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March 6th
270 Notable deaths
Karl Witte
German jurist and scholar of dante alighieri (1800–1883).
Born July 1st, 1800 in Schkopau.
Died March 6th, 1883 at 82 years old in Halle (Saale).
María Rostworowski
Peruvian historian (1915–2016).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Lima.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 100 years old in Lima.
Gladys Marín
Chilean activist (1937-2005).
Born July 18th, 1937 in Curepto. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 67 years old in Santiago (brain cancer).
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]
Alexander Alyabyev
Russian composer.
Born September 11th, 1802 in Tobolsk.
Died March 6th, 1851 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
President of haiti (1832-1905).
Born June 12th, 1832 in Les Cayes.
Died March 6th, 1905 at 72 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Ján Popluhár
Slovak footballer (1935–2011).
Born September 12th, 1935 in Bernolákovo.
Died March 6th, 2011 at 75 years old in Bernolákovo. [ref]
Boris Vilkitsky
Russian polar explorer (1885–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Pulkovo.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Rubin Goldmark
American composer, pianist and educator (1872-1936).
Born August 15th, 1872 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1936 at 63 years old in New York City.
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Gherasim Luca
Romanian writer (1913–1994).
Born July 10th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died March 6th, 1994 at 80 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (drowning).
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 (1915–1999).
Born March 28th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in Tokyo.
Sam Taylor
American film director (1895-1958).
Born August 13th, 1895 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1958 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Robert Thurston Dart
British musicologist (1921–1971).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Surbiton.
Died March 6th, 1971 at 49 years old in London.
Óscar Osorio
Salvadoran politician and military official (1910-1969).
Born December 14th, 1910 in Sonsonate.
Died March 6th, 1969 at 58 years old in Houston (pneumonia).
Daniel Rudisha
Kenyan sprinter.
Born August 11th, 1945 in Kilgoris.
Died March 6th, 2019 at 73 years old in Nakuru. [ref]
Sonja Graf
German-born american chess player.
Born December 16th, 1908 in Munich.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 56 years old in New York City (liver disease).
Stanislao Gastaldon
Italian composer (1861–1939).
Born April 8th, 1861 in Turin.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 77 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Bělá pod Bezdězem, Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Lili Boniche
Algerian musician (1922–2008).
Born April 29th, 1922 in Algiers. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 85 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jeanne Aubert
French actress, singer (1900–1988).
Born February 21st, 1900 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 6th, 1988 at 88 years old in Coubert (disease).
Peter Smith
Roman catholic archbishop (1943-2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Battersea.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Chelsea (cancer). [ref]
Peter Freund
American physicist (1936–2018).
Born September 7th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 81 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe