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December 6th
231 Notable deaths
Irena Laskowska
Polish actress (1925–2019).
Born March 15th, 1925 in Piotrowice.
Died December 6th, 2019 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Luis Olaso
Spanish footballer (1900-1981).
Born August 15th, 1900 in Villabona.
Died December 6th, 1981 at 81 years old in Gipuzkoa.
Jerzy Adamski
Polish boxer (1937–2002).
Born March 14th, 1937 in Sierpc.
Died December 6th, 2002 at 65 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Pedro Regueiro
Spanish footballer (1909-1985).
Born December 19th, 1909 in Irun.
Died December 6th, 1995 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Bim Diederich
Professional luxembourgian road bicycle racer (1922–2012).
Born February 20th, 1922 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 90 years old in Pétange.
Maurice Peeters
Dutch racing cyclist (1882–1957).
Born May 5th, 1882 in Antwerp.
Died December 6th, 1957 at 75 years old in Leidschendam.
Aleksandr Minayev
Soviet footballer (1954-2018).
Born August 11th, 1954 in Zheleznodorozhny.
Died December 6th, 2018 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henric Horn af Åminne
Equestrian (1880-1947).
Born March 12th, 1880 in Stockholm.
Died December 6th, 1947 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Eligio Echagüe
Paraguayan footballer (1938-2009).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Concepción.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 70 years old in Lambaré.
Imre Mathesz
Hungarian footballer (1937-2010).
Born March 25th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 2010 at 73 years old in Mernye (traffic collision). [ref]
Ernst Albert Gäumann
Swiss botanist and mycologist (1893-1963).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Lyss, Eiserfeld.
Died December 6th, 1963 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Anna Hřebřinová
Athlete and gymnast (1908-1993).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Prague.
Died December 6th, 1993 at 85 years old in Prague.
William Fison
British rower (1890–1964).
Born October 25th, 1890 in London.
Died December 6th, 1964 at 74 years old in Mere.
Hjalmar Nyström
Olympic wrestler (1904-1960).
Born March 28th, 1904 in Helsinki.
Died December 6th, 1960 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Max Britzelmayr
German teacher and botanist (1839-1909).
Born January 7th, 1839 in Augsburg.
Died December 6th, 1909 at 70 years old in Augsburg.
Jesse Carleton
Amateur golfer (1862-1921).
Born August 20th, 1862 in Cumberland.
Died December 6th, 1921 at 59 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Georges Johin
French croquet player (1877-1955).
Born July 30th, 1877 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 78 years old in Tessancourt-sur-Aubette.
Nikolai Mikhailovich Albov
Russian botanist (1866-1897).
Born October 15th, 1866 in Pavlovo.
Died December 6th, 1897 at 31 years old in La Plata (tuberculosis).
Karine Kazinian
Armenian diplomat (1955–2012).
Born January 8th, 1955 in Yerevan.
Died December 6th, 2012 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Hendrik Ooms
Olympic cyclist (1916-1993).
Born March 18th, 1916 in Halfweg.
Died December 6th, 1993 at 77 years old in The Hague.
Pauline Chaponnière-Chaix
Swiss nurse, feminist and suffragette (1850-1934).
Born November 1st, 1850 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1934 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Marcel Leboutte
Belgian footballer (1880–1976).
Born May 11th, 1880 in Spa. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1976 at 96 years old [ref]
George Healis
American rower.
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Philadelphia.
Died December 6th, 1990 at 84 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Robert Monier
French yacht racer and rugby union player (1885-1944).
Born February 20th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1944 at 59 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
John Geiger
American rower (1873–1956).
Born March 28th, 1873 in Philadelphia.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø