Famous Deaths for 6th October 2025

1661 – Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1840 – François Budan de Boislaurent, French mathematician, dies at 80
1874 – Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50
1885 – Thomas Talbot, American politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 67
1966 – Sydney Chatton, English actress (Once Upon a Horse), dies of a heart attack at 48
2006 – Valentin Muratov, Russian gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver medals 1952, 1956 Olympics), dies at 78
2006 – Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (b. 1930)
2007 – James “Bud” Ekins, American film stuntman (The Great Escape; Bullitt), dies at 77
2010 – Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange), dies at 63
2018 – Montserrat Caballé, Spanish bel canto operatic soprano, and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury – “Barcelona”), dies at 85

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