Famous Deaths on March 6

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1967)

Brazilian politician and former governor of the state of São Paulo from 1995 to 2001 (born 1930–2001)

Nigerian writer

Pakistani general

Australian physicist

Ukrainian educator, local historian, literary critic, folklorist, writer

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1938)

Spanish naturalist (1872-1965)

Brazilian scientist (1842-1909)

Norwegian author and art historian (1834–1917)

Baltic German art historian, architect and university teacher (1849-1919)

Bulgarian writer and activist, editor

Peruvian writer (1872–1966)

Indian politician

Turkish diplomat and statesperson (1891–1980)

Greek actress, singer and politician. Minister of Culture of Greece (1920–1994)

Polish historian (1920–1981)

Chilean painter (1872-1960)

Swiss physician, politician, and philosopher (1780–1866)

French naturalist (1797–1880)

American businessman (1785–1851)

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

American activist, translator, author

Hungarian architect (1789-1867)

Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683)

Spanish theologian and philosopher

Empress consort of Japan

Japanese poet and writer

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