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February 6th
220 Notable deaths
Frederick Taylor Gates
American baptist clergyman.
Died February 6th, 1929 at 75 years old in Phoenix.
María del Carmen Polo Martínez-Valdés
Spanish noble (1900-1988).
Born June 11th, 1900 in Oviedo.
Died February 6th, 1988 at 87 years old in Madrid (bronchopneumonia).
Hugo Montenegro
American conductor (1925-1981).
Born September 2nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1981 at 55 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Eddie Colman
English footballer (1936-1958).
Born November 1st, 1936 in Salford.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 21 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Billy Whelan
Irish association footballer (1935-1958).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Dublin.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Eddy Wally
Belgian singer and actor (1932-2016).
Born July 12th, 1932 in Zelzate.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 83 years old in Zelzate (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Geoff Bent
English footballer (1932-1958).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Salford.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 25 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Antoni Tàpies
Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist (1923-2012).
Born December 13th, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 88 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
David Pegg
English footballer (1935-1958).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Highfields.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau