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February 6th
283 Notable deaths
Vaçe Zela
Albanian singer and songwriter.
Born April 7th, 1939 in Lushnjë.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Basel (disease).
Mohammad Natsir
5th prime minister of indonesia from 1950 to 1951.
Born July 17th, 1908 in Alahan Panjang.
Died February 6th, 1993 at 84 years old in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital.
Lazar Berman
Russian pianist (1930-2005).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Florence.
Bin Akao
Japanese ultranationalist political activist (1899–1990).
Born January 15th, 1899 in Nagoya.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Toshima.
Lubomír Štrougal
Prime minister of czechoslovakia; (1924–2023).
Born October 19th, 1924 in Veselí nad Lužnicí, Veselí nad Lužnicí II.
Died February 6th, 2023 at 98 years old [ref]
Janice E. Voss
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).
Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.
Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). [ref]
Richard Lemon Lander
Cornish explorer (1804–1834).
Born February 8th, 1804 in Truro.
Died February 6th, 1834 at 29 years old in Nigeria.
Anthony Epstein
British pathologist and academic (1921–2024).
Born May 18th, 1921 in London.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
Walter Crickmer
English football manager (1899–1958).
Born December 17th, 1899 in Wigan. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1958 at 58 years old in Munich.
Chokri Belaïd
Tunisian politician (1964–2013).
Born November 26th, 1964 in Tunis.
Died February 6th, 2013 at 48 years old in Tunis Governorate (firearm, exsanguination).
Robert Milton Young
American film director (1924–2024).
Born November 22nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 99 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Pyotr Lavrov
Russian academic (1823–1900).
Born June 14th, 1823 in Melekhovo.
Died February 6th, 1900 at 76 years old in Paris.
Mehmed Reshid
Ottoman physician, politician and governor.
Born February 8th, 1873 in Kuban Oblast.
Died February 6th, 1919 at 45 years old in Istanbul (gunshot wound).
Wilhelm Heinrich Solf
German politician (1862-1936).
Born October 5th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1936 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Andrée Chedid
French poet and novelist of lebanese descent (1920-2011).
Born March 20th, 1920 in Cairo.
Died February 6th, 2011 at 90 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Carlo Cattaneo
Italian patriot, philosopher and politician (1801-1869).
Born June 15th, 1801 in Milan.
Died February 6th, 1869 at 67 years old in Lugano.
Charles Langbridge Morgan
British writer (1894-1958).
Born January 22nd, 1894 in Bromley. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1958 at 64 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Tony Rolt
Racecar driver (1918–2008).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bordon.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Constantin Argetoianu
Romanian political leader (1871-1955).
Born March 15th, 1871 in Craiova.
Died February 6th, 1955 at 83 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Marie de Régnier
French writer (1875–1963).
Born December 20th, 1875 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 6th, 1963 at 87 years old in Suresnes.
Norma Merrick Sklarek
American architect (1926–2012).
Born April 15th, 1926 in Harlem. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2012 at 85 years old in Pacific Palisades (heart failure). [ref]
Jorge Guillén
Spanish poet (1893–1984).
Born January 18th, 1893 in Valladolid.
Died February 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Málaga.
Isabelle Corey
French actress and model (1939–2011).
Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]
Edmund Bergler
American psychoanalyst (1899–1962).
Born July 20th, 1899 in Kolomyia.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Willye White
American athlete – long jumper and sprinter (1939–2007).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Money. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2007 at 67 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker