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May 6th
178 Notable deaths
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).
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.
Jean Laplanche
French psychoanalyst, author & editor.
Born June 21st, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Tom Watson
English soccer 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]
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]
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).
Leo Joseph Suenens
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born July 16th, 1904 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (thrombosis). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 178
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling