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April 6th
161 Notable deaths
Richard Titmuss
British sociologist.
Born October 16th, 1907. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1973 at 65 years old [ref]
Robert Broom
South african doctor and paleontologist.
Born November 30th, 1866 in Paisley.
Died April 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Pretoria.
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]
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.
Henry Burr
Canadian singer, radio performer and producer (1882-1941).
Born January 15th, 1882 in St. Stephen.
Died April 6th, 1941 at 59 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 161
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi