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March 6th
270 Notable deaths
Thomas C. Platt
American politician (1833–1910).
Born July 15th, 1833 in Owego.
Died March 6th, 1910 at 76 years old in New York City.
John Sulston
British biologist and nobel laureate (1942–2018).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Cambridge, Fulmer.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 75 years old in Fulmer. [ref]
Ernest Gallo
American businessman (1909–2007).
Born March 18th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died March 6th, 2007 at 97 years old in Modesto. [ref]
Ferdinand von Lindemann
German mathematician (1852–1939).
Born April 12th, 1852 in Hanover.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 86 years old in Munich.
Marie Spartali Stillman
Pre-raphaelite artist (1844-1927).
Born March 10th, 1844 in London.
Died March 6th, 1927 at 82 years old in London.
Jimmy Collins
Baseball player and manager, first manager of the boston red sox, member of the national baseball hall of fame (1870–1943).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Buffalo.
Died March 6th, 1943 at 73 years old in Buffalo.
Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
American samoan politician and governor.
Born August 12th, 1947 in Taʻū.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 78 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Cathy Berberian
American mezzo-soprano and composer.
Born July 4th, 1925 in Attleboro.
Died March 6th, 1983 at 57 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
British politician (1854-1930).
Born February 18th, 1854 in 12 Downing Street.
Died March 6th, 1930 at 76 years old in Ware.
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman (1880–1951).
Born July 28th, 1880 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1951 at 70 years old in Mougins.
Donald Milford Payne
American politician (1934-2012).
Born July 16th, 1934 in Newark.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 77 years old in Livingston (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Anton Reinthaller
Austrian member of the nazi party (1895–1958).
Born April 14th, 1895 in Mettmach. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1958 at 62 years old in Mettmach. [ref]
George Eyser
German-born american gymnast.
Born August 31st, 1870 in Kiel. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1919 at 48 years old in Denver (gunshot wound). [ref]
Traute Lafrenz
Anti-nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023).
Born May 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died March 6th, 2023 at 103 years old in Yonges Island. [ref]
Howard Cannon
American politician (1912–2002).
Born January 26th, 1912 in St. George.
Died March 6th, 2002 at 90 years old in Las Vegas.
Bruce Graham
Peruvian-american architect (1925–2010).
Born December 1st, 1925 in La Cumbre.
Died March 6th, 2010 at 84 years old in Hobe Sound (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Timorese (1937-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1937 in Turiscai.
Died March 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in Dili. [ref]
Paul Kern
Hungarian soldier.
Born January 8th, 1884 in Budapest.
Died March 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Eger.
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Portuguese-french artist.
Born June 13th, 1908 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1992 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Franz Konrad
Nazi holocaust perpetrator (1906–1952).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Liesing.
Died March 6th, 1952 at 46 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Louise Rasmussen
Danish ballet dancer and actress; morganatic spouse of king frederick vii of denmark (1815-1874).
Born April 21st, 1815 in Copenhagen.
Died March 6th, 1874 at 58 years old in Genoa.
Kenneth Harlan
American actor (1895–1967).
Born July 26th, 1895 in Boston.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 71 years old in Sacramento.
Salonme Ureñia
Dominican poet and educator (1850–1897).
Born October 21st, 1850 in Santo Domingo.
Died March 6th, 1897 at 46 years old in Santo Domingo (tuberculosis).
Andrei Panin
Soviet and russian actor (1962-2013).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Novosibirsk.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 50 years old in Moscow.
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