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May 6th
150 Notable deaths
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Stage, film and television actor (1903-1991).
Born May 12th, 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1991 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
George Pérez
American comic book artist and writer (1954-2022).
Born June 9th, 1954 in South Bronx.
Died May 6th, 2022 at 67 years old in Sanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Farley Mowat
Canadian author and environmentalist.
Born May 12th, 1921 in Belleville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2014 at 92 years old in Cobourg. [ref]
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
William J. Casey
American politician (1913–1987).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Queens.
Died May 6th, 1987 at 74 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Monty Woolley
American stage, film, radio, and television actor (1888-1963).
Born August 17th, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1963 at 74 years old in Albany (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gaston Leroux
French author and journalist.
Born May 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Nice. [ref]
Max Azria
French-tunisian fashion designer.
Born January 1st, 1949 in Sfax.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 70 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]
Patrick Ekeng
Cameroonian footballer (1990-2016).
Born March 26th, 1990 in Yaoundé.
Died May 6th, 2016 at 26 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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