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226 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]
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.
Alice Cunningham Fletcher
American ethnologist.
Born March 15th, 1838 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1923 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Herman F. Mark
Austrian american chemist (1895–1992).
Died April 6th, 1992 at 96 years old in Austin.
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]
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]
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]
Louis Leplée
French businessman.
Born April 7th, 1883 in Bayonne.
Died April 6th, 1936 at 52 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
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]
Vardges Sureniants
Armenian painter (1860-1921).
Born February 27th, 1860 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died April 6th, 1921 at 61 years old in Yalta.
Savva Mamontov
Russian businessman.
Born October 15th, 1841 in Yalutorovsk.
Died April 6th, 1918 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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.
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]
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.
Yalçın Küçük
Turkish writer and political scientist (born 1938).
Born July 1st, 1938 in İskenderun.
Died April 6th, 2026 at 87 years old
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]
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).
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]
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.
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.
David J. Thouless
British physicist (1934–2019).
Born September 21st, 1934 in Bearsden. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2019 at 84 years old in Cambridge (dementia). [ref]
Rosita Serrano
Chilean singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1914 in Viña del Mar, Quilpué. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 82 years old in Santiago (chronic bronchitis).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson