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May 6th
240 Notable deaths
María Jesús Alvarado Rivera
Peruvian feminist.
Born May 27th, 1878 in Chincha Alta. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1971 at 92 years old in Lima. [ref]
Nicolas Lebel
French designer (1838–1891).
Born August 18th, 1838 in Saint-Mihiel.
Died May 6th, 1891 at 52 years old in Vitré.
Willy Schäfer
Television actor (1933-2011).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 2011 at 78 years old in Munich.
Irmtraud Morgner
German writer (1933–1990).
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Chemnitz.
Died May 6th, 1990 at 56 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Henri Carton de Wiart
Belgian former prime minister (1869-1951).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Brussels.
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Uccle.
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Finnish politician (1886-1968).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Tarvasjoki.
Died May 6th, 1968 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
President of nicaragua (1872-1950).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Jinotepe.
Died May 6th, 1950 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Luis Caballero
Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005).
Born September 17th, 1962 in Asunción.
Died May 6th, 2005 at 42 years old in Asunción.
Pete Desjardins
American diver (1907–1985).
Born April 10th, 1907 in St-Pierre-Jolys.
Died May 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Miami.
Martin Severin From
Danish chess master (1828–1895).
Born April 8th, 1828 in Nakskov.
Died May 6th, 1895 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
Valeriy Shevchuk
Ukrainian writer (1939-2025).
Born August 20th, 1939 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital. [ref]
Johannes Brinkman
Dutch architect (1902-1949).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 47 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Vladimir Sudets
Soviet air commander during world war ii (1904–1981).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died May 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Albrecht Dieterich
German classical philologist and religious studies scholar (1866–1908).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Bad Hersfeld.
Died May 6th, 1908 at 42 years old in Heidelberg.
Stevan Raičković
Serbian poet (1928–2007).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Neresnica.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Borys Hrinchenko
Ukrainian writer, political activist, historian, and ethnographer (1863–1910).
Born December 9th, 1863 in Kharkov Governorate.
Died May 6th, 1910 at 46 years old in Ospedaletti.
Hubert Léonard
Belgian musician (1819-1890).
Born April 7th, 1819 in Beyne-Heusay.
Died May 6th, 1890 at 71 years old in Paris.
Eugène Le Roy
French writer (1836–1907).
Born November 29th, 1836 in Hautefort.
Died May 6th, 1907 at 70 years old in Montignac-Lascaux.
Virginia Andreescu Haret
Romanian architect.
Born June 21st, 1894 in Bucharest.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 67 years old in Bucharest.
Giulio Bevilacqua
Italian cardinal (1881-1965).
Born November 14th, 1881 in Isola della Scala.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 83 years old in Brescia.
José Maza Fernández
Chilean politician (1889-1964).
Born October 13th, 1889 in Los Ángeles.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 74 years old in Santiago.
Jacinto Vera
Uruguayan bishop (1813 – 1881), first roman catholic bishop of montevideo and blessed.
Born July 3rd, 1813 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died May 6th, 1881 at 67 years old in Pan de Azúcar.
Mathilde Brundage
American actress (1859-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Louisville.
Died May 6th, 1939 at 79 years old in Long Beach.
Enrico Paolini
Italian road racing cyclist.
Born March 26th, 1945 in Pesaro.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 80 years old in San Costanzo.
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