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May 6th
157 Notable deaths
Antal Szendey
Hungarian rower.
Born April 16th, 1915 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died May 6th, 1994 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Edward Spencer
British racewalker.
Born November 5th, 1882 in Salford.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in London Borough of Hounslow.
Lucien Choury
French cyclist.
Born March 26th, 1898 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Alla Masevich
Soviet astronomer (1918-2008).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died May 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Jesús Galdeano
Spanish bicycle racer (1933-2017).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Igúzquiza.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 84 years old in Estella-Lizarra.
Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer.
Born December 1st, 1913 in New York City.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Gary Prado Salmón
Bolivian politician.
Born November 15th, 1938 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2023 at 84 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young