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March 6th
270 Notable deaths
Mark Linkous
American musician (1962-2010).
Born September 9th, 1962 in Arlington County. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2010 at 47 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Herbert Morrison
British labour politician (1888-1965).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 77 years old in Sidcup.
Cheddi Jagan
President of guyana, prime minister of guyana, dentist (1918-1997).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in Port Mourant.
Died March 6th, 1997 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Halford Mackinder
British geographer, academic and politician (1861-1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Gainsborough.
Died March 6th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bournemouth.
Ernest Becker
American cultural anthropologist (1924–1974).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Springfield.
Died March 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Vancouver (colorectal cancer).
Carolee Schneemann
American visual experimental artist (1939–2019).
Born October 12th, 1939 in Fox Chase.
Died March 6th, 2019 at 79 years old in New Paltz (breast cancer).
Isa II of Bahrain
Emir of bahrain (1961-1999).
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
Colleen Hanabusa
American politician (1951-2026).
Born May 4th, 1951 in Waianae. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2026 at 74 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Henry Wilcoxon
Actor of british west indian origin (1905–1984).
Born September 8th, 1905 in Roseau.
Died March 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Reginald Johnston
British diplomat and academic (1874–1938).
Born October 13th, 1874 in Edinburgh.
Died March 6th, 1938 at 63 years old in Edinburgh.
Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (1933–1999).
Born September 20th, 1933 in Manchester.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Jacksonville.
John Redmond
Irish politician (1856–1918).
Born September 1st, 1856 in County Wexford.
Died March 6th, 1918 at 61 years old in Dublin.
Maciej Berbeka
Polish mountaineer (1954–2013).
Born October 17th, 1954 in Zakopane.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 58 years old in Broad Peak. [ref]
Maxie Rosenbloom
American boxer and actor (1907–1976).
Born November 1st, 1907 in New York City, New London County.
Died March 6th, 1976 at 68 years old in South Pasadena.
David Bailie
English actor (1937-2021).
Born December 4th, 1937 in Springs.
Died March 6th, 2021 at 83 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. [ref]
George Kelly
American psychologist and therapist (1905–1967).
Born April 28th, 1905 in Sheldon.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 61 years old in Waltham.
Guillaume Faye
French political activist and essayist (1949-2019).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Angoulême.
Died March 6th, 2019 at 69 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Frank O'Farrell
Irish footballer and manager.
Born October 9th, 1927 in Cork.
Died March 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Torquay. [ref]
Fred Stone
American actor (1873-1959).
Born August 19th, 1873 in Longmont.
Died March 6th, 1959 at 85 years old in North Hollywood.
Meredith Belbin
British management consultant.
Born June 4th, 1926 in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2025 at 98 years old [ref]
Elvia Allman
American actress (1904–1992).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Enochville.
Died March 6th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Josephine Hopper
American painter and model (1883-1967).
Born March 18th, 1883 in Manhattan.
Died March 6th, 1968 at 84 years old
Alice James
American diarist (1848–1892).
Born August 7th, 1848 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1892 at 43 years old in London (breast cancer).
Eric Wolf
American anthropologist (1923-1999).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Irvington.
Joseph William Martin Jr.
American politician from massachusetts (1884–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1884 in North Attleborough.
Died March 6th, 1968 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
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