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May 6th
178 Notable deaths
Gaston Leroux
French author and journalist.
Born May 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1927 at 59 years old in Nice. [ref]
Ann Todd
British actress (1907–1993).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Hartford.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 84 years old in London (stroke).
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice. [ref]
Brian Howe
British singer.
Born July 22nd, 1953 in Portsmouth.
Died May 6th, 2020 at 66 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction). [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]
Bep Voskuijl
Dutch person who hid anne frank.
Born July 5th, 1919 in Amsterdam.
Died May 6th, 1983 at 63 years old in Amsterdam.
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German crown princess and crown princess of prussia (1886-1954).
Born September 20th, 1886 in Schwerin.
Died May 6th, 1954 at 67 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist (1923–2004).
Born October 17th, 1923 in Muskogee.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 80 years old in San Diego (brain cancer).
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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