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227 Notable deaths
Ana María
Salvadoran revolutionary (1929–1983).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Santiago Texacuangos.
Died April 6th, 1983 at 53 years old in Managua (stab wound).
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Mexican actor (1933–2024).
Born November 7th, 1933 in Veracruz.
Died April 6th, 2024 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jigme Palden Dorji
Prime minister of bhutan (1919-1964).
Born December 14th, 1919 in Bhutan House.
Died April 6th, 1964 at 44 years old in Phuntsholing.
Friedrich Kirchner
German general (1885-1960).
Born March 26th, 1885 in Zöbigker.
Died April 6th, 1960 at 75 years old in Fulda.
Aleksandr Kurlovich
Belarusian weightlifter (1961–2018).
Born July 27th, 1961 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2018 at 56 years old in Hrodna. [ref]
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.
Louis Leplée
French businessman.
Born April 7th, 1883 in Bayonne.
Died April 6th, 1936 at 52 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
Alice Cunningham Fletcher
American ethnologist.
Born March 15th, 1838 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1923 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Józef Chełmoński
Polish artist (1849-1914).
Born November 7th, 1849 in Boczki.
Died April 6th, 1914 at 64 years old in Kuklówka Zarzeczna.
Christian Schwarz-Schilling
German politician and businessman (1930–2026).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Innsbruck.
Died April 6th, 2026 at 95 years old in Büdingen. [ref]
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 (1900–1958).
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.
Savva Mamontov
Russian businessman.
Born October 15th, 1841 in Yalutorovsk.
Died April 6th, 1918 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Erich Ohser
German caricaturist and cartoonist (1903–1944).
Born March 18th, 1903 in Adorf/Vogtl.. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1944 at 41 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall (1884-1974).
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.
Vakhtang Chabukiani
Georgian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1910–1992).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Tbilisi.
Died April 6th, 1992 at 82 years old in Tbilisi.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Japanese actor (1908–1984).
Born February 27th, 1908 in Fushimi-ku.
Died April 6th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer).
Louis Boutan
French biologist, photographer and zoologist (1859–1934).
Born March 6th, 1859 in Versailles.
Died April 6th, 1934 at 75 years old in Tigzirt.
Yalçın Küçük
Turkish writer and political scientist (born 1938).
Born July 1st, 1938 in İskenderun.
Died April 6th, 2026 at 87 years old
Rosita Serrano
Chilean singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Viña del Mar, Quilpué. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Santiago (chronic bronchitis).
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