February 6th
196 Notable deaths
Riza Lushta
Yugoslavian footballer.
Born February 2nd, 1916 in Mitrovica.
Died February 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Turin.
Greta Andersen
Danish swimmer.
Born May 1st, 1927 in Copenhagen.
Died February 6th, 2023 at 95 years old in Solvang. [ref]
Neil Gehrels
American astronomer (1952-2017).
Born October 3rd, 1952 in Lake Geneva. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2017 at 64 years old in Berwyn Heights (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Vasil Biľak
Czechoslovak member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and russian nation politician (1917-2014).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Krajná Bystrá. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Vilis Lācis
Latvian writer, politician (1904-1966).
Born May 12th, 1904 in Vecmīlgrāvis. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1966 at 61 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luis Alberto Sánchez
Peruvian writer, historian, journalist and politician (1900–1994).
Born October 12th, 1900 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 93 years old in Lima.
Inger Hagerup
Norwegian poet and playwright.
Born April 12th, 1905 in Bergen. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Fredrikstad.
Ion Negoițescu
Romanian writer and historian.
Born August 10th, 1921 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 6th, 1993 at 71 years old in Munich.
Hubert Curien
French physicist.
Born October 30th, 1924 in Cornimont. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2005 at 80 years old in Loury. [ref]
Květa Pacovská
Czech artist and illustrator.
Born July 28th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2023 at 94 years old [ref]
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix