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About March 6th

Sun Sign
♓ Pisces
Water · Neptune
compassionate, artistic, intuitive, gentle
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Birthstone
Aquamarine
Pale blue-green
Courage, clarity, youth
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Birth Flower
Daffodil
Jonquil
New beginnings, hope, renewal
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Celtic Tree
Ash
Nion
artistic, imaginative, intuitive, free-thinking
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270 Notable deaths

Top causes of death

13 Myocardial Infarction
10 Pneumonia
5 Stroke
3 Heart Failure
3 Disease

Top death years

6 2020
6 1999
6 2014
6 2017
6 2022

Deaths by gender

223 Male
47 Female

Top death places

8 New York City
7 Rome
6 Moscow
4 Los Angeles
4 London

Top 5 notable deaths.

Ayn Rand

Russian-born american writer and public philosopher (1905–1982).

Born February 2nd, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 6th, 1982 at 77 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).

Nancy Reagan

First lady of the united states from 1981 to 1989.

Born July 6th, 1923 in Manhattan.

Died March 6th, 2016 at 92 years old in Bel Air (heart failure). [ref]

Louisa May Alcott

American novelist (1832–1888).

Born November 29th, 1832 in Germantown.

Died March 6th, 1888 at 55 years old in Boston (stroke).

Georgia O'Keeffe

American artist (1887-1986).

Born November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prairie. [ref]

Died March 6th, 1986 at 98 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]

Dana Reeve

American actress and singer (1961–2006).

Born March 17th, 1961 in Teaneck.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 44 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer). [ref]

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Top birth years

14 1986
14 1989
14 1984
13 1991
12 1994

Birthdays by gender

473 Male
163 Female

Top birth places

11 Moscow
7 New York City
7 Los Angeles
6 London
5 Paris

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus