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227 Notable deaths
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]
Edmund Breese
American actor (1871–1936).
Born June 18th, 1871 in Brooklyn.
Died April 6th, 1936 at 64 years old in New York City (peritonitis).
William Pleeth
British cellist (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in London.
Died April 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in London.
Larisa Bogoraz
Soviet dissident (1929–2004).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Kharkiv.
Died April 6th, 2004 at 74 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Judith Wood
American film actress (1906-2002).
Born August 1st, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Han Sorya
North korean author (1900–1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Hamhung.
Died April 6th, 1976 at 75 years old in Pyongyang.
Emanuel Geibel
German poet and playwright (1815–1884).
Born October 17th, 1815 in Lübeck.
Died April 6th, 1884 at 68 years old in Lübeck.
Ivan Vyshnegradsky
Imperial russian politician (1832-1895).
Born January 1st, 1832 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died April 6th, 1895 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Quincy Adams Brackett
American politician (1842–1918).
Born June 8th, 1842 in Bradford. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1918 at 75 years old in Arlington.
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]
Gabriel Davioud
French architect (1824–1881).
Born October 30th, 1824 in rue de Verneuil. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1881 at 56 years old in boulevard Saint-Germain.
Johnny Morris
Footballer (1923-2011).
Born September 27th, 1923 in Manchester.
Died April 6th, 2011 at 87 years old in Manchester. [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).
Gleb Uspensky
Russian writer (1843-1902).
Born October 25th, 1843 in Tula.
Died April 6th, 1902 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart failure).
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 (1961–1998).
Born April 10th, 1961 in Deinze.
Died April 6th, 1998 at 36 years old in Aalst (traffic collision).
Adolphe Monod
French protestant churchman (1802-1856).
Born January 21st, 1802 in Copenhagen.
Died April 6th, 1856 at 54 years old in Paris.
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
American basketball player (1930–2021).
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]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr