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April 6th
176 Notable deaths
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.
Olli Mäki
Finnish boxer (1936–2019).
Born December 20th, 1936 in Kokkola.
Died April 6th, 2019 at 82 years old in Kirkkonummi (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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).
Nicolas Nabokov
Russian composer.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Minsk Governorate, Lubcza, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1978 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990).
Born January 4th, 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Bremen.
Herman Francis Mark
Austrian american chemist.
Born May 3rd, 1895 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1992 at 96 years old in Austin. [ref]
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]
Jigme Palden Dorji
Prime minister of bhutan (1919-1964).
Born December 14th, 1919 in Bhutan House.
Died April 6th, 1964 at 44 years old in Phuntsholing.
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.
Born July 27th, 1961 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2018 at 56 years old in Hrodna. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 176
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk