May 6th
159 Notable deaths
Kai Winding
Danish-born american jazz composer and trombonist.
Born May 18th, 1922 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1983 at 60 years old in Yonkers (brain cancer). [ref]
Helene Weigel
German actress and artistic director (1900-1971).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin.
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.
Philip Kapleau
American zen buddhist monk.
Born August 12th, 1912 in New Haven.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 91 years old in Rochester.
Patricia A. McKillip
American fantasy writer.
Born February 29th, 1948 in Salem.
Died May 6th, 2022 at 74 years old in Coos Bay. [ref]
Donald T. Campbell
American psychologist and scholar.
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Dagmar Overbye
Danish serial child killer.
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Assendrup.
Died May 6th, 1929 at 42 years old in Copenhagen.
Philippe Sollers
French philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1936 in Talence.
Died May 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bhulabhai Desai
Indian independence activist and lawyer.
Born October 13th, 1877 in Gujarat, British Raj, Valsad. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1946 at 68 years old [ref]
Konstantin Somov
Russian artist (1869-1939).
Born November 18th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
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