deaths
January 6, 2014
Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (born 1919)
Marina Ginestà
Marina Ginestà i Coloma was a French-born Spanish communist, a member of the Unified Socialist Youth, and an iconic figure of the Spanish Civil War. She became famous due to the photo taken by Juan Guzmán on the rooftop of the Hotel Colón, Plaça de Catalunya 9, Barcelona during the July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona. It is one of the most iconic photographs of the Spanish Civil War.
January 6
January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year.