March 6th famous deaths

Nancy Reagan
American first lady, wife of president ronald reagan. author of "my turn, the memoirs of nancy regan" 1980 and "first lady". infancy was named "nancy", after actress edith luckett, and kenneth robbins, a car dealer owner. shortly after nancy was born, dad died. mom struggled for two years on her own, and then she left to pursue her acting career. …
Elwyn Simons
Renowned for his contributions to primate paleontology and as the founder of the Duke Lemur Center.
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan was a prominent First Lady known for her advocacy work.
Sheila Varian
American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)

2015

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
An Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for three terms.
Fred Craddock
American minister and academic (b. 1928)
Ram Sundar Das
Indian lawyer and politician, 18th chief minister of bihar (b. 1921)
Enrique Vicéns (Coco)
Puerto rican-american basketball player and politician (b. 1926)

2014

Alfonso Grosso
Italian poet and writer known for his lyrical works.
Sheila MacRae
English-american actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
Alemayehu Atomsa
Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014)
Martin Nesbitt
American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
Manlio Sgalambro
Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)

Frank Jobe

American surgeon and sergeant (d. 2014).

2013

Tyner
Renowned jazz pianist known for his innovative style.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
Chorão
Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1970)
Alvin Lee
English singer-songwriter/guitarist (ten years after) (d. 2013.)
W. Wallace Cleland
American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)

2012

Francisco Xavier do Amaral
East timorese politician, 1st president of east timor (b. 1937)
Donald M. Payne
American businessman and politician (b. 1934)
Helen Walulik
American baseball player (b. 1929)

2011

Sasao Gouland
Governor of chuuk state, micronesia (b. 1933)

2010

Endurance Idahor
Nigerian footballer (born 1984)
Mark Linkous
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1962)
Betty Millard
American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911)
Mark Linkous
Sparklehorse member (born 1962).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Natiya Abashidze
Renowned Georgian poet known for his lyrical works.
Athol Gulstone
Renowned chemist known for his work in polymer science.
Francis Magalona
Actor and director of a filipino rapper (d. 2009).
Susan Tsvangirai
Morgan tsvangirai's wife (born 1959).

2008

Peter Poreku Dery
Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918)
Peter Poreku Dery
Cardinal and archbishop emeritus tamale (born 1918).

2007

Ernest Gallo
Co-founder of E & J Gallo Winery, one of the largest winemakers in the world.
Jean Baudrillard
French philosopher, sociologist and cultural theorist. also a photographer. his work is often associated with postmodernism, and more specifically post-structuralism.
Keene Swett
Known for his contributions to the field of condensed matter physics.
Allen Coage (''Bad News Brown'')
American wrestler and judoka (born 1943).

2006

Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett was an American professional baseball player who played his entire 12-year career with the Minnesota Twins and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Dana Reeve
American actress and activist, widow of christoper reev (born 1961).
Anne Braden
American civil rights activist (born in 1924)
King Floyd
American musician (born 1945)

2005

Hans Bethe
German-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1906)
Teresa Wright
Academy Award-winning American actress known for her roles in classic films like 'Mrs. Miniver.'
Hans Bethe
German-american physicist, well-known for his work on the formation and energy of stars. as chief of los alamos' theoretical physics division, he was an important figure in the development and use of the atomic bomb. he is the reason bethe carbon cycle was named after him. this is because it is the first explanation of stellar and solar energy that …
Tommy Vance
English radio host (b. 1943)
Danny Gardella
American baseball player and trainer (d. 2005)

Gladys Marín

Chilean activist and political figure (b.1938)

2004

Frances Dee
American singer and actress (d. 2004).
Ray Fernandez
American wrestler (born 1957).
Hercules
Prominent computer scientist known for contributions to artificial intelligence.
Frances Dee
American actress. she was opposite maurice chevalier and starred in the talkie musical playboy of paris (1930). in the movie an american tragedy (1931), she starred in a role that was later recast by elizabeth taylor in the 1951 remake, a place in the sun.

2003

Emilian Dobrescu
Romanian economist known for his contributions to economic theory.

2002

Sister Miriam Michael Stimson
Sister Miriam Michael Stimson was a pioneering chemist known for her research in biochemistry.
Bryan Fogarty
Canadian professional ice hockey player (d.2002)

2001

Kim Walker
American actress (born 1968).

2000

John Colicos
Canadian tv and film star with extensive support roles in "postman always rings twice", and as a regular figure in star trek tv's '90s series.

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Bahranian king (d. 1999)
Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah
Emir of bahrain (born 1933).

1998

Frank Barrett
American baseball player (born 1913).

1997

Anthony Hopkins
Welch is an actor from england who is an exceptional international player in tv and films. he started his career as an assistant stage manager in manchester in england. in 1955, he made his first appearance on stage. he was so drunk that he could not even walk on stage after a decade. he was drinking so much that he …
Michael Manley
Jamaican soldier, pilot, and politician, 4th prime minister of jamaica (b. 1924)
Cheddi Jagan
Guyanese politician, 4th president of guyana (b. 1918)
Ursula Torday
English author (b. 1912)
Jagan Guyanes
Prime minister of guyana (1953-57-64)

Michael Manley

Fourth prime minister of jamaica, jamaican politician and pilot (d. 1997).

1996

Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay
Politician dies at 88
Simon Cadell
Actor (enemy at the door), dies at 45
Herbert "Herb" Hall
Clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at age 88.

1995

Delroy Wilson
Jamaican reggae artist known for hits like 'Better Must Come' and 'I'm Still Waiting'.
David Beinhoff
Mayor dies at the age of 24.
Delroy George Wilson
Singer, dies at 46
Emile van Moerkerken
Photographer (ice princess) dies at the age of 78.
Helene Weijel
Author (in two worlds), is killed at 44

1994

Mellina Mercouri
Greek actress known for her roles in international films.
Merlina Mercouri
Renowned Greek actress and politician.
Melane Mercouri
Melane Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, and politician who starred in films such as 'Never on Sunday' and 'Topkapi'.
Melina Mercouri
Greek actress, singer, and politician, 9th greek minister of culture (d. 1994)
Melina Mercouri
Greek politician known for her activism and cultural contributions.

Max Schubert

Winemaker dies at 89.

Moses Rascoe

Blues singer, dies at age 77.

Leighton Noble

Singer/bandleader, dies at age 81.

Melina Mercouri

The daughter of the minister for the interior, a greek actress and well-known family. she was an international star, and a triumph on stage in athens. she was beautiful and outrageous, and everything she did was extraordinary.

Tengis Abuladze

Georgia ssr member in parliament (penalty), dies at the age of 71

1993

Douglas Marland
At 58, soap writer "as the world turns" dies.

1992

Thorvald Nordby
Norwegian chemist known for his work on the chemistry of natural products.
Vitor Jorge
Portuguese painter known for his abstract and colorful artworks.
Maria Vieira da Silva
Portuguese painter (mirror palace), is killed at the age of 83.
Emmy Huf
Dutch cabaret performer / writer (i want warm meat)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Harry Andrews
Kent, england -- actor. (equus man of la mancha, man of la mancha).
Glendon Allvine
American astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of variable stars.

1988

Daniel McCann
Provisional ira volunteer (b. 1957)
Seán Savage
Provisional ira volunteer (b. 1965)
Mairéad Farrell
Provisional ira volunteer (b. 1957)
Sean Savage
Irish republican (born 1965).
Konstantin Iliev
Composer dies at 63

Mairead Farrell

Irish republican (born 1957).

1987

Severina Šraml
Renowned poet known for her lyrical works.

1986

Georgia O'Keeffe
An American modernist painter known for her large-scale paintings of flowers, landscapes, and architectural forms.
Jeorgia O'Keefe
Jeorgia O'Keefe was an American artist known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes.
Georga O'Keeffe
Georga O'Keeffe was an American artist known for her distinctive paintings of flowers, cityscapes, and landscapes.
Jeorgia O'Keeffe
Jeorgia O'Keeffe was an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Georgie O'Keeffe
Renowned American artist known for her unique style of modernist paintings.

Sherman Brothers

Sherman Brothers were famous songwriters and entrepreneurs.

1985

Eric Sloane
American artist dies at the age of 80.

1984

Pierre Cochereau
French organist and composer (d. 1984)
Martin Niemöller
German pastor and theologian (b. 1892)
Henry Wilcoxon
Dominican-american actor and producer (b. 1905)
Homer N. Wallin
American admiral (b. 1893)
Billy Collins Jr.
American boxer (b. 1961)

1983

Donald Maclean
Donald Maclean was a British mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.
Thelma Pelish
Actress (pajama game), dead at 55

1982

Ayn Rand
Russian-born american writer. author of "atlas shrugged" (and other philosophical novels) based on her philosphy, which she called "objectivism".
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum
Renowned writer known for her philosophy of Objectivism.
Jan Lemaire
Dutch actor/writer (beautiful juultje) dies at 97

1981

Rambhau Mhalgi
Indian politician and member of the lok sabha (b. 1921)
George Geary
English cricketer and coach (b. 1893)
Klaus Grabowski
Parent shoots child molester

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Gillis Wetter
Swedish physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.
Charles Wagenheim
Actor (halligan gunsmoke), died at 83

1978

Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (d. 1999)

1977

Ophia Merrill
Known for her work on variable stars and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Odin Langen
Norwegian politician who served as Minister of Social Affairs.
Alvin R. Dyer
American religious leader (b. 1903)

1976

Maxie Rosenbloom
American boxer (b. 1903)
"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom
Champion light-heavyweight boxer (1932-1934), dies at the age of 71.
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
American actor and boxer (born in 1903)

1974

Ernest Becker
Author and academic american-canadian ananthropologist (d. 1974).

1973

Pearl Buck
Pearl S. Buck was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China.
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck was an American writer and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938.
Pearl S. Buck
American novelist, essayist, short story writer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1892)
Pearl S[ydenstricker] Buck
Author (good earth-nobel 1938), dies at 80
Vera Fjodorova Panova
Russian author (sputniki) dies at 67

Paul Klecki / Kletzki

Polish violinist/composer/conductor, died at 72

Pearl S Buck

American writer, nobel prize laureate. (born in 1892)

1972

Osman Seyfi
Turkish poet and writer who contributed to Turkish literature.

1971

Thurston Dart
British musicologist known for his research in the field of music history and theory.

1970

William Hopper
Hedda and de wolf hopper were his parents. he was an american actor and a well-known family. he starred in several "b" movies during the 1930s and then quit to sell cars for a decade. in the 1950s, he made his return as a character actor and eventually landed the lead role opposite raymond burr on the courtroom drama "perry …

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Nadya Rusheva
Russian painter (born 1952).

1968

Joseph Martin Jr
Speaker of the house, at the age of 83.
Isa Krejci
Composer dies at 63

1967

Zolton Kodaly
Renowned Hungarian composer known for his choral works and contributions to music education.
Nelson Eddy
American baritone singer and actor. he was a star of the day in musicals with jeannette macdonald in '30s and 1940s. his 16 films, including "rose marie" 1936 and "new moon," 1940, were both hugely successful on radio and in nightclubs.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hungarian ethnomusicologist, composer, pedagogue and linguist. internationally, he is most well-known as the founder of the koda!ly method.
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, linguist, and philosopher (b. 1882)
John Haden Badley
English author and educator, founded the bedales school (b. 1865)

Oscar Shaw

Actor (rhythm on the river marianne), is killed at 76

John Haden Badley

English educator and author (born 1865).

1966

Richard Hageman
Composer dies at 83

1965

Herbert Morrison
British Labour politician and Deputy Prime Minister during World War II.
Margaret Dumont
American actress (d. 1965).
Ruvim Pergament
Composer dies at 58
Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker]
Actress (animal crackers), dead at 75

1964

Clarece Hill
Acclaimed opera singer with a powerful and emotive voice.
Mars Gustav
Mars Gustav was a renowned painter known for his unique style and use of color.
Paul of Greece (b. 1901)
King Paul
At the age of 62, i of greece (1947-64) is killed.

1963

Kornelis ter Laan
At 91 years old, zaandam dies as the first dutch socialist mayor.

