August 6th
168 Notable deaths
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Kurt Kasznar
Stage, film, and television actor (1913-1979).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913-1966).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1966 at 53 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Donald Kagan
American historian (1932-2021).
Born May 1st, 1932 in Kuršėnai.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912-2001).
Born August 10th, 1912 in Itabuna. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2001 at 88 years old in Salvador (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ben Klassen
American engineer, author and politician (1918-1993).
Born February 20th, 1918 in Rozivka.
Died August 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Otto.
Tony Lazzeri
American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).
Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (falling from height).
Muhammad al-Badr
King and imam (1926/1929-1996).
Born February 25th, 1929 in Sanaa. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1996 at 67 years old in London.
Reginald Lee
Lookout and survivor of r.m.s. titanic (1870-1913).
Born May 19th, 1870 in Oxfordshire.
Died August 6th, 1913 at 43 years old in Kenilworth (pneumonia).
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter.
Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 168
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau