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May 6th
178 Notable deaths
Arvid Laurin
Sailor (1901–1998).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in Lysekil Parish.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 96 years old
Lucien Choury
French cyclist.
Born March 26th, 1898 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Edward Spencer
British racewalker (1881–1965).
Born November 5th, 1882 in Salford.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in London Borough of Hounslow.
Antal Szendey
Hungarian rower.
Born April 16th, 1915 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died May 6th, 1994 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
Soviet weapons designer (1894-1986).
Born October 4th, 1894.
Died May 6th, 1986 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Max Westerkamp
Field hockey player (1912–1970).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Tanjung Pura.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 57 years old in Enschede.
Jesús Galdeano
Spanish bicycle racer (1932–2017).
Born January 6th, 1932 in Igúzquiza. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2017 at 85 years old in Estella-Lizarra.
Lola Liivat
Estonian painter.
Born August 17th, 1928 in Tallinn.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir