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April 6th
176 Notable deaths
Armand Gatti
French writer and filmmaker (1924–2017).
Born January 26th, 1924 in Monaco.
Died April 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Bégin Military Teaching Hospital. [ref]
Musa Ćazim Ćatić
Bosnian poet (1878-1915).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Odžak.
Died April 6th, 1915 at 37 years old in Tešanj (tuberculosis).
Erwin Frink Smith
American plant pathologist (1854-1927).
Born January 21st, 1854 in Oswego County. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1927 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (endocarditis).
Ismael Nery
Artista brasileiro (1900–1934).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Belém.
Died April 6th, 1934 at 33 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis).
Gerald Emmett Carter
Canadian catholic cardinal (1912–2003).
Born March 1st, 1912 in Montreal.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 91 years old in Toronto.
Rudy Dhaenens
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 10th, 1961 in Deinze.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 36 years old in Aalst (traffic collision).
Louis Joxe
French politician (1901–1991).
Born September 16th, 1901 in Bourg-la-Reine.
Died April 6th, 1991 at 89 years old in Paris.
Helène Aylon
American multimedia ecofeminist artist (1931-2020).
Born February 4th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 89 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Chuck Darling
Basketball player.
Born March 20th, 1930 in Denison. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2021 at 91 years old in Littleton. [ref]
Roberto De Simone
Italian theatre director, composer and musicologist (1933–2025).
Born August 25th, 1933 in Naples.
Died April 6th, 2025 at 91 years old in Naples (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 176
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi