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March 6, 1932

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1932Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (died 2010)[†]

Marc Louis Bazin was a World Bank official, former United Nations functionary and Haitian Minister of Finance and Economy under the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier. He was prime minister of Haiti appointed on June 4, 1992, by the military government that had seized power on September 30, 1991.

Jean Boht

1932Jean Boht, English actress (died 2023)[†]

Jean Boht was an English actress, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's sitcom Bread, one of several actors to remain with the show for its entire seven series tenure from 1986 to 1991.

Bronisław Geremek

1932Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2008)[†]

Bronisław Geremek was a Polish social historian and politician. He was an opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic and participated in the Polish Round Table Agreement.

Timofei Moșneaga

1932Timofei Moșneaga, Moldovan physician and politician, Moldovan Minister of Health (died 2014)[†]

Timofei Moșneaga was a Moldovan and Soviet physician and politician who served as the Minister of Health of Moldova from 1994 to 1997. He was the Director of the Republican Clinical Hospital for over forty years (1960–2003). As of 2017, the hospital is named after him.

Notable Deaths

John Philip Sousa

1932John Philip Sousa, American conductor and composer (born 1854)[†]

John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford. Among Sousa's best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever", "Semper Fidelis", "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post".