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September 6th
225 Notable deaths
Ron Yeats
Scottish association football player (1937–2024).
Born November 15th, 1937 in Aberdeen.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 86 years old in Liverpool (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Dhan Singh Thapa
Recipient of param vir chakra (1928-2005).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Shimla.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 77 years old
Michael Ventris
British architect and linguist (1922-1956).
Born July 12th, 1922 in Wheathampstead.
Died September 6th, 1956 at 34 years old in London (traffic collision).
Nino Castelnuovo
Italian actor (1936-2021).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Lecco.
Died September 6th, 2021 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Archduke Felix of Austria
Austrian entrepreneur (1916–2011).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2011 at 95 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
André Spitzer
Munich massacre victim (1945–1972).
Born July 4th, 1945 in Timișoara.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 27 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck (gunshot wound).
Christoph von Dohnányi
German conductor (1929–2025).
Born September 8th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died September 6th, 2025 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]
Vaughan Jones
New zealand mathematician and fields medalist (1952–2020).
Born December 31st, 1952 in Gisborne.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 67 years old in Nashville (infection). [ref]
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Bavarian prince (1883-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1883 in Munich.
Died September 6th, 1969 at 85 years old in Hinterstein.
Louise Platt
American actress (1915-2003).
Born August 3rd, 1915 in Stamford.
Died September 6th, 2003 at 88 years old in Greenport.
John Aaron Rawlins
Union army general, 29th secretary of war (1831-1869).
Born February 13th, 1831 in Galena.
Died September 6th, 1869 at 38 years old in Washington, D.C. (tuberculosis).
Rebecca Horn
German visual artist (1944–2024).
Born March 24th, 1944 in Michelstadt.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 80 years old in Bad König. [ref]
Eugenia Charles
Prime minister of dominica.
Born May 15th, 1919 in Pointe Michel.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in Saint-Pierre (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Richard Davis
American double-bassist (1930-2023).
Born April 15th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died September 6th, 2023 at 93 years old in Madison. [ref]
Charles Beresford
Royal navy admiral (1846-1919).
Born February 10th, 1846 in Dundalk.
Died September 6th, 1919 at 73 years old in Berriedale.
Marc Bohan
Couturier for dior (1926–2023).
Born August 22nd, 1926 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 6th, 2023 at 97 years old in Châtillon-sur-Seine. [ref]
Blanche Sweet
American actress (1896–1986).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 6th, 1986 at 90 years old in New York City (stroke).
Mark Slavin
Israeli wrestler and munich massacre victim (1954–1972).
Born January 31st, 1954 in Minsk.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 18 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Michael S. Hart
American author, founder of project gutenberg (1947–2011).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Tacoma.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 64 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Phoebus Levene
Lithuanian-american chemist (1869-1940).
Born February 25th, 1869 in Žagarė.
Died September 6th, 1940 at 71 years old in New York City.
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Yugoslav general (1941–2020).
Born June 1st, 1941 in Ravni, Užice.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
David Diop
Senegalese poet (1927-1960).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Bordeaux.
Died September 6th, 1960 at 33 years old
Just Jaeckin
French film director (1940–2022).
Born August 8th, 1940 in Vichy.
Died September 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Eliezer Halfin
Munich massacre victim (1948–1972).
Died September 6th, 1972 at 24 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Ze'ev Friedman
Israeli weightlifter.
Born June 10th, 1944 in Prokopyevsk.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Munich (Munich massacre, gunshot wound).
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë