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July 6th
142 Notable deaths
Cameron Boyce
American actor (1999–2019).
Born May 28th, 1999 in Los Angeles.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 20 years old in Los Angeles (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy). [ref]
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer.
Born August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Caan
American actor.
Born March 26th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died July 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dhirubhai Ambani
Dhirubhai ambani was an indian business tycoon who founded reliance industries..
Born December 28th, 1932 in Junagadh.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Mumbai (stroke).
Mary Kay Letourneau
American schoolteacher convicted of the statutory rape of a 12/13-year old boy (1962-2020).
Born January 30th, 1962 in Tustin.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 58 years old in Des Moines (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Louis Zamperini
Italian-american middle distance runner and world war ii veteran.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Olean. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2014 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Ennio Morricone
Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020).
Born November 10th, 1928 in Rome.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 91 years old in Rome (femoral fracture). [ref]
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962).
Born September 25th, 1897 in New Albany. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Byhalia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert McNamara
American businessman and secretary of defense (1916-2009).
Born June 9th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Marsha P. Johnson
American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).
Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.
Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman