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September 6th
154 Notable deaths
Burt Reynolds
American actor (1936–2018).
Born February 11th, 1936 in Lansing.
Died September 6th, 2018 at 82 years old in Jupiter (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Michael K. Williams
American actor (1966–2021).
Born November 22nd, 1966 in Brooklyn.
Died September 6th, 2021 at 54 years old in United States of America, New York City, Brooklyn (drug overdose). [ref]
Robert Mugabe
2nd president of zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017.
Born February 21st, 1924 in Kutama. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2019 at 95 years old in Gleneagles Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Luciano Pavarotti
Italian operatic tenor.
Born October 12th, 1935 in Modena.
Died September 6th, 2007 at 71 years old in Modena (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Margaret Sanger
American birth control activist, educator and nurse.
Born September 14th, 1879 in Corning. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1966 at 86 years old in Tucson (heart failure). [ref]
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese film maker (1910-1998).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Shinagawa-ku. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku (watershed stroke). [ref]
Adolf Dassler
German entrepreneur, founder of adidas shoe company.
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Herzogenaurach.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 77 years old in Herzogenaurach (heart failure).
Jean-Paul Belmondo
French actor.
Born April 9th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2021 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Martin Milner
American actor.
Born December 28th, 1931 in Detroit.
Died September 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Carlsbad.
Tom Fogerty
American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist in creedence clearwater revival.
Born November 9th, 1941 in Berkeley. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1990 at 48 years old in Scottsdale (tuberculosis, AIDS related disease). [ref]
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