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April 6th
155 Notable deaths
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017).
Died April 6th, 2017 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (kidney failure). [ref]
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1920 in Petrovichi.
Died April 6th, 1992 at 72 years old in Manhattan (heart failure, AIDS related disease, kidney failure).
Merle Haggard
American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).
Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]
Don Shirley
American-jamaican jazz pianist and composer.
Born January 19th, 1927 in Pensacola.
Died April 6th, 2013 at 86 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Rainier III, Prince of Mónaco
Prince of monaco (1923-2005).
Born May 31st, 1923 in Monaco.
Died April 6th, 2005 at 81 years old in Monaco (kidney failure).
Tammy Wynette
American country music singer (1942-1998).
Born May 5th, 1942 in Itawamba County. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1998 at 55 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer, pianist and conductor.
Born June 17th, 1882 in Lomonosov. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1971 at 88 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
James Best
American actor, musician, artist (1926-2015).
Born July 26th, 1926 in Powderly.
Died April 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Hickory (pneumonia).
Greer Garson
British-american actress (1904-1996).
Born September 29th, 1904 in London. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Dallas (heart failure). [ref]
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