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April 6th
169 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Aleksandr Kurlovich
Belarusian weightlifter.
Born July 27th, 1961 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2018 at 56 years old in Hrodna. [ref]
Friedrich Kirchner
German general (1885-1960).
Born March 26th, 1885 in Zöbigker.
Died April 6th, 1960 at 75 years old in Fulda.
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990).
Born January 4th, 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
German prince and equestrian (1893-1917).
Born April 6th, 1893 in Potsdam.
Died April 6th, 1917 at 24 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
E. O. Plauen
German cartoonist (1903-1944).
Born March 18th, 1903 in Adorf/Vogtl.. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1944 at 41 years old in Berlin.
Vítězslav Nezval
Czech poet, writer and translator.
Born May 26th, 1900 in Biskoupky. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1958 at 57 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
Bill Cook
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1896-1986).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Brantford.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kingston.
Vardges Sureniants
Armenian painter (1860-1921).
Born March 10th, 1860 in Akhaltsikhe. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1921 at 61 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 169
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney