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227 Notable deaths
Reinhold Schneider
German poet (1903–1958).
Born May 13th, 1903 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 6th, 1958 at 54 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Petru Dumitriu
Writer (1924–2002).
Born May 8th, 1924 in Baziaș. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in Metz. [ref]
Matija Jama
Slovenian painter (1872–1947).
Born January 4th, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died April 6th, 1947 at 75 years old in Ljubljana.
V. J. Sukselainen
Finnish politician (1906–1995).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Paimio. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1995 at 88 years old in Lohja.
Stephan Hermlin
German writer and translator (1915-1997).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Chemnitz.
Died April 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Margaret Newton
Canadian phytopathologist and mycologist (1887–1971).
Born April 20th, 1887 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1971 at 83 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Daniel Chwolson
Russian orientalist (1819–1911).
Born December 3rd, 1819 in Vilnius.
Died April 6th, 1911 at 91 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Stephen Sulyk
American bishop (1924–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Balnica.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 95 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
Karol Divín
Czechoslovak figure skater (1936–2022).
Born February 22nd, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2022 at 86 years old in Brno. [ref]
Nancy Garapick
Canadian swimmer.
Born September 24th, 1961 in Halifax.
Died April 6th, 2026 at 64 years old in Langley. [ref]
Lucien Vidi
French physicist (1805–1866).
Born January 29th, 1805 in Nantes. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1866 at 61 years old in Nantes.
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Spanish playwright (1940–2020).
Born June 20th, 1940 in Barcelona.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lleida (COVID-19). [ref]
Helena Westermarck
Finnish artist, editor (1857-1938).
Born November 20th, 1857 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1938 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Pongsri Woranuch
Thai singer (1939–2025).
Born June 5th, 1938 in Manorom. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2025 at 86 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Miguel Poblet
Spanish road racing cyclist (1928–2013).
Born March 18th, 1928 in Montcada i Reixac.
Died April 6th, 2013 at 85 years old in Barcelona (kidney failure). [ref]
Romualdas Ozolas
Lithuanian politician (1939-2015).
Born January 31st, 1939 in Joniškėlis. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Gyula Juhász
Hungarian poet (1883-1937).
Born April 4th, 1883 in Szeged.
Died April 6th, 1937 at 54 years old in Szeged.
Karl Weissenberg
Austrian mathematician and physicist (1893–1976).
Born June 11th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Štěpán Trochta
Czechoslovak cardinal (1905–1974).
Born March 26th, 1905 in Francova Lhota. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 69 years old in Litoměřice (stroke). [ref]
Pavol Paška
Slovak head of slovak national council (1958–2018).
Born February 23rd, 1958 in Košice.
Died April 6th, 2018 at 60 years old in Košice (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Giovanni Berlinguer
Italian physician and politician (1924-2015).
Born July 9th, 1924 in Sassari.
Died April 6th, 2015 at 90 years old in Rome.
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
American botanist and physician (1809–1899).
Born September 28th, 1809 in Southampton.
Died April 6th, 1899 at 89 years old in Apalachicola.
Julio César Benítez
Uruguayan footballer (1940–1968).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died April 6th, 1968 at 27 years old in Barcelona (foodborne illness).
Vojislav Melić
Serbian footballer (1940–2006).
Born January 5th, 1940 in Šabac. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2006 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Jacques Hustin
Artist, singer-songwriter (1940-2009).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Liège.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 69 years old [ref]
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