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April 6th
176 Notable deaths
Giovanni Pascoli
Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912).
Born December 31st, 1855 in San Mauro Pascoli.
Died April 6th, 1912 at 56 years old in Bologna (liver cancer).
Emil Brunner
Swiss theologian (1889–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1889 in Winterthur.
Died April 6th, 1966 at 76 years old in Zurich.
Peter Doherty
Northern irish footballer (1913-1990).
Born June 5th, 1913 in Magherafelt.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 76 years old in Poulton-le-Fylde.
John Collier
British writer (1901-1980).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ingvar Hirdwall
Swedish actor (1934–2023).
Born December 5th, 1934 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died April 6th, 2023 at 88 years old in Stockholms Adolf Fredrik. [ref]
Julia Faye
American actress (1892–1966).
Born September 24th, 1892 in Richmond.
Died April 6th, 1966 at 73 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Jacques Higelin
French actor and singer (1940-2018).
Born October 18th, 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine.
Died April 6th, 2018 at 77 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Mohammad Ali Fardin
Iranian wrestler and actor.
Born April 7th, 1930 in Tehran.
Died April 6th, 2000 at 69 years old in Tehran.
Jules Bordet
Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961).
Born June 13th, 1870 in Soignies. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1961 at 90 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Massimo Tamburini
Italian motorcycle designer (1943-2014).
Born November 28th, 1943 in Rimini. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in San Marino (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 176
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius