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September 6th
154 Notable deaths
Donald Henry Gaskins
American serial killer.
Born March 13th, 1933 in Florence County.
Died September 6th, 1991 at 58 years old in Columbia (electrocution).
Richard DeVos
American businessman.
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Grand Rapids.
Died September 6th, 2018 at 92 years old in Ada Township (infectious disease). [ref]
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Prime minister of south africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966.
Born September 8th, 1901 in Amsterdam.
Died September 6th, 1966 at 64 years old in Cape Town (stab wound).
Jean-Pierre Adams
French association football player (1948-2021).
Born March 10th, 1948 in Dakar. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2021 at 73 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
John S. McCain
United states navy admiral (1884-1945).
Born August 9th, 1884 in Carroll County.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 61 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Nicky Hopkins
English session musician; pianist and organist.
Born February 24th, 1944 in Greater London. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1994 at 50 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Lotfi A. Zadeh
Electrical engineer and computer scientist.
Born February 4th, 1921 in Novxanı. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2017 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Lou Brock
American baseball player.
Born June 18th, 1939 in El Dorado.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Kevin Dobson
American film and television actor (1943-2020).
Born March 18th, 1943 in Jackson Heights.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 77 years old in Stockton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edmund Gwenn
British actor.
Born September 26th, 1877 in London.
Died September 6th, 1959 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare