August 6th
152 Notable deaths
Esther Victoria Abraham
Winner of the miss india contest, actress, film producer and film distributor.
Born December 30th, 1916 in Kolkata.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Bernard Lovell
English physicist and radio astronomer.
Born August 31st, 1913 in Oldland Common.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 98 years old in Swettenham. [ref]
David Fairchild
U.s. botanist (1869-1954).
Born April 7th, 1869 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 1954 at 85 years old in Coconut Grove.
Atle Selberg
Norwegian mathematician (1917-2007).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Langesund. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Princeton (heart failure). [ref]
Gregor Piatigorsky
Ukraine-born american cellist.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Jud Taylor
Actor, television director, television producer (1932-2008).
Born February 25th, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Roland Michener
Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1900-1991).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Lacombe. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1991 at 91 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1950-2006).
Born March 6th, 1950 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Suginami-ku (lung cancer). [ref]
Connie Chiume
South african actress.
Born June 5th, 1952 in Welkom.
Died August 6th, 2024 at 72 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
David Maslanka
American composer.
Born August 30th, 1943 in New Bedford.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 73 years old in Missoula (colorectal cancer).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid