August 6th
158 Notable deaths
Sophus Nielsen
Danish footballer (1888-1963).
Born March 14th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died August 6th, 1963 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
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).
Blanche Bingley
English tennis player.
Born November 3rd, 1863 in Greenford.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 82 years old in Pulborough.
Riccardo Cassin
Italian mountaineer (1909-2009).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in San Vito al Tagliamento. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2009 at 100 years old in Lecco. [ref]
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.
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen
German biochemist, nobel laureate.
Born April 6th, 1911 in Munich.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Munich.
Enrico Toti
Italian patriot.
Born August 20th, 1882 in Rome.
Died August 6th, 1916 at 33 years old in Monfalcone.
Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed
Ghanaian politician (1974–2025).
Born December 14th, 1974. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2025 at 50 years old [ref]
Dominikus Böhm
Architect (1880-1955).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Jettingen-Scheppach.
Died August 6th, 1955 at 74 years old in Cologne.
Vizma Belševica
Latvian writer.
Born May 30th, 1931 in Riga. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Riga. [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull