Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
March 6th
186 Notable deaths
Mário Covas
Brazilian politician (1930-2001).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Santos.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 70 years old in São Paulo (bladder cancer).
Miron Cristea
Romanian politician (1868-1939).
Born July 20th, 1868 in Toplița. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1939 at 70 years old in Cannes (pneumonia). [ref]
Edward Ullendorff
British scholar and historian.
Born January 25th, 1920 in Berlin, Zürich.
Died March 6th, 2011 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Boris Vilkitsky
Russian polar explorer.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Pulkovo.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Gustaw Holoubek
Polish actor, theatre director, senator (1923-2008).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Kraków. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Daniel Rudisha
Kenyan sprinter.
Born August 11th, 1945 in Kilgoris.
Died March 6th, 2019 at 73 years old in Nakuru.
Ján Popluhár
Slovak footballer.
Born September 12th, 1935 in Bernolákovo.
Died March 6th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bernolákovo. [ref]
Jules Goux
French racing driver (1885-1965).
Born April 6th, 1885 in Valentigney.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mirmande.
Hiroshi Hamaya
Japanese photographer.
Born March 28th, 1915 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gladys Marín
Chilean activist (1941-2005).
Born July 16th, 1941 in Curepto. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 63 years old in Santiago (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 186
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs