February 6th
189 Notable deaths
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
Prime minister of peru (1900-1994).
Born October 12th, 1900 in Lima.
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]
Mira Lobe
Austrian writer.
Born September 17th, 1913 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1995 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Anthony Epstein
British pathologist and academic (1921–2024).
Born May 18th, 1921 in London.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 102 years old [ref]
Oswald Kabasta
Austrian conductor.
Born December 29th, 1896 in Mistelbach. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1946 at 49 years old in Kufstein (intoxication). [ref]
Ira S. Bowen
American physicist and astronomer.
Born December 21st, 1898 in Seneca Falls.
Died February 6th, 1973 at 74 years old
Deaths 141 to 150 of 189
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.