1962

Rezso Kokai
56 years old death of composer

1961

George Formby
English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
Kjeld Abell
Danish playwright/director at tivoli, dies aged 59.
George Formby
British comedian and singer (born in 1904)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Fred Stone
Actor (hideaway westerner), is killed at 85

1955

Mammad Amin Rasulzade
Azerbaijani scholar and politician (b. 1884)

1954

Jan Kalf
Dutch literature/art historian dies at age 80
Louis Zimmermann
Violinist dies at age 80

1952

Jürgen Stroop
German general (d. 1952)
Jurgen Stroop
Nazi ss-leader (born 1895)

1951

Ivor Novello
British actor in the 20s and 30s in both u.s. films and british films. his film credits include "man without desire" and "the constant nymph." novello was multi-talented. he was a playwright and popular music composer as well as a producer.
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Ukrainian playwright and politician, prime minister of ukraine (b. 1880)
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st prime minster of ukrainian people's republic (d. 51).

1950

Albert François Lebrun
French engineer and politician, 15th president of france (b. 1871)
Albert Lebrun
French politician and president of france's third republic following the assassination in 1932 of president paul doumer.
Lew Lehr
Comedian (stop me if you heard this one), passes away at 54

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

Ross Lockridge
American author of "raintree county", published in 1948, after seven years of writing.
Ross Lockridge Jr.
American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914)
Alice Woodby McKane
First black woman doctor in savannah, georgia (b. 1865)

1947

Halford John Mackinder
Renowned geographer known for the Heartland Theory.
Ludwig Weber
Komponist, who dies at 55

1945

Jan Thijssen
Dutch resistance fighter executed at savage farm
Rudolph Karel
Composer dies at 64

1941

Francis Aveling
Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)
Gutzon Borglum
American sculptor who carved the faces of four american presidents in the mountainside at mt. rushmore, sd. he was also responsible for the washington, dc statue of sheridan and the large head lincoln at the capital building.
Leen Schijvenschuurder
Execution of the dutch february strike leader
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum
At the age of 73, mount rushmore sculptor dies.

1940

Sherman Hinkley
Sherman Hinkley was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

Ferdinand von Lindemann
German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
[Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann
German mathematician, who dies at the age of 86.

1938

Derward Harris
American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School.

1937

Frank Vosper
Actor/writer (jew suss), died at 37

1936

Rubin Goldmark
Composer dies at 63
Josef Stransky
Composer dies at 63

1935

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jr., american politician (born 1841)
Fridolf Rhudin
Swedish comedian and actor (born 1895).

1933

Anton Cermak
Czech-american lawyer and politician, 44th mayor of chicago (b. 1873)
Anton Cermak
Bohemian-american politician and mayor of chicago between 1931-1933. he was assassinated on 2/15/1933 by an assassin who was actually aiming for president roosevelt.

1932

Willa Sibert
American businesswoman known for founding the Girl Scouts of the USA.
John Philip Sousa
American conductor and composer (b. 1854)

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1928

Agatha Gozzano
Italian poet known for her lyrical works.

1925

Meta Orred
British botanist who made significant contributions to the study of algae and marine plants.

1924

Meyer E van Beem
Actor (moittige janus), dies at 85

1920

Wealthy Boyd
Known for her charitable contributions to education and healthcare.
Ömer Seyfettin
Turkish soldier educator and author (d. 1920).

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

Oskars Kalpaks
Latvian colonel (b. 1882)

1917

Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom premier of Belgium (1899)
At the age of 73, he dies.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on March 6th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1905

Makar Yekmalyan
Renowned investigative journalist known for uncovering political corruption.
John Henninger Reagan
American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd confederate states of america secretary of the treasury (b. 1818)
John Henninger Reagan
American confederate politician (born 1818)

1902

Moritz Kaposi
Described Kaposi's sarcoma, a type of cancer.

1900

Langdon W. Moore
Langdon W. Moore was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a Union Army officer during the Civil War.
Gottlieb Daimler
German industrial designer, engineer and industrialist. he was a pioneer in the development of automobiles and internal-combustion engines. he was the inventor of the high-speed petrol engine.

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