May 6th
159 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]
Ian Gelder
English actor.
Born June 3rd, 1949 in Gloucestershire.
Died May 6th, 2024 at 74 years old (cholangiocarcinoma). [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]
James Foley
American film director and screenwriter (1953–2025).
Born December 28th, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (brain 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).
Joseph Nye
American political scientist.
Born January 19th, 1937 in South Orange.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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]
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