Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
July 6th
154 Notable deaths
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. [ref]
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.
Born April 3rd, 1936 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 25 years old in Flint (traffic collision). [ref]
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]
Mirta Díaz-Balart
First wife of fidel castro.
Born September 30th, 1928 in Havana.
Died July 6th, 2024 at 95 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Julia de Burgos
Puerto rican poet (1914–1953).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Carolina.
Died July 6th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Lazar Koliševski
Yugoslav macedonian political leader (1914–2000).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Sveti Nikole.
Died July 6th, 2000 at 86 years old in Skopje.
Elizabeth Ryan
American tennis player (1892–1979).
Born February 5th, 1892 in Anaheim.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 87 years old in Wimbledon. [ref]
Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005).
Born October 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Weston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 154
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha