33 notable people died on October 6, including Otto Meyerhof, Auguste Beernaert, Dōgen.
21st Century
3 deaths
Paavo Haavikko
playwrightpoet
Finnish poet and writer (1931–2008)
LV
Leonid Vasilyev
historiansinologist
Russian historian and sociologist (1930-2016)
RK
Raoul De Keyser
art criticdraftsperson
Belgian painter (1930-2012)
20th Century
15 deaths
Otto Meyerhof
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1922)
Auguste Beernaert
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1909)
Datto Vaman Potdar
editorhistorian
Indian historian and writer (1890–1979)
Ricardo Palma
historianjournalist
Peruvian historian (1833-1919)
Georg Schauman
economisthistorian
Finnish politician
Samuel Darío Maldonado Vivas
anthropologistjournalist
Venezuelan doctor, writer and politician
Jennie Fowler Willing
preachersuffragette
Canadian-American educator, writer, social reformer
Saeroen
journalistscreenwriter
Journalist and screenwriter
Wacław Wąsowicz
graphic artistpainter
Polish painter (1891-1942)
Amália Rodrigues
actorfado singer
Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920-1999)
RG
Rudolf Goldscheid
philosophersociologist
Austrian penman, philosopher, sociologist (1870-1931)
KL
Kenneth Leslie
poetsongwriter
Canadian songwriter and poet (1892–1974)
MS
Moshe Smilansky
farmerwriter
Israeli writer (1874–1953)
TA
Torsten Aminoff
genealogistjournalist
Finnish genealogist, journalist and politician (1910–1985)
Elemér Kocsis
association football coachassociation football player
Romanian footballer (1910–1981)
19th Century
7 deaths
Ignác Török
military engineermilitary officer
Hungarian Army general (1795-1849)
Francisco Acuña de Figueroa
composerpoet
Uruguayan writer (1791–1864)
Frances Trollope
novelistwriter
English novelist (1779-1863)
Joseph Simon Volmar
animal painterlandscape painter
Swiss painter and sculptor (1796-1865)
Estanislao del Campo
military personnelwriter
Argentine writer (1834–1880)
József Schweidel
military officer
Hungarian Army general (1796-1849)
FH
Feliks Horecki
composerguitarist
Polish composer and guitarist (1796-1870)
18th Century
4 deaths
Shibukawa Shunkai
astronomerGo player
Japanese astronomer
Johann Matthäus Hassencamp
mathematicianorientalist
German academic
Miguel de Barrios
historianpoet
Jewish poet
Caspar Wolf
landscape painterpainter
Swiss painter (1735-1783)
17th Century
2 deaths
Hosokawa Fujitaka
bushiwaka poet
Daimyo
Martin Zeiler
geographerwriter
German author
13th Century
1 death
Dōgen
Buddhist monkphilosopher
Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253)
12th Century
1 death
Bruno of Cologne
anchoriteCatholic priest
Founder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)
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