May 6th
170 Notable deaths
José Maza Fernández
Chilean politician (1889-1964).
Born October 13th, 1889 in Los Ángeles.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 74 years old in Santiago.
Borys Hrinchenko
Ukrainian writer, political activist, historian, and ethnographer (1863–1910).
Born December 9th, 1863 in Kharkov Governorate.
Died May 6th, 1910 at 46 years old in Ospedaletti.
Tamás Gábor
Hungarian fencer (1932-2007).
Born April 24th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Vladimir Sudets
Soviet air commander during world war ii (1904–1981).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died May 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Valeriy Shevchuk
Ukrainian writer.
Born August 20th, 1939 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital. [ref]
Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema
Dutch poet.
Born February 26th, 1877 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1924 at 47 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Hasan Kikić
Bosnian author, poet lawyer and writer (1905-1942).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Gradačac.
Died May 6th, 1942 at 36 years old
Enrico Paolini
Italian road racing cyclist.
Born March 26th, 1945 in Pesaro.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 80 years old in San Costanzo.
Stanislav Kolář
Czechoslovak table tennis player.
Born March 31st, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 6th, 2003 at 91 years old
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer.
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 170
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson