April 6th

169 Notable deaths

Robert Broom

South african doctor and paleontologist (1866–1951).

Born November 30th, 1866 in Paisley.

Died April 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Pretoria.

Ingvar Hirdwall

Swedish actor (1934–2023).

Born December 5th, 1934 in S:t Görans church parish.

Died April 6th, 2023 at 88 years old in Stockholms Adolf Fredrik. [ref]

Raimundo Orsi

Argentine-italian footballer (1901-1986).

Born December 2nd, 1901 in Avellaneda.

Died April 6th, 1986 at 84 years old in Santiago.

Otto Struve

Baltic german astronomer.

Born August 12th, 1897 in Kharkiv. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1963 at 65 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Bertram Forer

American psychologist (1914-2000).

Born October 24th, 1914 in Springfield.

Died April 6th, 2000 at 85 years old in California.

Pavel Rotmistrov

Hero of the soviet union.

Born July 6th, 1901.

Died April 6th, 1982 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Jeremiah P. Ostriker

American astronomer.

Born April 13th, 1937 in New York City.

Died April 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Manhattan (kidney disease). [ref]

Luigi Comencini

Italian film director (1916-2007).

Born June 8th, 1916 in Salò. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Herman Francis Mark

Austrian american chemist.

Born May 3rd, 1895 in Vienna. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1992 at 96 years old in Austin. [ref]

Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria

Austrian archduchess (1867-1932).

Born June 14th, 1867 in Alcsútdoboz.

Died April 6th, 1932 at 64 years old in Alcsútdoboz.

Deaths 71 to 80 of 169

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