler
Hungarian bishop (1887-1952).
Born October 29th, 1887 in Cămin.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 65 years old in Jilava (torture).
Esko Seppänen
Finnish journalist and politician.
Born February 15th, 1946 in Oulu. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2025 at 79 years old in Meilahti Triangle Hospital. [ref]
Viktor Miroshnichenko
Ukrainian boxer (1959–2025).
Born January 1st, 1959 in Kugei.
Died December 6th, 2025 at 66 years old in Dnipro. [ref]
Győző Forintos
(1935–2018) hungarian chess player.
Born July 30th, 1935 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 2018 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Signe Hornborg
Finnish architect (1862-1916).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Turku.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Manolo Villanova
Spanish association football player.
Born August 27th, 1942 in Zaragoza.
Died December 6th, 2025 at 83 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Dejan Dabović
Yugoslav water polo player (1944-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Herceg Novi.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Pietro Lana
Italian footballer (1888-1950).
Born October 10th, 1888 in Milan.
Died December 6th, 1950 at 62 years old in Milan.
Paul Halla
Austrian footballer (1931-2005).
Born April 10th, 1931 in Graz.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers
French writer (1939–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Versailles.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann
German photographer (1815–1901).
Born January 25th, 1815 in Cottbus. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1901 at 86 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Margaret Mayall
American astronomer (1902-1995).
Born January 27th, 1902 in Cecil County. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1995 at 93 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Per Collinder
Swedish astronomer (1890-1975).
Born May 22nd, 1890 in Sundsvall.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 84 years old in Uppsala.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 231
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi