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May 6th
153 Notable deaths
Marlene Dietrich
German-american actress and singer (1901-1992).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Rote Insel. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1992 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure). [ref]
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer.
Born May 12th, 1868 in Lincoln County.
Died May 6th, 1928 at 59 years old in Cleburne.
Kentaro Miura
Japanese manga artist (1966–2021).
Born July 11th, 1966 in Chiba. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2021 at 54 years old (aortic dissection). [ref]
Maria Montessori
Italian pedagogue, philosopher and physician.
Born August 31st, 1870 in Chiaravalle.
Died May 6th, 1952 at 81 years old in Noordwijk. [ref]
L. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919).
Born May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1919 at 62 years old in Hollywood (dry drowning). [ref]
George Lindsey
American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker.
Born December 17th, 1928 in Fairfield.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Steven Holcomb
American bobsledder.
Born April 14th, 1980 in Park City. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2017 at 37 years old in Lake Placid (disease). [ref]
Errol Brown
Singer and songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1948 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2015 at 66 years old in The Bahamas (liver cancer).
Pim Fortuyn
Dutch politician (1948-2002).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Velsen. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hilversum (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Giulio Andreotti
Italian politician (1919-2013).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2013 at 94 years old in Rome (acute respiratory distress syndrome). [ref]
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