February 6th
189 Notable deaths
Motilal Nehru
Indian lawyer and politician (1861–1931).
Born May 6th, 1861 in Agra. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
James Whitmore
Actor (1921-2009).
Born October 1st, 1921 in White Plains. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Falco
Austrian musician.
Born February 19th, 1957 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 40 years old in Dominican Republic (traffic collision).
Betty Friedan
American activist.
Born February 4th, 1921 in Peoria. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
George Shultz
American economist, statesman, and businessman (1920-2021).
Born December 13th, 1920 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 2021 at 100 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Joseph Cotten
American actor (1905–1994).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 88 years old in Palm Springs, Westwood (pneumonia, head and neck cancer). [ref]
Jhon Jairo Velásquez
Colombian contract killer (1962-2020).
Born April 15th, 1962 in Yarumal.
Died February 6th, 2020 at 57 years old in Bogotá (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sebastián Piñera
President of chile from 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2022.
Born December 1st, 1949 in Santiago.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 74 years old in Ranco Lake (drowning). [ref]
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976).
Born July 17th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1976 at 47 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Breck
American actor (1929-2012).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Rochester.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Vancouver (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell