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August 6th
168 Notable deaths
Bob Cooper
West coast jazz musician (1925–1993).
Born December 6th, 1925 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 6th, 1993 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Josep Sunyol
Spanish football executive (1898-1936).
Born July 21st, 1898 in Barcelona.
Died August 6th, 1936 at 38 years old in Sierra de Guadarrama.
Anton Ažbe
Slovenian artist (1862-1905).
Born May 30th, 1862 in Carniola.
Died August 6th, 1905 at 43 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer).
Orna Porat
Israeli-german actress and director who converted to judaism.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 91 years old in Israel (disease). [ref]
Sophus Nielsen
Danish footballer (1888-1963).
Born March 15th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died August 6th, 1963 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Henri Frenay
French military officer, politician and french resistance member (1905-1988).
Born November 19th, 1905 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 82 years old in Porto-Vecchio.
Jürgen Kuczynski
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Germany, Elberfeld. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1997 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walter Fries
German general.
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Gusternhain.
Died August 6th, 1982 at 88 years old in Weilburg.
Maria Klenova
Marine geologist.
Born August 12th, 1898 in Irkutsk.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Janet Beecher
American actress (1884-1955).
Born October 21st, 1884 in Jefferson City.
Died August 6th, 1955 at 70 years old in Washington (myocardial infarction).
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