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September 6th
180 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Lotfi A. Zadeh
American electrical engineer and computer scientist (1921–2017).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Novkhany. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2017 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ernest Tubb
American country singer (1914–1984).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Crisp.
Died September 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema).
Kate Millett
American writer, educator, artist, and activist (1934–2017).
Born September 14th, 1934 in Saint Paul.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest).
Joan Vollmer
Common-law wife of william s. burroughs.
Born February 4th, 1923 in New York.
Died September 6th, 1951 at 28 years old in Mexico, Mexico City.
Arthur Rackham
English book illustrator.
Born September 19th, 1867 in London, Lewisham.
Died September 6th, 1939 at 71 years old in Limpsfield (cancer).
Gertrude Lawrence
English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer.
Born July 4th, 1898 in London.
Died September 6th, 1952 at 54 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
John Edensor Littlewood
English mathematician.
Born June 9th, 1885 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1977 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
David Baltimore
American biologist and nobel laureate (1938–2025).
Born March 7th, 1938 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Woods Hole (cancer). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather