Sunday March 06, 2011: on this day
About March 6th, 2011, in brief:
- Historical events: After rocket attacks by the Gaza Strip on southern Israel's capital, Israeli air force planes attacked targets in Gaza Strip for Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
- Day of the week: March 6th, 2011 was a Sunday
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
- Famous Birthdays: Shaquille O'Neal, Gabriel García Márquez
- Moon Phase: New Moon
- #1 US song: Born This Way by Lady GaGa
- Popular movie: Kick-Ass directed by Matthew Vaughn
More about March 6th, 2011? See below for more news and curiosities on March 6th, 2011.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was March 06, 2011?
- March 06, 2011: What happened on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- March 06, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on March 06, 2011?
- March 06, 2011: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What famous people died on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- March 06, 2011: Number 1 song on that day
- March 06, 2011: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- March 06, 2011: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on March 06, 2011?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on March 06, 2011?
- Who was the Pope on March 06, 2011?
What day of the week was March 06, 2011?
March 06, 2011 was a Sunday and it was the 65th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.
March 06, 2011 can also be written as 3/6/2011 in the US and as 6/3/2011 in UK and Europe.
March 06, 2011: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on March 06, 2011:
- After rocket attacks by the gaza strip on southern israel's capital, israeli air force planes attacked targets in gaza strip for islamic jihad and hamas.
- In western ivory coast, fighting erupts between rebels as well as forces loyal to president laurent gbagbo. some of the injured are forced to cross into liberia.
- In eastern afghanistan's paktika province, at least 12 civilians have been killed and at most 5 more are injured.
- 2011 libyan civil war:
- In libya, the muammar gaddafi government is under attack.
- The first battle of zawiya continues to be a battle of ferocious fighting.
- Muammar gaddafi appeals to the united nations and african union for an investigation into the uprising.
- To monitor weapons smuggling and air traffic, the algerian army is stationed at the libyan border.
- 2011 bahraini protests:
- Protests in bahrain 2011:: tens of thousands protest outside al-qudaibiya palace. this is where the government meets in manama. they demand that the prime minister resign, and voice their discontent with king.
- Protests in yemen 2011:
- Yemeni 2011 protests: continued demonstrations against saleh's regime in yemen
- Other protests
- Chinese state media warns against protests based on events in north africa and the middle east.
- Hong kong saw more than 1,000 protests against the government's budget proposal.
- India successfully conducts an interceptor missile testing over the bay of bengal
- ''the washington post'' reports that the military forces imprisoned alleged whistleblower bradley manning to strip each night and sleep naked, having confiscated his boxers earlier this week following manning's protest that restrictions imposed on him were ampquotabsurdampquot. the facility spokesperson denied that any humiliation or embarrassment was intended.
- Four somali pirates were captured by commandos of the united states navy from the destroyer uss "bulkeley"; they boarded the japanese oil-tanker, the mv guanabara.
- Hamid karzai is the president of afghanistan and warns general david petraeus, head of nato forces in afghanistan, about civilian casualties. he also rejects an apology for the mistreatment of nine boys killed in an nato air strike.
- Rio de janeiro is the brazilian carnival's main carnival procession.
- A rare king james bible original is found in a wiltshire church, england, in the united kingdom.
- Phil collins, an english singer/musician, announces his retirement because of health concerns
- Northern chile and southern peru are shaken by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.
- In a fire at a taichung bar, twelve people are injured and nine are killed.
- In a ship accident on the greek island crete, three people are killed and 28 are taken to hospital.
- After a fire at a mobile home park near lake granbury in texas, seven people were left missing.
- Sebastian pinera, president of chile, visits israel and the palestinian territories for his first official visit.
- Ron prosor has been appointed israel's ambassador to the united nations.
- As tensions between the koreas continue to simmer, north korea used jamming technology to prevent south korean military communications.
- The united states department of state warns americans about a high security risk in yemen because of what it calls "terrorist activities" and civil unrest.
- Six somali islamist al-shabaab fighters were arrested in kenya by kenyan authorities at the border town mandera.
- Three people were killed when gunmen attacked patrons in a mexican bar located near the united states consulate in ciudad juarez.
- As mahmoud wagdy's replacement, the minister of interior for security is now general mansour el-essawy from egypt.
- Following concerns raised by the omani protests of 2011, qaboos bin said removes three senior ministers and replaces them with khaled bin hilal bin saud al-busaidi sultan bin mohammed al-numani, nasr bin hamoud bin ahmed al kindi.
- Japanese foreign minister seiji maehara resigns.
- David cameron, uk pm, declares war against ampquotenemies enterpriseampquot in a speech delivered at a tory conference held in cardiff.
- Tripoli streets are rife with heavy gunfire early sunday morning. later, this was claimed to be celebratory gunfire from supporters of muammar gadaffi after the capture of ra’s lanuf. rebel forces however deny these claims.
- Following their capture by gaddafi enemies, six united kingdom special air service agents and two mi6 agents board the hms cumberland to leave libya. they were on a mission for contact.
- Other protests: the chinese state media warns against arab spring-inspired protests. (radio television hong kong) (times of india). more than 1000 people are protesting in hong kong against the government's budget proposals.
- Chinese state media warns against arab spring-inspired protests
- According to the washington post, bradley manning was imprisoned by military forces. they made manning strip naked each night and took his boxers. manning had protested that the restrictions he was subject to were "absurd". the facility spokesperson denied that any humiliation or embarrassment was intended.
- The united states department of state warns americans that yemen is under a high security threat due to "terrorist activities" and civil unrest. (u.s. state department).
- Fine gael and labour agree to form a new coalition
March 06, 2011: What were the magazines covers that day?
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March 06, 2011: What were the main match results that day?
Serie A - Italian Football
- Bologna - Cagliari : 2 - 2
- Chievo - Parma : 0 - 0
- Fiorentina - Catania : 3 - 0
- Inter - Genoa : 5 - 2
- Lazio - Palermo : 2 - 0
Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)
- Lierse - Eupen : 1 - 1
- Standard - Club Brugge : 2 - 2
Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)
- Freiburg - Werder Bremen : 1 - 3
- Hamburg - Mainz : 2 - 4
Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)
- Duisburg - Bielefeld : 1 - 2
- Erzgebirge Aue - Union Berlin : 0 - 0
- Ingolstadt - Aachen : 2 - 1
March 06, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 6th is Pisces.
Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.
Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.
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March 06, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 06, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.
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March 06, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on March 06, 2011 was New Moon.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 06, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.
An observer located in New York City on March 06, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 9% full, rising at 06:44 am and setting at 08:53 pm.
The previous full moon was on Feb 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 2011.
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Get your map!Who was born on March 06, 2011?
Whose famous birthday is on March 6th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on March 6th:
- Shaquille O'Neal
American actor, rapper, and actor, who is 7'01" and 303 lbs.
- Gabriel García Márquez
Columbian short story writer and novelist who won the nobel prize for literature 1982.
- Andrzej Wajda
Suwalki (poland) -- director (ashes & diamonds and lotna).
- Connie Britton
American singer, actress and producer.
- Tom Arnold
American comedian and actor, an actor in constant motion.
- Alan Greenspan
American financier and chairman of federal reserve system, one of the most influential economists in the 20th century.
- John Stossel
American journalist, stossle was the pioneer of consumer reporting on tv.
- Lou Costello
Paterson, new jersey -- actor / comedian (abbott and costello).
- Alan Davies
English comedian, actor and screenwriter.
- Frankie Howerd
Actor (carry on doctor up the front), dead at 70.
March 06, 2011: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 13 years 2 months old,
or 158 months and 2 days old,
or 687 weeks and 3 days old,
or 4812 days old,
if you were born on March 06, 2011.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 06, 2011?
There are 302 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday March 6th 2025.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 06, 2011?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 06, 2011.
March 06, 2011: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on March 06, 2011:
- Sasao Gouland
Governor of chuuk state, micronesia (b. 1933).
- Jean Bartel
- Ján Popluhár
- Edward Ullendorff
- Alessandro Cicogna Mozzoni
- Jean-Claude Lavaud
- Brigitte Friang
- Marie-Andrée Bertrand
What famous deaths happened on March 6th?
Famous deaths on March 6th:
- Anthony Hopkins
Welch is an actor from england who is an exceptional international player in tv and films.
- Nancy Reagan
American first lady, wife of president ronald reagan.
- Melina Mercouri
Greek actress, singer, and politician, 9th greek minister of culture (d. 1994).
- Nelson Eddy
American baritone singer and actor.
- Teresa Wright
Academy Award-winning American actress known for her roles in classic films like 'Mrs.
- Harry Andrews
Kent, england -- actor.
- Frances Dee
American singer and actress (d. 2004).
- Margaret Dumont
American actress (d. 1965).
- Henry Wilcoxon
Dominican-american actor and producer (b. 1905).
- George Formby
English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904).
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March 06, 2011: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on March 06, 2011:
- In Ghana, - The National independence day.
- Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois (2006, first Monday of March).
- In 2004, the Jewish holiday of Purim begins.
Saints celebrated on March 06, 2011:
- Saint Chrodegang
- Saint Fridolin
- Saint Coleta of Ghent
March 06, 2011: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on March 06, 2011 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 28th and March 6th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
March 06, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on March 06, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.
March 06, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on March 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 songs:
March 06, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on March 06, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.
March 06, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on March 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
- Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
- Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
- Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type
- Trey Songz - Love Faces
- Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock
March 06, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on March 06, 2011 was Danza Kuduro by Don Omar & Lucenzo, according to the Latin music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.
March 06, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on March 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
- Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
- Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No
- Shakira Featuring El Cata - Loca
- Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
March 06, 2011: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on March 06, 2011 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
March 06, 2011: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on March 06, 2011 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
March 06, 2011: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on March 06, 2011 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
March 06, 2011: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on March 06, 2011 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on March 06, 2011?
On March 06, 2011 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on March 06, 2011?
On March 06, 2011 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on March 06, 2011?
On March 06, 2011 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about March 6th?
March 6th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 6th day of the month of March. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on March 6th, such as:
- 2019 - At least two people are killed by flooding in indonesia's citarum river.
- 2018 - Kamwina nsapu rebellion: according to the un refugee agency, more than 900,000.00 people have been displaced as a result of fighting between government forces and militias in central dr congo since 2016.
- 2017 - Myanmar's internal conflict: at least 30 people were killed in an attack by the myanmar national democratic alliance army (laukkai) on several government buildings, police and military installations. four other police officers were also taken hostage.
What happened in 2011?
2011 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Tampa, Florida conducts coin auctions at FUN Convention (January 9-9).
- Heritage Auction Galleries holds its Heritage Auctions Signature currency auction at the Florida United Numismatists convention, Tampa, Florida. A Series 1861 US10 demand paper, handwritten "for" the only known one, VG-8, goes for $109,250.
- US Mint Director Edmund Moy resigns.
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What was the calendar for March 2011?
March 2011 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with March being the 3rd month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.