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July 6th
154 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).
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.
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 (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]
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy