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March 6th
270 Notable deaths
Nadya Rusheva
Russian artist (1952-1969).
Born January 31st, 1952 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died March 6th, 1969 at 17 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Wlastimil Hofman
Czech artist (1881-1970).
Born April 27th, 1881 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1970 at 88 years old in Szklarska Poręba. [ref]
Valdemar Psilander
Danish actor (1884-1917).
Born May 9th, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died March 6th, 1917 at 32 years old in Copenhagen (cardiac arrest).
Christian Günther
Swedish diplomat (1886-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Oscar Parish.
Ernst Cohen
Dutch chemist.
Born March 7th, 1869 in Amsterdam.
Died March 6th, 1944 at 74 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Otto Jaekel
German geologist and paleontologist (1863-1929).
Born February 21st, 1863 in Nowa Sól. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1929 at 66 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Josef Stránský
Czech conductor, composer, and dealer collector (1872-1936).
Born September 9th, 1872 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1936 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wilhelm Haarmann
German chemist (1847-1931).
Born May 24th, 1847 in Holzminden.
Died March 6th, 1931 at 83 years old in Höxter.
Antonio Caso
Mexican philosopher (1883–1946).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Mexico City.
Died March 6th, 1946 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Étienne Arago
French playwright and politician (1802-1892).
Born February 9th, 1802 in Perpignan.
Died March 6th, 1892 at 90 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Raphael Tracey
American soccer player (1904-1975).
Born February 6th, 1904 in Illinois.
Died March 6th, 1975 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
Camillo di Pietro
Catholic cardinal (1806–1884).
Born January 10th, 1806 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1884 at 78 years old in Rome.
Johann Jacoby
Prussian politician (1805-1877).
Born May 1st, 1805 in Königsberg.
Died March 6th, 1877 at 71 years old in Königsberg.
Vahram Papazyan
American olympic middle-distance runner (1892-1986).
Born September 12th, 1892 in Constantinople.
Died March 6th, 1986 at 93 years old in Emerson.
Dudley Storey
New zealand rower (1939–2017).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Wairoa.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 77 years old in Auckland (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Aleksandr Dulichenko
Estonian-russian linguist (1941-2026).
Born October 30th, 1941 in Vysokij.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 84 years old
Francis Piasecki
French footballer (1951-2018).
Born July 28th, 1951 in Talange.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 66 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Waldemar Blatskauskas
Brazilian basketball player (1938-1964).
Born March 17th, 1938 in São Paulo.
Died March 6th, 1964 at 25 years old (traffic collision).
Silviu Bindea
Romanian footballer (1912-1992).
Born October 24th, 1912 in Blaj.
Died March 6th, 1992 at 79 years old in Blaj.
Max Fürbringer
German anatomist and ornithologist (1846-1920).
Born January 30th, 1846 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died March 6th, 1920 at 74 years old in Heidelberg.
Anne-Marie Berglund
Swedish writer.
Born January 31st, 1952 in Espoo.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 68 years old in Högalid (disease). [ref]
Edgar Krahn
Estonian mathematician (1894–1961).
Born October 1st, 1894 in Laiuse.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 66 years old in Rockville.
Baron Max Hussarek von Heinlein
Austrian lawyer (1865-1935).
Born May 3rd, 1865 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1935 at 69 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Francesco Filippini
Italian painter and theorist (1853–1895).
Born September 18th, 1853 in Brescia.
Died March 6th, 1895 at 41 years old in Milan (pneumonia).
Magdaleno Mercado
Mexican footballer (1944-2020).
Born April 4th, 1944 in La Experiencia.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 75 years old [ref]
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