May 6th
168 Notable deaths
Konstantin Somov
Russian artist (1869-1939).
Born November 30th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in Paris.
Enéas Carneiro
Brazilian politician (1938–2007).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Rio Branco.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (leukemia).
Bernard Pivot
French writer and presenter (1935-2024).
Born May 5th, 1935 in Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2024 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist.
Born April 27th, 1882 in Camden County. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [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]
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Pool Department.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis).
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).
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]
Maria Lassnig
Austrian artist (1919-2014).
Born September 8th, 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer (1932-1969).
Born March 12th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died May 6th, 1969 at 37 years old in Kingston.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 168
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