April 6th
176 Notable deaths
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
German prince and equestrian (1893-1917).
Born April 6th, 1893 in Potsdam.
Died April 6th, 1917 at 24 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
Vardges Sureniants
Armenian painter (1860-1921).
Born February 27th, 1860 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died April 6th, 1921 at 61 years old in Yalta.
Vítězslav Nezval
Czech poet, writer and translator.
Born May 26th, 1900 in Biskoupky. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1958 at 57 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
Bill Cook
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1896-1986).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Brantford.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kingston.
E. O. Plauen
German cartoonist (1903-1944).
Born March 18th, 1903 in Adorf/Vogtl.. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1944 at 41 years old in Berlin.
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall.
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Josep Piqué
Spanish politician (1955–2023).
Born February 21st, 1955 in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Died April 6th, 2023 at 68 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jerzy Vetulani
Polish pharmacologist and neuroscientist (1936–2017).
Born January 21st, 1936 in Kraków.
Died April 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kraków (traffic collision). [ref]
Jorge Bolaño
Colombian footballer (1977–2025).
Born April 28th, 1977 in Santa Marta.
Died April 6th, 2025 at 47 years old in Cúcuta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
German princess (1873-1962).
Born May 21st, 1873 in Ratibořice.
Died April 6th, 1962 at 88 years old in Bad Arolsen.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore