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May 6th
240 Notable deaths
Philippe Sollers
French philosopher (1936–2023).
Born November 28th, 1936 in Talence.
Died May 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
William Grey Walter
American-born british neuroscientist and roboticist.
Born February 19th, 1910 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1977 at 67 years old in Clifton.
Lord Frederick Cavendish
British politician (1836-1882).
Born November 30th, 1836 in Eastbourne.
Died May 6th, 1882 at 45 years old in Dublin.
Donald T. Campbell
American social scientist (1916–1996).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Valentin Varennikov
Soviet general and russian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Krasnodar.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy B. Hughes
American writer (1904-1993).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 88 years old in Ashland.
Bhulabhai Desai
Indian independence activist and lawyer.
Born October 13th, 1877 in Gujarat, British Raj, Valsad.
Died May 6th, 1946 at 68 years old
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Princess of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born October 23rd, 1848 in Coburg.
Died May 6th, 1894 at 45 years old in Munich (peritonitis).
William Thomas Sampson
Us naval officer (1840-1902).
Born February 9th, 1840 in Wayne County.
Died May 6th, 1902 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Chatchai Chunhawan
Thai army officer and politician (1920-1998).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Bangkok.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer).
Kenji Ōba
Japanese actor and stuntman (1955-2026).
Born February 5th, 1955 in Matsuyama.
Died May 6th, 2026 at 71 years old in Matsuyama.
Maria Lassnig
Austrian artist (1919-2014).
Born September 8th, 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in Vienna.
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 9th, 1917 in Pool Department, Brazzaville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis). [ref]
William Allen Egan
American politician (1914–1984).
Born October 8th, 1914 in Valdez.
Died May 6th, 1984 at 69 years old in Anchorage (lung cancer).
James Isaac
American film director (1960–2012).
Born June 5th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Sausalito (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer (1932-1969).
Born March 12th, 1934 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1969 at 35 years old in Kingston.
Jean Laplanche
French psychoanalyst, author & editor (1924–2012).
Born June 21st, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Tom Watson
English football manager (1859–1915).
Born April 8th, 1859 in Northumberland. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1915 at 56 years old in Merseyside. [ref]
Oren E. Long
American politician (1889-1965).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Altoona.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 76 years old in Honolulu.
Yitzhak Arad
Israeli historian, retired idf brigadier general and a former soviet partisan who has served as director of yad vashem from 1972 to 1993.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Švenčionys.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]
Franz von Lenbach
German painter (1836–1904).
Born December 13th, 1836 in Schrobenhausen.
Died May 6th, 1904 at 67 years old in Munich.
Georgi Lozanov
Bulgarian psychologist and educator (1926-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Sofia.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 85 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Hortense Schneider
Singer (1833–1920).
Born April 30th, 1833 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1920 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Bauer
German artillery expert in the first world war.
Born January 31st, 1869 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 6th, 1929 at 60 years old in Shanghai (smallpox).
Hamlet Mkhitaryan
Armenian footballer (1962–1996).
Born September 14th, 1962 in Yerevan.
Died May 6th, 1996 at 33 years old in Yerevan (brain cancer).
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