May 6th
170 Notable deaths
Alfred John North
Australian ornithologist.
Born June 11th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died May 6th, 1917 at 61 years old in Sydney.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower (1931–1987).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague. [ref]
René Bondoux
French lawyer and fencer.
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2001 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Edison Pettit
American astronomer (1889–1962).
Born September 22nd, 1889 in Peru.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Tucson.
Giacomo Neri
Italian footballer and manager (1916-2010).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Faenza.
Died May 6th, 2010 at 94 years old in Faenza. [ref]
Oszkár Szigeti
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 10th, 1933 in Miskolc.
Died May 6th, 1983 at 49 years old
Theodor Herzog
German botanist and university teacher (1880-1961).
Born July 7th, 1880 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Jena. [ref]
Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera
Spanish association football player (1946-2019).
Born April 23rd, 1946 in La Felguera.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 73 years old in Langreo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Knuysen
Belgian rower (1929–2013).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Wijnegem.
Died May 6th, 2013 at 83 years old in Antwerp.
Arvid Laurin
Sailor (1901–1998).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in Lysekil Parish.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 96 years old
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson