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August 6th
152 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Max Rostal
British-austrian violinist.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Cieszyn. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1991 at 85 years old in Bern. [ref]
Ricardo Mella
Spanish author (1861-1925).
Born November 23rd, 1861 in Vigo. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1925 at 63 years old in Vigo. [ref]
Nicole Bricq
French politician (1947-2017).
Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (fall). [ref]
Léon Noël
French politician, diplomat and historian.
Born March 28th, 1888 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1987 at 99 years old in Toucy. [ref]
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Belgium roman catholic archbishop.
Born January 13th, 1874 in Belgium. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1961 at 87 years old in Mechelen. [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain