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August 6th
152 Notable deaths
Marino Marini
Italian sculptor (1901-1980).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer.
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Francis Ponge
French writer.
Born March 27th, 1899 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1988 at 89 years old in Le Bar-sur-Loup. [ref]
Roman Opałka
French-born polish painter (1931-2011).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Hallencourt. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Chieti (sepsis). [ref]
Aksel Sandemose
Norwegian author.
Born March 19th, 1899 in Nykøbing Mors.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 66 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Hernán Siles Zuazo
President of bolivia variously in the 20th century.
Born March 21st, 1914 in La Paz.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Grigory Kotovsky
Soviet general (1881-1925).
Born June 24th, 1881 in Hîncești.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 44 years old in Hvardiiske.
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).
Ruggiero Ricci
American classical violinist.
Born July 24th, 1918 in San Bruno. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2012 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Croatian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 6th, 1923 in Korčula.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 152
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