February 6th
283 Notable deaths
Tommy Taylor
English footballer (1932–1958).
Born January 29th, 1932 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 26 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
King Tubby
Jamaican electronics and sound engineer (1941–1989).
Born January 28th, 1941 in Kingston.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 48 years old in Kingston.
Gustave Gilbert
American psychologist (1911–1977).
Born September 30th, 1911 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1977 at 65 years old in Manhasset.
Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 9th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 74 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
George Crumb
American composer (1929-2022).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Charleston.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 92 years old in Media. [ref]
John Bruton
Irish politician and prime minister (1947–2024).
Born May 18th, 1947 in Dunboyne.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 76 years old in Mater Private Hospital. [ref]
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010).
Born September 20th, 1927 in Walthamstow.
Died February 6th, 2010 at 82 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer.
Born July 1st, 1936 in Holly Springs.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 85 years old in Mableton. [ref]
Ellen Wilkinson
British labour party politician (1891–1947).
Born October 8th, 1891 in Ardwick.
Died February 6th, 1947 at 55 years old in St Mary's Hospital (drug overdose).
Raymond Smullyan
American mathematician (1919–2017).
Born May 25th, 1919 in Far Rockaway.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 97 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Ben Nicholson
British painter (1894-1982).
Born April 10th, 1894 in Buckinghamshire.
Died February 6th, 1982 at 87 years old in London.
Roger Byrne
English footballer (1929–1958).
Born September 8th, 1929 in Gorton.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 28 years old in Munich (aviation accident).
Piero Manzoni
Italian artist (1933-1963).
Born July 13th, 1933 in Soncino. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1963 at 29 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Merrill
American poet (1926–1995).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Tucson (death from AIDS-related complications).
Robert Brasillach
French author and journalist (1909–1945).
Born March 31st, 1909 in Perpignan.
Died February 6th, 1945 at 35 years old in Fort de Montrouge (gunshot wound).
Frederick Taylor Gates
American baptist clergyman (1853–1929).
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.
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Indian writer and social reformer.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Punalur.
Died February 6th, 1987 at 77 years old
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 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 (1912–1991).
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace