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February 6th
283 Notable deaths
John Gibbon
Union army general (1827–1896).
Born April 20th, 1827 in Philadelphia.
Died February 6th, 1896 at 68 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
David Pegg
English footballer (1935-1958).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Highfields.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Mark Jones
English footballer, born 1933 (1933–1958).
Born June 15th, 1933 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 24 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Ken Olsen
American engineer and businessman (1926–2011).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 84 years old in Indianapolis (stroke). [ref]
Wayde Preston
American actor (1929-1992).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Denver.
Died February 6th, 1992 at 62 years old in Lovelock (colorectal cancer).
Gwen Watford
British actress (1927–1994).
Born September 10th, 1927 in London.
Died February 6th, 1994 at 66 years old in London (cancer).
Merle Kilgore
American musician (1934-2005).
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chickasha.
Died February 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Mexico (heart failure).
Jane Stirling
Scottish amateur pianist (1804–1859).
Born July 15th, 1804 in Dunblane.
Died February 6th, 1859 at 54 years old in Mid Calder, Perthshire.
Prince Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern
German prince (1891-1965).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Heiligendamm.
Died February 6th, 1965 at 73 years old in Krauchenwies.
Assia Djebar
French algerian writer and film director (1936-2015).
Born June 30th, 1936 in Cherchell.
Died February 6th, 2015 at 78 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Frank Swift
English footballer (1913-1958).
Born December 26th, 1913 in Blackpool.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 44 years old in Munich.
Roy Atwell
American actor (1878–1962).
Born May 2nd, 1878 in Syracuse.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Martine Carol
French actress (1920–1967).
Born May 16th, 1920 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1967 at 46 years old in Monte Carlo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustav Rödel
German flying ace (1915-1995).
Born October 24th, 1915 in Merseburg.
Died February 6th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Jadu Nath Singh
Recipient of param vir chakra (1916-1948).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Khajuri, Dildarnagar.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 31 years old in Nowshera.
Roscoe Karns
Actor (1891-1970).
Born September 7th, 1891 in San Bernardino.
Died February 6th, 1970 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
David Rosenhan
American psychologist and university teacher (1929–2012).
Born November 22nd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer (1929-1995).
Born April 6th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1995 at 65 years old in New York City.
Manfred Eigen
German biophysical chemist (1927-2019).
Died February 6th, 2019 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Azita Raji
Iranian-born american investment banker, philanthropist and community leader.
Born September 29th, 1961 in Tehran.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 60 years old [ref]
William Wilson Hunter
Scottish historian and statistician (1840-1900).
Born July 15th, 1840 in Glasgow.
Died February 6th, 1900 at 59 years old in Oxfordshire (influenza).
María Zambrano
Spanish philosopher (1904–1991).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Vélez-Málaga. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1991 at 86 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Nazim al-Kudsi
1st president of the syrian arab republic.
Born February 14th, 1906 in Aleppo.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 91 years old in Amman.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø