Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
April 6th
176 Notable deaths
Reinhold Schneider
German poet.
Born May 13th, 1903 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1958 at 54 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Petru Dumitriu
Writer.
Born May 8th, 1926 in Socol. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 75 years old in Metz. [ref]
Matija Jama
Slovenian painter (1872–1947).
Born January 4th, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died April 6th, 1947 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
V. J. Sukselainen
Finnish politician (1906-1995).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Paimio. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1995 at 88 years old in Lohja.
Stephan Hermlin
German writer and translator (1915-1997).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Stephen Sulyk
American bishop (1924–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Balnica.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 95 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
Karol Divín
Czechoslovak figure skater (1936–2022).
Born February 22nd, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2022 at 86 years old in Brno. [ref]
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Spanish playwright (1940-2020).
Born June 20th, 1940 in Barcelona.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lleida (COVID-19). [ref]
Helena Westermarck
Finnish artist, editor (1857-1938).
Born November 20th, 1857 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1938 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Pongsri Woranuch
Thai singer.
Born June 5th, 1938 in Chai Nat. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 176
Death is never an apology. Soul King