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March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 300 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. For the Thoroughbred racehorse see Omar Khayyam (horse Ghiyās od-Dīn Abol-Fath Omār ibn Ebrāhīm Khayyām Neyshābūri (غیاث الدین The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical
• 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to Casimir IV of Poland, and the Polish king agrees to help in their struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights. The Thirteen Years' War was also the name of an Austrian-Ottoman War Thirteen Years War in Hungary The Thirteen Years' War (Dreizehnjähriger Krieg Wojna trzynastoletnia The Prussian Confederation (Preußischer Bund or Bund vor Gewalt; Związek Pruski was an organization formed in 1440 by a group of 53 gentry and clergy and 19 cities in Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order.
• 1479 - Treaty of Alcaçovas - Portugal gives the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa. The Treaty of Alcáçovas (also known as Treaty or Peace of Alcáçovas-Toledo) was signed on September 4, 1479 between the Catholic Monarchs Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent.
• 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated
• 1788 - The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand A penal colony is a Settlement used to detain Prisoners and generally use them for Penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's
• 1820 - The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. James Monroe (April 28 1758 – July 4 1831 was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825 The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, but makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale"
• 1834 - York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common York was the name of Toronto, Ontario, between 1793 and 1834 and second capital of Upper Canada. The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
• 1836 - Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo - After a thirteen day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers defending the Alamo are defeated and the fort is captured. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound now a museum in San Antonio, Texas
• 1853 - The Giuseppe Verdi opera La Traviata premieres in Venice. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• 1857 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Dred Scott v Sandford —whether or not they were slaves—could never be Citizens of the United States, and that the United States Congress
• 1869 - Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes spelled Mendeleyev; Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев) ( &ndash) was a Russian chemist and The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the Chemical elements Although precursors to this table exist its invention is
• 1899 - Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other uses see Bayer (disambiguation or Beyer or Buyer. Bayer AG (German ˈbaɪə () is a German Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA (əˌsɛtɨlsælɨˌsɪlɨk ˈæsɨd is a Salicylate drug, often used as an Analgesic to relieve
• 1901 - In Bremen an assassin attempts to kill Wilhelm II of Germany. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen
• 1921 - The Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Portuguese Communist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português, pron The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow
• 1925 - Belgium annexes Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Eupen is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border ( Aachen) from the Dutch Malmedy is a Municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. St Vith (Sankt Vith Saint-Vith Sankt Väit is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, and in the German speaking community in
• 1927 - Fritz Lang's Metropolis is released. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Metropolis is a silent Science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou.
• 1933 -The United States bank holiday of the Great Depression began, lasting until March 10. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Bank Holiday of the Great Depression took place in 1933 when Franklin D Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing
• 1940 - Winter War: An armistice is signed by Finland and the Soviet Union. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1945 - A communist-dominated government under Petru Groza assumes power in Romania. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Petru Groza ( December 7, 1884 - January 7, 1958) was a Romanian politician best known as Prime Minister of the first Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• 1946 - Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The French Union (Union française was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial system the " French Empire
• 1951 - The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Julius Rosenberg (May 12 1918 &ndash June 19 1953 and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28 1915 &ndash June 19 1953 were American Communists who were executed
• 1953 - Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (Гео́ргий Максимилиа́нович Маленко́в Georgij Maksimilianovič Malenkov; January 8, Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (Председатель The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions parties churches or associations
• 1957 - United Kingdom colonies Gold Coast and British Togoland become the independent Republic of Ghana. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 British Togoland was a League of Nations Class B mandate in Africa, formed by the splitting of German protectorate Togoland into A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the
• 1957 - Israel withdraws its troops from the Sinai Peninsula. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء
• 1964 - Prophet Elijah Muhammad officially gives Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali meaning "beloved of Allah". Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Poole, October 7 1897 - February 25 1975) is notable for his leadership of the Black Muslims Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Allah ( Arabic: الله, ʔalˤːɑːh) is the standard Arabic word for '
• 1964 - Constantine II becomes King of Greece. Early life Constantine was born at Psychiko, near Athens, the nephew of King George II and the second child and only son of the King's brother and Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1975 - Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1975 Algiers Agreement (commonly known as the Algiers Accord) was a Treaty that was meant to settle disputes over the lands between Iraq and Iran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 1981 - After 19 years presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr (born November 4 1916) is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as Anchorman for the
• 1984 - Twelve-month-long strike in British coal industry begins. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1987 - The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Construction In the late 1970s Townsend Thoresen decided to commission the design and construction of three new identical ships for their Dover – Calais route
• 1988 - Three unarmed members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army are killed by the SAS on the territory of Gibraltar in the conclusion of Operation Flavius. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Operation Flavius was the name given to an operation by a Special Air Service team in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988 tasked with preventing a Provisional Irish Republican
• 1992 - The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Michelangelo virus is a Computer virus first discovered in April 1991 in New Zealand. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
• 1992 - Founding of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS is an overall political forum for regional intergovernmental cooperation
• 1994 - Referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• 1997 - Picasso's painting Tête de Femme is stolen from a London gallery, and is recovered a week later. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 2006 - South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill into legislation that would ban most abortions in the state. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American politician. An
• 2007 - Former White House aide I. Lewis Libby, Jr. is found guilty on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice trial. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22 1950) is a former Assistant to the President of the United States, George W

Births

• 1340 - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third 1399)
• 1405 - King John II of Castile (d. John II ( March 6 1405 &ndash July 20 1454) was King of Castile from 1406 to 1454 1454)
• 1459 - Jacob Fugger, German banker (d. Jacob Fugger (Jakob Fugger 6 March 1459 &ndash 30 December 1525) sometimes known as Jacob Fugger the Rich, was a German 1525)
• 1475 - Michelangelo, Italian artist (d. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all 1564)
• 1483 - Francesco Guicciardini, Italian statesman and historian (d. Francesco Guicciardini ( March 6, 1483 - May 22, 1540) was an Italian Historian and Statesman. 1540)
• 1495 - Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (d. Luigi Alamanni (sometimes spelt Alemanni; March 6 1495 &ndash April 18 1556 was an Italian Poet and Statesman. 1556)
• 1619 - Cyrano de Bergerac, French soldier, poet (d. Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 &ndash 28 July 1655 was a French Dramatist and Duelist who is now best remembered for the many works 1655)
• 1663 - Francis Atterbury, British man of letters (d. Francis Atterbury ( March 6 1663 &ndash February 22 1732) was an English Man of letters, Politician and 1732)
• 1706 - George Pocock, British admiral (d. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir George Pocock, KB ( March 6 1706 - April 3 1792) was a British Admiral, son of Thomas Pocock chaplain in the 1792)
• 1716 - Pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pehr Kalm ( March 6 1716 - November 16 1779) (in Finland also known as Pietari Kalm and in some English-language translations 1779)
• 1761 - Antoine-Francois Andreossy, French General (d. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antoine-François, Comte Andréossy ( March 6, 1761 &mdash September 10, 1828) was a 1828)
• 1779 - Antoine-Henri Jomini, French general (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoine-Henri baron Jomini ( March 6, 1779 &ndash March 24, 1869) General in the French and afterwards in the Russian 1869)
• 1787 - Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph von Fraunhofer ( March 6, 1787 &ndash June 7, 1826) was a German optician 1826)
• 1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, British poet (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Barrett Browning ( March 6, 1806 &ndash June 29, 1861) was one of the most respected Poets of the Victorian era 1861)
• 1812 - Aaron Lufkin Dennison American watch manufacturer (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aaron Lufkin Dennison ( March 6, 1812 &ndash January 9, 1895) was an American Watchmaker born in Freeport Maine 1895)
• 1817 - Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony ( March 6, 1817 &ndash February 16, 1907 1907)
• 1818 - William Claflin, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Claflin ( March 6, 1818 - January 5, 1905) was an industrialist and philanthropist who served as Governor of the Commonwealth The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1905)
• 1831 - Philip Sheridan, American Civil War Union cavalry officer (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6 1831 &ndash August 5 1888 was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War 1888)
• 1834 - George du Maurier British illustrator and writer (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier ( 6 March, 1834 &ndash 8 October, 1896) was a French -born British 1896)
• 1870 - Oscar Straus, Viennese operetta composer (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954 was a Viennese composer of Operettas and film scores and songs 1954)
• 1882 - F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Burrall Hoffman Jr ( March 6, 1882 &ndash November 27, 1980) was an American Architect best known for his design 1980)
• 1885 - Ring Lardner, American writer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ringgold Wilmer Lardner ( March 6 1885 – September 25 1933) was an American sports columnist and Short story writer best 1933)
• 1893 - Furry Lewis, American blues guitarist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Furry Lewis ( March 6 1893 - September 14 1981) was a Country blues Guitarist and Songwriter 1981)
• 1900 - Lefty Grove, American Baseball Player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove ( March 6, 1900 &ndash May 22, 1975) was considered one of the greatest Pitchers in Major 1975)
• 1903 - Empress Kōjun of Japan (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting ( March 6, 1903 - June 16, 2000) was an empress consort of Japan 2000)
• 1904 - Joseph Schmidt, Austrian tenor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Josef Schmidt ( March 4, 1904 – November 16, 1942) was a tenor and actor 1942)
• 1904 - José Antonio Aguirre, Basque politician (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube ( 6 March, 1904 &ndash 22 March, 1960) was a political figure of the Basque Nationalism. 1960)
• 1905 - Bob Wills, American singer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Robert (Bob Wills ( March 6, 1905 &ndash May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician Songwriter 1975)
• 1906 - Lou Costello, American actor comedian (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian 1959)
• 1914 - Kiril Kondrashin, Russian conductor (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kirill Petrovich Kondrashin ( Russian: Кири́лл Петро́вич Кондра́шин Kirill Petrovič Kondrašin; March 6, 1914 &ndash 1981)
• 1915 - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, 52nd Da'i al Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras
• 1915 - Pete Gray, American baseball player (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mohammed Burhanuddin (محمد برھان الدین (born March 6, 1915) is the 52nd Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq "Unrestricted Missionary" Pete Gray ( March 6 1915 &ndash June 30 2002) was a Professional baseball player best known for playing in the major leagues 2002)
• 1917 - Will Eisner, American illustrator and cartoonist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Erwin Eisner ( March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American Comics Writer, Artist and 2005)
• 1917 - Frankie Howerd, English comedian (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alick Howard, 6 March 1917 &ndash 18 April 1992) was a distinctive English 1992)
• 1919 - Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Grosse ( 6 March 1919 in London, England - 14 October 2006 in London, England) was a 2006)
• 1923 - Ed McMahon, American television personality
• 1925 - Wes Montgomery, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery ( 6 March 1925 - 15 June 1968) was an American Jazz guitarist He is generally considered 1968)
• 1926 - Alan Greenspan, American economist
• 1926 - Andrzej Wajda, Polish film director
• 1927 - Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1927 - Gordon Cooper, astronaut (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Greenspan (born March 6 1926 in New York City) is an American Economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (born March 6 1927 is a Colombian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr, also noted as Gordo Cooper, ( 6 March 1927 – 4 October 2004) was an American Astronaut 2004)
• 1927 - Norman Treigle, American bass-baritone (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Norman Treigle (né Adanelle Wilfred Treigle 6 March, 1927 - 16 February 1975) was born in New Orleans Louisiana, the fifth and 1975)
• 1930 - Lorin Maazel, French-born American conductor
• 1931 - Hal Needham, American stuntman
• 1933 - Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Needham (born March 6, 1931) is an American stuntman and noted film director Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Wade "Ted" Abernathy ( March 6, 1933 - December 16, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. 2004)
• 1934 - John Noakes, British television presenter
• 1935 - Ron Delany, Irish athlete
• 1936 - Bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Noakes (born 6 March 1934, in Shelf Halifax, Yorkshire, England) is a British Actor, Presenter Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Michael Delaney (born 6 March 1935 better known as Ron or Ronnie is a former Irish athlete, who specialised in middle distance running Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert M "Bob" Akin III was born March 6, 1936, in North Tarrytown, N 2002)
• 1936 - Marion Barry Jr., American politician
• 1936 - Jean Boht, English actress
• 1937 - Ivan Boesky, American stock trader
• 1937 - Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut
• 1939 - Adam Osborne, British author and computer designer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Marion Shepilov Barry Jr (born March 6, 1936) is an American politician who served as the second elected mayor of the District of Columbia Jean Boht (born Jean Dance on March 6, 1936 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) is an English Actress Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Frederick Boesky (born March 6, 1937, in Detroit) was notable for his prominent role in a Wall Street Insider trading scandal Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва born 6 March 1937) is a retired Soviet Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Osborne ( March 6, 1939 &ndash March 18, 2003) was an American Author, Book and software 2003)
• 1939 - Infanta Margarita of Spain, duchess of Soria
• 1939 - Cookie Rojas, baseball player
• 1940 - Joanna Miles, American actress
• 1940 - Willie Stargell, baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Infanta Doña Margarita of Spain 2nd Duchess of Hernani Duchess of Soria ( Doña de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born March 6, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas, better known as Cookie Rojas (born March 6, 1939 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joanna Miles (born March 6, 1940, in Nice France) is an American Actress. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of 2001)
• 1942 - Ben Murphy, American actor
• 1944 - Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand singer
• 1944 - Mary Wilson, American singer
• 1946 - David Gilmour, British musician (Pink Floyd)
• 1947 - Kiki Dee, British singer
• 1947 - Dick Fosbury, American athlete
• 1947 - Martin Kove, American actor
• 1947 - Teru Miyamoto, Japanese author
• 1947 - Rob Reiner, American actor, comedian, and film producer
• 1948 - Anna Maria Horsford, American actress
• 1949 - Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan
• 1949 - Martin Buchan, Scottish footballer
• 1951 - Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin E Murphy (born March 6, 1942, in Jonesboro Arkansas) is an American Actor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944) is an American Singer best known as a member of the Motown soul and pop Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Pink Floyd are Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews, 6 March 1947, Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England In the Richard Douglas ("Dick" Fosbury (born March 6, 1947) is an American athlete who revolutionized the High jump using Martin Kove ( March 6 1946) is an American Actor who has appeared in both feature films and television series Teru Miyamoto (宮本 輝 born March 6, 1947) is a Japanese Author. Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1947) is an American television and film actress. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shaukat Aziz ( Urdu: شوکت عزیز) (born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan) was the Prime Minister of Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Martin McLean Buchan (born March 6, 1949 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gerrie Knetemann ( March 6, 1951 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland &ndash November 2, 2004 in Bergen, Noord-Holland 2004)
• 1953 - Jan Kjærstad, Norwegian author
• 1953 - Jacklyn Zeman, American actress
• 1955 - Alberta Watson, Canadian actress
• 1958 - Eddie Deezen, American actor
• 1959 - Saul Anuzis, American politician
• 1959 - Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian
• 1959 - Michael Carmine , American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Kjærstad (born March 6, 1953) is a Norwegian author Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the Jacklyn Zeman (born March 6, 1953 in Englewood New Jersey) sometimes credited as Jackie Zeman, is an Emmy -nominated American Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Faith Susan Alberta Watson (born March 6, 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian movie and Television series actress known Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Deezen (born March 6, 1958) is an American Actor and Voice actor, primarily known for playing Nerd roles in The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saulius "Saul" Anuzis (b March 6, 1959) is an American Politician from the U Thomas Duane "Tom" Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American Actor and Comedian. Michael Carmine ( March 6, 1959, Brooklyn, New York - October 14, 1989, New York, New York) Born 1989)
• 1962 - Valerie French, American animatronics art director
• 1963 - D.L. Hughley, American comedian and actor
• 1964 - Skip Ewing, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1964 - Madonna Wayne Gacy, American musician
• 1966 - Alan Davies, British comedian and actor
• 1967 - Connie Britton, American actress
• 1967 - Julio Bocca, Argentinean Ballet Dancer
• 1968 - Moira Kelly, American actress
• 1968 - Michael Romeo, American musician (Symphony X)
• 1969 - Andrea Elson, American actress
• 1969 - Tari Phillips, American basketball player
• 1969 - Amy Pietz, American actress
• 1969 - Greg Scott, British TV personality
• 1970 - Shane Brolly, British actor
• 1970 - Betty Boo, British singer
• 1971 - Sean Morley, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Darrick Martin, American basketball player
• 1972 - Terry Murphy, Northern Irish snooker player
• 1972 - Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player
• 1973 - Michael Finley, American basketball player
• 1973 - Peter Lindgren, Swedish guitarist (ex-Opeth)
• 1974 - Sebastian Siegel, British-American actor
• 1975 - Aracely Arambula, Mexican actress and singer
• 1976 - Ken Anderson, American professional wrestler
• 1977 - Giorgos Karagounis, Greek footballer
• 1977 - Marcus Thames, American baseball player
• 1978 - Sage Rosenfels, American Football Player
• 1978 - Lara Cox, Australian Actress
• 1979 - David Flair, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Erik Bedard, Canadian baseball player
• 1979 - Ryan Nyquist, American BMX rider
• 1981 - Ellen Muth, American actress
• 1983 - Andranik Teymourian, Iranian footballer
• 1984 - Becky, Japanese-British entertainer
• 1985 - Albert Reed, American model
• 1986 - Eli Marienthal, American actor
• 1987 - Hannah Taylor-Gordon, English actress
• 1992 - Momoko Tsugunaga, Japanese singer
• 1996 - Savanah Stehlin, American actress

Deaths

• 766 - Chrodegang of Metz, Frankish bishop of Metz
• 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valerie French is a former Professional wrestling Valet better known as Sunshine. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darryl Lynn "DL" Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an American Actor, stand-up comedian and star of the Television Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6 1964 in Redlands California) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Stephen Gregory Bier Jr, formerly known by his Stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy, (born March 6, 1964, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Alan Davies (born 6 March 1966) is an English comedian, Writer and Actor, best known for starring as Jonathan Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Connie Britton (born March 6 1968) is an American Actress. Biography Personal life Britton was born Constance Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Julio Bocca (born March 6 1967) is one of the most important Ballet dancers of the later part of the 20th century and probably the most important Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moira Kelly (born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. Michael James Romeo (born March 6, 1968) is an American Guitarist and a founding member of the Symphony X is an American Heavy metal band from New Jersey founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Elson (born March 6, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. Tari L Phillips (born on March 6, 1969 in Orlando Florida) is a professional Basketball player Amy Pietz (born March 6, 1969) is an American film and television actress. Greg "Greggles" Scott (born 6 March, 1969 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English Television presenter. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shane Brolly (born March 6, 1970) is an UK actor. Biography Brolly comes from a family of Irish actors Alison Moira Clarkson, better known as Betty Boo (born 6 March, 1970 in Kensington, London) is an English dance Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sean Allen Morley (born March 6 1971) European Championship once and World Tag Team Championship once with Lance Darrick David Martin (born March 6, 1971 in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American professional Basketball Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Murphy is a Snooker player who was born in Northern Ireland in 1972 and turned professional in 1991 Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Michael Howard Finley (born March 6 1973 in Melrose Park Illinois) is an American professional Basketball player who is a member of the NBA Peter Lindgren (born March 6, 1973) is a Swedish Guitarist and Songwriter. Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sebastian Siegel (born March 6, 1974) is a British-American Film and Television Actor. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aracely Arámbula Jacques (born March 6, 1975) is a Mexican Actress, model and Singer. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Giorgos Karagounis ( Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a Marcus Markley Thames (pronounced "TIMMS" (born March 6 1977 in Louisville Mississippi) is an Outfielder and First baseman in Major Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sage Rosenfels (born March 6, 1978 in Maquoketa, Iowa) is an American football Quarterback for the Houston Texans Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lara Cox (born 6 March 1978 in Canberra) is an Australian actress, known for a variety Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis Minnesota) better known by his Ring name David Flair, is the son of Érik Joseph Bédard (eʁik beˈdɑʁ baydar) (born March 6, 1979 in the Ottawa suburb of Navan Ontario, Canada) Ryan Nyquist (born March 6, 1979 in Los Gatos California) is a professional BMX rider who has won numerous gold medals in the X Games Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ellen Anna Muth (born March 6, 1981) is an American actress, known for her role as Georgia "George" Lass in Showtime Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Andranik Teymourian ( Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրյան born Andranik Timotian Samarani, on March 6, 1983 in Tehran) is an Armenian-Iranian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) is a popular talent in Japan under the entertainment company Sun Music. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Albert Reed (born March 6 1985) is an American model featured in numerous high-end clothing ads and commercials Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an American stage screen and voice actor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is an English actress Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) is a J-pop singer Her career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events By Topic Religion November 16 — Nicetas is appointed Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Chrodegang (died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death Saint Rose of Viterbo (1235– March 6, 1252) was a Virgin Saint, born at Viterbo, Italy. 1235)
• 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. Ivan Ivanovich (also known as Ioann Ioannovich and Ivan Molodoy) ( Иван Иванович, Иоанн Иоаннович, Иван Молодой 1458)
• 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador
• 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. Pedrarias Dávila ( Pedro Arias de Ávila) ( Segovia, Castile, c 1580)
• 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Henry Pelham ( 25 September 1694 &ndash 6 March 1754) was a British Whig Statesman, who served as Prime The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1694)
• 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Vane 1st Earl of Darlington PC (c 1705 &ndash March 6 1758) was an English peer, the son of Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard 1705)
• 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC ( December 1, 1690 – March 6, 1764) English Lord Chancellor, son The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. 1690)
• 1796 - Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Guillaume Thomas François Raynal ( April 12, 1711 &ndash March 6, 1796) was a French Writer. 1713)
• 1836 - Davy Crockett, American frontiersman (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Colonel David Stern Crockett ( August 17, 1786 March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American Folk hero, 1786)
• 1836 - William Barret Travis, American lawyer from South Carolina and soldier (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Barret Travis ( August 9 1809 &ndash March 6 1836) was a 19th century American Lawyer and Soldier. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. 1809)
• 1836 - James Butler Bonham, American lawyer from South Carolina and soldier (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Butler Bonham ( 20 February 1807 – 6 March 1836) was a 19th century American Soldier who died at the Battle South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. 1807)
• 1836 - Jim Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James "Jim" Bowie (April 10 1796 March 6 1836 a nineteenth-century American pioneer and soldier played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating 1796)
• 1842 - Constanze Mozart, wife of W. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Constanze Mozart (born Constanze Weber) ( 5 January 1762 in Zell im Wiesental, Germany &ndash 6 March 1842 A. Mozart (b. 1763)
• 1854 - Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, British soldier and politician (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1778)
• 1860 - Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer ( January 20, 1783 &ndash March 6, 1860) was a German cellist and Composer. 1783)
• 1866 - William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Whewell ( May 24, 1794 &ndash March 6, 1866) was an English Polymath, Scientist, Anglican Priest 1794)
• 1881 - Horatia Nelson, the illegitimate daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Horatia Nelson, christened as Horatia Nelson Thompson ( January 29 1801, 23 Piccadilly, London - March 6 1881, Beaufort Emma Lady Hamilton (born 1761 baptised 26 April 1765 &ndash 15 January 1815 is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of George Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British 1801)
• 1888 - Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louisa May Alcott ( November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American Novelist. 1832)
• 1895 - Camilla Collett, Norwegian writer and feminist (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jacobine Camilla Collett, née Wergeland ( January 23, 1813 - March 6, 1895) was a Norwegian Writer, often referred 1813)
• 1899 - Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Kaiulani Cleghorn Crown Princess of Hawaii ( October 16, 1875 – March 6, 1899) was heir 1875)
• 1900 - Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and industrialist (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist 1834)
• 1905 - John Henninger Reagan, American Confederate politician (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Henninger Reagan ( October 8, 1818 &ndash March 6, 1905) was a leading 19th century American politician from 1818)
• 1932 - John Philip Sousa, American band leader, conductor, and composer (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John Philip Sousa ( November 6, 1854 &ndash March 6, 1932) was an American Composer and conductor of the late 1854)
• 1933 - Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anton (Tony Joseph Cermak, in Czech Antonín Josef Čermák, (ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃ͡ɛrmaːk ( May 9, 1873 &ndash March 1873)
• 1935 - Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fridolf Rhudin ( October 10 1895 - March 6 1935) was a Swedish actor and comedian 1895)
• 1939 - Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann ( April 12, 1852 &ndash March 6 1939) was a German Mathematician, noted for his proof 1852)
• 1941 - Gutzon Borglum, Danish sculptor (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum ( March 25, 1867 &ndash March 6, 1941) was an American artist and sculptor famous 1867)
• 1948 - Ross Lockridge, Jr., American novelist (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr, ( April 25, 1914 – March 6, 1948) was an American novelist of the middle of the twentieth century 1914)
• 1950 - Albert Lebrun, President of France (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Lebrun (29 August 1871 6 March 1950 was a French Politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940 and as such was the last president of the The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1871)
• 1951 - Ivor Novello, Welsh actor, musician, and composer (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 &ndash 6 March 1951 better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh Composer, Singer and Actor, who 1893)
• 1951 - Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian politician and statesman (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Volodymyr Vynnychenko (Володимир Кирилович Винниченко Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko) ( &ndash March 6, 1951) was a 1880)
• 1952 - Jürgen Stroop, Nazi SS-leader (executed) (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jürgen Stroop, (born Josef Stroop, September 26, 1895 &ndash March 6, 1952) was a General of the SS and 1895)
• 1961 - George Formby, British comedian and singer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Formby may refer to George Formby Jr, banjolele player singer and comedian 1904 - 1961 George Formby Sr 1904)
• 1964 - King Paul of Greece (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Reign Paul returned to Greece in 1946 He succeeded to the throne in 1947 on the death of his brother George II, during the Greek Civil War (between Greek 1901)
• 1965 - Margaret Dumont, American actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Margaret Dumont ( October 20, 1882 &ndash March 6, 1965) was an American comedic actress 1889)
• 1967 - John Haden Badley, English author and educator (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. John Haden Badley ( 21 February 1865 &ndash 6 March 1967) author educator and founder of Bedales School, which claims to have become 1865)
• 1967 - Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nelson Ackerman Eddy ( June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer who appeared in 19 Musical films 1901)
• 1967 - Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Zoltán Kodály ( Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn December 16 1882 &ndash March 6 1967 was a Hungarian Composer, Ethnomusicologist 1882)
• 1969 - Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nadya (Nadezhda Nikolayevna Rusheva (Надя (Надежда Николаевна Рушева) ( 31 January  1952 &ndash 6 March  1969 1952)
• 1970 - William Hopper, American actor (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Hopper ( January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American Actor. 1915)
• 1971 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Robert Thurston Dart ( 3 September 1921 &ndash 6 March 1971) was an eminent British musicologist, conductor and keyboard 1921)
• 1973 - Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Pearl S Buck ( Traditional Chinese: 賽珍珠 Simplified Chinese: 赛珍珠 Pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū ( June 26, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1892)
• 1976 - Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, American boxer and actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie (born September 6, 1903, in Harlem, New York City – died March 6, 1903)
• 1981 - George Geary, English cricketer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 George Geary (July 9 1893 Barwell, Leicestershire, England – March 6 1981 Leicester, England was easily the greatest Cricketer 1893)
• 1982 - Ayn Rand, Russian-American author (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American 1905)
• 1984 - Henry Wilcoxon, Dominican actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Harry "Henry" Frederick Wilcoxon ( September 8, 1905 &ndash March 6, 1984) was an actor born in Dominica, British 1905)
• 1986 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15 1887—March 6 1986 was an American Artist She is associated with the American Southwest where she found artistic inspiration 1887)
• 1988 - Vol. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mairéad Farrell, Vol. Mairéad Farrell ('Máiréad Ní Fhearghail'/ Mairéad Ní Fhearail;1957 - 1988 was an Irish volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army Seán Savage and Vol. Seán Savage ( Irish: Seán Sabhaois) (b 26 January 1965, Belfast Northern Ireland - d Daniel McCann killed within minutes of each other; Irish Republicans. Daniel "Danny" McCann ( Irish Dónall Mac Cana) (born 30 November 1957 &ndash 6 March 1988) was a volunteer
• 1994 - Melina Mercouri, Greek actress, political activist, and politician (b. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Melina Mercouri ( Greek: Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) ( Athens Greece, October 18, 1920 1920)
• 1997 - Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Cheddi Berret Jagan ( March 22, 1918 &ndash March 6, 1997) was a Guyanese politician who was Chief Minister of British When Guyana was declared a republic in 1970 the president was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term and possessed largely ceremonial powers 1918)
• 1997 - Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Michael Norman Manley ON ( December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica 's Head of government, currently Bruce Golding. 1924)
• 1998 - Frank Barrett, American baseball player (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Francis Joseph Barrett ( July 1, 1913 - March 6, 1998) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida, was a Relief pitcher for 1913)
• 1999 - Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, emir of Bahrain (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Emir Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, GCB, GCMG ( June 3 1933 &ndash March 6 1999) (عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة 1933)
• 1999 - Dennis Viollet, former footballer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Sydney Viollet ( 20 September 1933 &ndash 6 March 1999) was an English footballer Career Viollet joined 1933)
• 2000 - John Colicos, Canadian actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. John Colicos ( December 10 1928 &ndash March 6 2000) was a Canadian actor 1928)
• 2001 - Kim Walker, American actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Kimberly Anne Walker ( June 19, 1968 - March 6, 2001) was an American actress, perhaps best-known for playing the role 1968)
• 2002 - Bryan Fogarty, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bryan Fogarty ( June 11, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec – March 6, 2002 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) was an 1969)
• 2003 - John Sanford, American author (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1904)
• 2004 - Frances Dee, American actress (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Frances Marion Dee ( November 26 1909 &ndash March 6 2004) was an American Actress. 1909)
• 2004 - Ray Fernandez, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Raymond Fernandez ( May 7, 1956 - March 6, 2004) was a professional wrestler who primarily wrestled in Florida and 1957)
• 2005 - Hans Bethe, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Albrecht Bethe (/hans ˈalbʀɛçt ˈbeːtə/ ( July 2 1906 &ndash March 6, 2005) was a German - American Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1906)
• 2005 - Tommy Vance, British radio disc jockey (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston ( 11 July 1941 &ndash 6 March 2005) was a British 1943)
• 2005 - Danny Gardella, American baseball player (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Lewis Gardella ( February 26 1920 - March 6 2005) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball 1920)
• 2005 - Teresa Wright, American actress (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Teresa Wright ( October 27, 1918 &ndash March 6, 2005) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. 1918)
• 2006 - Anne Braden, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anne McCarty Braden ( July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2006) was an American advocate of racial equality 1924)
• 2006 - King Floyd, American musician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. King Floyd III or King Floyd (born February 13 1945 - died March 6, 2006) was 1945)
• 2006 - Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder 1960)
• 2006 - Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dana Reeve ( March 17 1961 – March 6 2006) was an American actress, Singer, and activist for disability Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director, 1961)
• 2007 - Jean Baudrillard, French cultural theorist, philosopher, political commentator and photographer (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jean Baudrillard ( July 29, 1929   – March 6, 2007) (ʒɑ̃ bo 1929)
• 2007 - Allen Coage (aka "Bad News Brown", "Bad News Allen"), American professional wrestler and judoka (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen James Coage ( October 22 1943 &ndash March 6 2007) also known as Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen, was an 1943)
• 2007 - Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Gallo ( March 18 1909 &ndash March 6 2007) was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery, which recently 1909)
• 2008 - Peter Poreku Cardinal Dery Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

Holidays and observances

• Ghana - Independence Day (from Britain, 1957)
• Alamo Day in Texas
• Saint Chrodegang
• Saint Fridolin
• Saint Colette aka Saint Coleta of Ghent
• Saint Olegarius
• March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Peter Poreku Cardinal Dery ( May 10, 1918 — March 6, 2008) was a Ghanaian Prelate of the Roman Catholic The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale { Latin: Tamalen(sis } is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Tamale The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound now a museum in San Antonio, Texas Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Saint Chrodegang (died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death Saint Fridolin, otherwise Fridolin of Säckingen, traditionally believed to have been born in Ireland, was a missionary and the founder of Säckingen Abbey Saint Colette ( Corbie, Picardy, 13 January 1381 — Ghent, 6 March 1447) was the founder of the order of Saint Olegarius (or Oligarius) Bonestruga (Oleguer Olegario 1060 &ndash 6 March 1137) was the Bishop of Barcelona from 1116 March 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - March 7 2006 Clean Monday, the beginning of Great Lent

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