July 6th
142 Notable deaths
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Aneurin Bevan
Welsh politician (1897-1960).
Born November 15th, 1897 in Tredegar.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 62 years old in Asheridge Farmhouse (stomach cancer).
Jerry Weintraub
American film producer and former chairman and ceo of united artists.
Born September 26th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 6th, 2015 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Frankenheimer
American film and television director (1930-2002).
Born February 19th, 1930 in Queens. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Alma Reville
British screenwriter, film editor, and wife of alfred hitchcock.
Born August 14th, 1899 in Nottingham.
Died July 6th, 1982 at 82 years old in Bel Air.
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 (ballistic trauma).
Joe E. Brown
American actor (1891–1973).
Born July 28th, 1892 in Holgate.
Died July 6th, 1973 at 80 years old in Brentwood (stroke). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
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]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 142
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir