May 6th
240 Notable deaths
Władysław Szczepaniak
Polish footballer (1910-1979).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Vasily Engelhardt
Russian astronomer (1828–1915).
Born July 29th, 1828 in Smolensk, Kustovičy.
Died May 6th, 1915 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Shigeru Kayano
Ainu politician (1926-2006).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Nibutani. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2006 at 79 years old in Higashi-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
Youssef Anis Abi-Aad
Maronite archbishop of aleppo (1940–2017).
Born January 12th, 1940 in Dfoun.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 77 years old
Tamás Gábor
Hungarian fencer (1932–2007).
Born April 24th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hasan Kikić
Bosnian author, poet lawyer and writer (1905-1942).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Gradačac.
Died May 6th, 1942 at 36 years old in Čemernica.
Leopold Pfaundler
Austrian scientist (1839-1920).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Innsbruck.
Died May 6th, 1920 at 81 years old in Graz.
Gary Prado Salmón
Bolivian politician.
Born November 15th, 1938 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2023 at 84 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
Edward James Stone
British astronomer (1831–1897).
Born February 28th, 1831 in Notting Hill.
Died May 6th, 1897 at 66 years old in Oxford.
Philipp Krementz
German cardinal and archbishop of cologne (1819–1899).
Born December 1st, 1819 in Koblenz.
Died May 6th, 1899 at 79 years old in Cologne.
Nikolai Shelgunov
Russian journalist (1824-1891).
Born December 4th, 1824 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 6th, 1891 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema
Dutch poet (1877-1924).
Born February 26th, 1877 in Amsterdam.
Died May 6th, 1924 at 47 years old
Alfred Des Cloizeaux
French mineralogist (1817-1897).
Born October 17th, 1817 in Beauvais.
Died May 6th, 1897 at 79 years old in Paris.
Knud J. V. Steenstrup
Danish geologist (1842-1913).
Born September 7th, 1842 in Mou Parish.
Died May 6th, 1913 at 70 years old in Frederiksberg.
Stanislav Kolář
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1912–2003).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 6th, 2003 at 91 years old
Edison Pettit
American astronomer (1889–1962).
Born September 22nd, 1889 in Peru.
Died May 6th, 1962 at 72 years old in Tucson.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower (1931–1987).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alfred John North
Australian ornithologist (1855–1917).
Born June 11th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died May 6th, 1917 at 61 years old in Sydney.
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer (1942–2001).
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer (1913–1972).
Born December 1st, 1913 in New York City.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Theodor Herzog
German botanist and university teacher (1880-1961).
Born July 7th, 1880 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Jena. [ref]
Walter Isaacs
Cyclist.
Born March 4th, 1884 in Fulham.
Died May 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Chichester.
René Bondoux
French lawyer and fencer (1905–2001).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bar-sur-Aube.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Giacomo Neri
Italian footballer and manager (1916-2010).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Faenza.
Died May 6th, 2010 at 94 years old in Faenza. [ref]
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez