Discover the most famous people who died on March 6. The list includes people like Nancy Reagan, Ayn Rand, Davy Crockett, Louisa May Alcott, Gottlieb Daimler. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, actors and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Greece and many more countries.
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Davy Crockett(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1827 to 1831)
Birthdate: August 17, 1786
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Limestone, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1836
American folk hero Davy Crockett, or the "King of the Wild Frontier,” was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and part of the Texas Revolution. He opposed the Indian Removal Act. He was killed by the Mexican army the Battle of the Alamo.
Birthdate: November 29, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1888
Novelist and short story writer Louisa May Alcott is best remembered as the author of the 1868 novel Little Women and its sequels, Little Men and Jo's Boys. She initially wrote using the pseudonym “A. M. Barnard.” She never married and remained a life-long feminist and abolitionist.
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Georgia O'Keeffe(American Modernist Artist Known for Her Flowers and New York Skyscrapers Paintings)
Birthdate: November 15, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1986
Artist Georgia O'Keeffe enriched American modernism and precisionism with her artwork, mostly water color and charcoal paintings. She was the first female artist to have a retrospective at New York’s MOMA. Her paintings focused on the cityscapes and landscapes of New York and New Mexico, and abstract flowers.
Birthdate: July 6, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2016
Nancy Reagan was an American actress who also served as the first lady of the US between 1981 and 1989. One of her major initiatives as the first lady was her role in founding a drug awareness campaign called Just Say No. She had a strong influence on President Ronald Reagan, having an impact on many of his diplomatic decisions.
Birthdate: February 20, 1756
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: 1814
A charming socialite, Angelica Schuyler Church was the daughter of Continental Army General, Philip Schuyler, and wife of British MP, John Barker Church. During her lifetime, she interacted with and created lasting friendship with numerous personalities, from revolutionaries to artists and politicians, like Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. She has been portrayed in the acclaimed Broadway musical Hamilton.
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Dana Reeve(Actress, Wife of Superman actor Christopher Reeve who became an outspoken supporter of disability causes)
Birthdate: March 17, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: November 6, 1854
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1932
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William Hopper(Actor)
Birthdate: January 26, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1970
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Ayn Rand(Writer and Philosopher Known for Her Best-Selling Novels ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’)
Birthdate: February 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1982
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American philosopher and writer. Apart from publishing two best-selling novels, Ayn Rand is credited with developing a philosophical system called Objectivism. Over the years, Ayn Rand has been a major influence among American conservatives and libertarians. Some of the famous personalities influenced by her include Amber Heard, Vince Vaughn, Jimmy Wales, Ayelet Shaked, and Mary Ruwart.
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Pearl Buck(Winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: June 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hillsboro
Died: 1973
Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Pearl Buck was raised in China by her missionary parents. She grew up to teach English literature in Chinese universities and later penned books such as East Wind, West Wind and The Good Earth, which were based on her experiences in China.
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Kirby Puckett(Baseball Players)
Birthdate: March 14, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2006
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: October 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 2005
Teresa Wright was an American actress best remembered for her portrayal of Carol Beldon in the 1942 romantic war drama film Mrs. Miniver, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Teresa Wright worked with top directors like Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her professionalism.
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Robert Osborne(Actor, Television actor, Biographer, Film actor, Historian, Journalist, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colfax
Died: 2017
Best known for his over two-decade-long stint as a Turner Classic Movies host, Robert Osborne also gained fame for his penning The Official History of the Academy Awards and the National Film Book Award-winning 50 Golden Years of Oscar. A qualified journalist, he also wrote columns for The Hollywood Reporter.
Birthdate: March 17, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Schorndorf, Germany
Died: 1900
Gottlieb Daimler was a German engineer, industrialist, and industrial designer. A pioneer of automobile development and internal combustion engines, Daimler is credited with inventing the liquid petroleum-fueled engine. In 1978, Gottlieb Daimler was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.
Birthdate: August 1, 1809
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saluda County, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1836
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Constanze Mozart(Austrian Singer and Biographer )
Birthdate: January 5, 1762
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zell im Wiesental, Germany
Died: 1842
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Billy Collins Jr.(Boxer)
Birthdate: September 21, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1984
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James Bowie(American Pioneer, Slave Smuggler and Trader)
Birthdate: 1796 AD
Birthplace: Logan County, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1836
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Martin Niemöller(German Theologian and Pastor Known for His Most Famous Poem 'First They Came...')
Birthdate: January 14, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lippstadt, Germany
Died: 1984
Best remembered for the quote “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out...,” Martin Niemöller was a German pastor who tried to counter discrimination against Christian converts with Jewish heritage. His Confessing Church was perhaps his apology for initially being a Nazi sympathizer.
Birthdate: March 8, 1841
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1935
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Melina Mercouri(Greek Actress and Former Minister for Culture)
Birthdate: October 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 1994
Maria Amalia Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, politician, activist, and socialist. Mercouri had a profound acting career and is remembered for her portrayal of Ilya in the film Never on Sunday, which earned her a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award. As a politician, Mercouri served as the Minister of Culture and Sports, the first female to do so.
Birthdate: July 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Strasbourg
Died: 2005
A physiology professor’s son, Hans Bethe had shown immense talent in math as a child. The German-American theoretical physicist and Cornell professor was a pioneer of quantum physics and later won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his research on stellar nucleosynthesis, or the formation of energy in stars.
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McCoy Tyner(Pianist)
Birthdate: December 11, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2020
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George Formby(Actor, Comedian, Film producer, Musician)
Birthdate: May 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wigan
Died: 1961
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Frances Dee(Actress)
Birthdate: November 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2004
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Alvin Lee(Lead Vocalist and Lead Guitarist of the Blues Rock Band 'Ten Years After')
Birthdate: December 19, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nottingham, England
Died: 2013
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Jean Baudrillard(French Sociologist Known for His Analyses of Media, Contemporary Culture, and Technological Communication)
Birthdate: July 27, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: 2007
Renowned sociologist and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard is remembered for introducing concepts of hyperreality and simulacrum. Initially a teacher of German literature in schools, he later taught sociology at Paris X Nanterre. He coined the phrase the desert of the real, which was later used in the film The Matrix.
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Ivor Novello(Actor, Playwright, Composer, Writer, Screenwriter, Songwriter)
Birthdate: January 15, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cardiff
Died: 1951
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Robert Bernard Sherman(Songwriter)
Birthdate: December 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, US
Died: 2012
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Francis Magalona(Singer)
Birthdate: October 4, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mandaluyong, Philippines
Died: 2009
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Kim Walker(Actress)
Birthdate: June 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2001
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Margaret Dumont(Actress)
Birthdate: October 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Died: 1965
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Henri Richard(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Player Who Played Centre)
Birthdate: February 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2020
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Zoltan Kodaly(Hungarian Composer and Creator of the ‘Kodály Method’ of Music Education)
Birthdate: December 16, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kecskemét, Hungary
Died: 1967
Hungarian composer and folk music legend Zoltan Kodaly pioneered what is known as the Kodály method of music education. His style reflected a fusion of Hungarian, Italian, and French tunes. His music originated from years of research on folk music in Hungarian villages, leading to his thesis on the same.
Birthdate: July 19, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Claremont House, Surrey, England
Died: 1954
Charles Edward, a grandson of Queen Victoria, was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, part of Germany, since age 13. Named a traitor for fighting in the German Army during World War II, he was stripped of his British wealth and charged with war crimes. He died a poor man.
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Reginald Johnston(Commissioner of Weihaiwei (1927–1930) ,Former diplomat who served as the tutor and advisor to Puyi, the last Emperor of China)
Birthdate: October 13, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1938
Birthdate: March 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Port Mourant, Guyana
Died: 1997
The first elected prime minister of British Guyana, Cheddi Jagan was born to a sugarcane plantation worker and was a practicing dentist. Although his parents were poor Indian-born Hindu migrants, Jagan made it to top-notch institutes. He later earned the tag of the Guyanese Father of the Nation.
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Rudolf Otto(German Theologian and One of the Most Influential Scholars of Religion in the Early Twentieth Century)
Birthdate: September 25, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peine, Germany
Died: 1937
Initially a professor of theology, philosopher Rudolf Otto later contributed to some of the most significant works of theology, such as The Idea of the Holy. He was also a member of the Prussian Parliament and is remembered for his services to Christianity and his idea of numinous.
Birthdate: November 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Dorp
Died: 1914
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Nelson Eddy(American Actor and Singer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1967
Nelson Eddy was an American actor and singer. A classically trained baritone, Eddy was the world's highest paid singer at the peak of his career. During his illustrious career, which spanned 40 years, Nelson Eddy earned many prestigious awards including three stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is also credited with inspiring many Americans to pursue music.
Birthdate: October 8, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: 1905
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Luang Pu Thuat(Monk)
Birthdate: March 3, 1582
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Songkhla, Thailand
Died: 1682
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Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass(Actress)
Birthdate: June 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Patrowo, Reichsgau Wartheland Wartheland
Died: 1995
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Donald Maclean(Diplomat)
Birthdate: May 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1983
While he was a member of the British Foreign Office, diplomat Donald Maclean was also simultaneously spying for the Soviet Union as part of the Cambridge Five, supplying them confidential information. He eventually vanished from England and reappeared as a Communist in the Soviet Union, years later.
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Stompin' Tom Connors(Canadian Country and Folk Singer-Songwriter Known for His Hit Single 'The Hockey Song')
Birthdate: February 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 2013
Canadian country singer Stompin' Tom Connors is remembered for his legendary tracks such as Sudbury Saturday Night and The Hockey Song. His many accolades include a Governor's General Performing Arts Award and an honorary degree, though he sent back all his Juno Awards to protest against its qualification guidelines.
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Maxie Rosenbloom(Boxer)
Birthdate: November 1, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, U.S.
Died: 1976
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Halford Mackinder(British Geographer, Academic and One of the Founding Fathers of Both 'Geopolitics' and 'Geostrategy')
Birthdate: February 15, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gainsborough, England
Died: 1947
Halford Mackinder was an English geographer, politician, and academic. He is considered one of the founding fathers of geostrategy as well as geopolitics. Mackinder’s work helped establish geography as a separate discipline in the UK. An influential academic, Halford Mackinder held important positions in popular universities, including the University Extension College and the London School of Economics.
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Otis Blackwell(Songwriter)
Birthdate: February 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2002
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Frank Jobe(Surgeon)
Birthdate: July 16, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2014
American orthopedic surgeon Frank Jobe is best remembered for pioneering the Tommy John surgery for baseball athletes, named after Los Angeles Dodgers player Tommy John, on whom the surgery was first performed. He also co-wote books such as Play Ball! and 30 Exercises for Better Golf.
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William Worrall Mayo(Chemist, Politician, Gynaecologist, Editor)
Birthdate: May 31, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Salford
Died: 1911
Part of the renowned Mayo family of doctors of the U.S., William Worrall Mayo played a key role in establishing the Mayo Clinic. He and his two sons built the St. Mary’s Hospital, along with the Sisters of St. Francis, after the deadly tornado of 1883 destroyed Rochester.
