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March 6th
270 Notable deaths
William Courtright
Actor (1848-1933).
Born March 10th, 1848 in New Milford.
Died March 6th, 1933 at 84 years old in Ione.
Johan August Wahlberg
Swedish zoologist (1810-1856).
Born October 9th, 1810.
Died March 6th, 1856 at 45 years old in Lake Ngami (animal attack).
Dorothea Pertz
English botanist (1859-1939).
Born March 14th, 1859 in London.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Josef Vojta
Czech soccer player (1935–2023).
Born April 19th, 1935 in Plzeň.
Died March 6th, 2023 at 87 years old [ref]
Grațian Sepi
Romanian footballer (1910-1977).
Born December 30th, 1910 in Vălcani.
Died March 6th, 1977 at 66 years old
Joseph Autran
French poet (1813–1877).
Born June 20th, 1813 in Marseille.
Died March 6th, 1877 at 63 years old in Marseille.
Marek Ostrowski
Polish footballer (1959-2017).
Born November 22nd, 1959 in Gmina Skrwilno.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 57 years old in Stockerau. [ref]
Xercès Louis
French footballer (1926-1978).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Sainte-Marie.
Died March 6th, 1978 at 51 years old in Alès. [ref]
Vyacheslav Shishkov
Russian-soviet writer (1873—1945).
Born October 3rd, 1873 in Bezhetsk.
Died March 6th, 1945 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Eberhard Fraas
German palaeontologist and geologist (1862-1915).
Born June 26th, 1862 in Stuttgart.
Died March 6th, 1915 at 52 years old in Stuttgart (dysentery).
Ronald Pettersson
Ice hockey player (1935-2010).
Born April 16th, 1935 in Surahammar.
Died March 6th, 2010 at 74 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Iša Krejčí
Czech musician (1904–1968).
Born July 10th, 1904 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1968 at 63 years old in Prague. [ref]
João Barbosa Rodrigues
Brazilian scientist (1842-1909).
Born June 22nd, 1842 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 6th, 1909 at 66 years old in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí.
Michel Giacobini
French astronomer (1873-1938).
Born September 10th, 1873 in Pancheraccia.
Died March 6th, 1938 at 64 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Moinot
French writer (1920-2007).
Born March 29th, 1920 in Fressines. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2007 at 86 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Loni Heuser
Actress (1908–1999).
Born January 22nd, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Barbro Kollberg
Swedish film actress (1917-2014).
Born December 27th, 1917 in Eskilstuna Klosters församling.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Stockholm.
Carlos Sherman
Uruguayan translator (1934–2005).
Born October 25th, 1934 in Montevideo.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Norway.
Alojz Benac
Bosnia-herzegovinian archaeologist and historian..
Born October 20th, 1914 in Derventa.
Died March 6th, 1992 at 77 years old in Sarajevo.
Marcello Mimmi
Catholic cardinal (1882-1961).
Born July 18th, 1882 in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Rome.
Robert Thornby
American film director and actor (1888-1953).
Born March 27th, 1888 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans Hermann Behr
German-american botanist and entomologist (1818–1904).
Born August 18th, 1818 in Köthen.
Died March 6th, 1904 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Jim Taylor
English footballer (1917-2001).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Hillingdon.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 83 years old in Reading.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø