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July 6th
197 Notable deaths
John Frankenheimer
American film and television director (1930-2002).
Born February 19th, 1930 in Queens.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Jerry Weintraub
American film producer and former chairman and ceo of united artists (1937–2015).
Born September 26th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 6th, 2015 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter (1946–2004).
Born February 28th, 1946 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 6th, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
João Gilberto
Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019).
Born June 10th, 1931 in Juazeiro.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Chūichi Nagumo
Japanese admiral.
Born March 25th, 1887 in Yamagata.
Died July 6th, 1944 at 57 years old in Saipan (gunshot wound).
Joe E. Brown
American actor (1891–1973).
Born July 28th, 1891 in Holgate.
Died July 6th, 1973 at 81 years old in Brentwood (stroke).
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 22nd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Odilon Redon
French painter (1840–1916).
Born April 20th, 1840 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1916 at 76 years old in Paris.
Zhu De
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1886－1976).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Zhu De's Former Residence.
Died July 6th, 1976 at 89 years old in Beijing. [ref]
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka.
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh.
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire.
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London.
George Grosz
German artist (1893–1959).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Gail Patrick
American actress and television producer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer (1885–1973).
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Kasey Rogers
American actress (1925-2006).
Born December 15th, 1925 in Missouri.
Died July 6th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, esophageal cancer).
Van McCoy
American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer (1929–2010).
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville.
Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eddie Jones
American actor (1934–2019).
Born September 18th, 1934 in Washington.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Scott LaFaro
American bassist (1936–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1936 in Newark.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 25 years old in Flint (traffic collision).
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
Wife of grand duke constantine nikolaevich of russia (1830-1911).
Born July 8th, 1830 in Altenburg.
Died July 6th, 1911 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ronald Graham
American mathematician (1935-2020).
Born October 31st, 1935 in Taft.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 84 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
John McMartin
American actor and singer (1929–2016).
Born November 18th, 1929 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Bryan Marchment
Canadian ice hockey player (1969–2022).
Born May 1st, 1969 in Scarborough.
Died July 6th, 2022 at 53 years old in Montreal. [ref]
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