August 6th
163 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter.
Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
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]
Eddie Palmieri
American musician.
Born December 15th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hackensack. [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).
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1925-1974).
Born April 14th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
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).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 163
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson