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March 6, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 5, 2014, covering March 6, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Outsiders by Eric Church

    The Outsiders

    Eric Church

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Cole Swindell by Cole Swindell

    Cole Swindell

    Cole Swindell

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 49 by Various Artists

    NOW 49

    Various Artists

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Beyonce by Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Notable Deaths

Alemayehu Atomsa

2014Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (born 1969)[†]

Alemayehu Atomsa was an Ethiopian politician who served as the president of the Oromia Region, the largest of the country's regions, from 2010 until his resignation due to illness in 2014, from which he died in Bangkok, Thailand, on 6 March 2014.

Frank Jobe

2014Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (born 1925)[†]

Frank Wilson Jobe was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players.

Sheila MacRae

2014Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1921)[†]

Sheila Margaret MacRae was an English-born American actress, singer, and dancer.

Martin Nesbitt (politician)

2014Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (born 1946)[†]

Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. was a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 49th district. An attorney from Asheville, North Carolina, Nesbitt was elected to eleven terms in the state House before moving to the state senate in 2004.

Manlio Sgalambro

2014Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (born 1924)[†]

Manlio Sgalambro was an Italian philosopher, writer, and poet born in Lentini.

Historical Context for March 6, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]