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Who died on 6 March?

Celebrities who died on 6 March

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Oldest

99 years, 25 days

Youngest

20 years, 18 days

Born first

16 January 1870

Died first

6 March 1943

Born last

21 February 1999

Died last

6 March 2023

Russian-American novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

Russian-American novelist and philosopher

1982
actress and first lady of the United States Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

actress and first lady of the United States

2016
English Music hall, film, singer, comedian George Formby

George Formby

English Music hall, film, singer, comedian

1961
German-American nuclear physicist Hans Bethe

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

2005
American songwriter, screenwriter and publisher Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

American songwriter, screenwriter and publisher

2012
American artist  Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann

American artist

2019
Indian actress Shammi

Shammi

Indian actress

2018
American actor William Hopper

William Hopper

American actor

1970
American writer Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck

American writer

1973
American musical film star, operatic baritone Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy

American musical film star, operatic baritone

1967
Welsh composer and actor Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

Welsh composer and actor

1951
Indian actor Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani

Indian actor

2016
American philosopher Jude Patrick Dougherty

Jude Patrick Dougherty

American philosopher

2021
New Zealand politician; first transgender mayor Georgina Beyer

Georgina Beyer

New Zealand politician; first transgender mayor

2023
British politician Herbert Morrison

Herbert Morrison

British politician

1965
American professional baseball player, outfielder Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett

American professional baseball player, outfielder

2006
British biologist and Nobel laureate John Sulston

John Sulston

British biologist and Nobel laureate

2018
Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri

Greek actress, singer and politician

1994
German actress Nikki van der Zyl

Nikki van der Zyl

German actress

2021
Italian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro

Manlio Sgalambro

Italian philosopher

2014
actor Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

actor

1984
actress Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

actress

2005
Irish-American singer and actress  Carmel Quinn

Carmel Quinn

Irish-American singer and actress

2021
American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner

American jazz pianist

2020
American dancer Danny Tidwell

Danny Tidwell

American dancer

2020
German author  Katja Behrens

Katja Behrens

German author

2021
norwegian philosopher  Egil A. Wyller

Egil A. Wyller

norwegian philosopher

2021
American musician Mark Linkous

Mark Linkous

American musician

2010
Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman

1951
Canadian ice hockey player Henri Richard

Henri Richard

Canadian ice hockey player

2020
American actress and musician Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson

American actress and musician

2001
Japanese writer and businessman Kan Kikuchi

Kan Kikuchi

Japanese writer and businessman

1948
French political activist and essayist Guillaume Faye

Guillaume Faye

French political activist and essayist

2019
actress Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

actress

1965
Dutch model Lotte van der Zee

Lotte van der Zee

Dutch model

2019
English film actor Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

English film actor

1989
German politician Heinz Schwarz

Heinz Schwarz

German politician

2023
Chilean actor Bélgica Castro

Bélgica Castro

Chilean actor

2020
Dutch engineer and inventor  Lou Ottens

Lou Ottens

Dutch engineer and inventor

2021
singer Cathy Berberian

Cathy Berberian

singer

1983
baseball player and manager, first manager of the Boston Red Sox Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins

baseball player and manager, first manager of the Boston Red Sox

1943
American actor Fred Stone

Fred Stone

American actor

1959
American engineer  Allan J. McDonald

Allan J. McDonald

American engineer

2021
actor Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

actor

1967
American politician  Jack Buechner

Jack Buechner

American politician

2020
American football player Marquis Cooper

Marquis Cooper

American football player

2009
Turkish Olympic middle-distance runner Vahram Papazyan

Vahram Papazyan

Turkish Olympic middle-distance runner

1986
American politician Tom Turnipseed

Tom Turnipseed

American politician

2020