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August 6th
209 Notable deaths
Nikolay Abramov
Soviet and russian footballer (1950–2005).
Born January 5th, 1950 in Kotelniki.
Died August 6th, 2005 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Anatolii Levchenko
Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut (1941-1988).
Born May 5th, 1941 in Krasnokutsk.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 47 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Leonid Leonidov
Russian and soviet actor, film and theatre director (1873–1941).
Died August 6th, 1941 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Mircea Dobrescu
Romanian boxer (1930-2015).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Buzău.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 84 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Vasili Kuznetsov
Athletics competitor (1932-2001).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Ryazan.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Raúl Sanguineti
Argentine chess grandmaster (1933–2000).
Born February 4th, 1933 in Paraná.
Died August 6th, 2000 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires.
Princess Mathilde of Bavaria
Bavarian princess and poet (1877-1906).
Born August 17th, 1877 in Lindau.
Died August 6th, 1906 at 28 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Norman Lane
Canadian sprint canoeist and professor (1919-2014).
Born November 6th, 1919 in Toronto.
Died August 6th, 2014 at 94 years old in Hamilton.
Daniel McKinnon
American ice hockey player (1922-2017).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Williams.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 95 years old in Grand Forks. [ref]
W.S. Rendra
Indonesian writer and performer (1935-2009).
Born November 7th, 1935 in Surakarta.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 73 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Adalbert Merx
German theologian and orientalist (1838–1909).
Born November 2nd, 1838 in Bleicherode.
Died August 6th, 1909 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Ingrid Schmidt
East german swimmer (1945–2023).
Born March 3rd, 1945 in Rudolstadt.
Died August 6th, 2023 at 78 years old in Zimmern ob Rottweil. [ref]
Lidia Korsakówna
Polish actress (1934-2013).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Baranavichy.
Died August 6th, 2013 at 79 years old in Skolimów-Konstancin (disease). [ref]
Ulla Lindkvist
Swedish orienteer (1939–2015).
Born August 30th, 1939.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 75 years old in Flen. [ref]
Ilse Pausin
Figure skater (1919–1999).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1999 at 80 years old
Joseph Rheden
Austrian astronomer and photographer (1873-1946).
Born April 5th, 1873 in Amlach.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 73 years old in Lienz.
Knut Østby
Canoe racer (1922-2010).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Modum Municipality.
Died August 6th, 2010 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
John Porter
Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1997).
Born January 21st, 1904 in Toronto. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1997 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Mimiague
French fencer (1871–1929).
Born February 3rd, 1871 in Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Died August 6th, 1929 at 58 years old in Nice.
Bill Thomson
Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1993).
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Troon.
Died August 6th, 1993 at 79 years old
Tracy Jaeckel
American fencer (1905–1969).
Born February 5th, 1905 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 1969 at 64 years old in Point O' Woods.
Ernest Linton
Canadian soccer player (1880-1957).
Born February 17th, 1880 in Galt.
Died August 6th, 1957 at 77 years old in Galt.
Luis Lucchetti
Fencer (1902–1990).
Born November 18th, 1902 in La Plata.
Died August 6th, 1990 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Krystyna Ankwicz
Polish actress (1907-1985).
Born April 4th, 1907 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
William Vincent Fitzgerald
Australian botanist (1867-1929).
Born July 21st, 1867 in Mangana.
Died August 6th, 1929 at 62 years old in New Guinea.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde