March 6 Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 6. From 1900 until now. March 6 is under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include Tyler The Creator (1991), David Gilmour (1946) and Shaquille O'Neal (1972). Several movies were released around March 6 over the years, such as School Spirits in 2023 directed by Allison Eckert and Rain Dogs in 2023 directed by Robbie Moffat.
But much more happened on March 6 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

In Ghana, - The National independence day.
Casimir Pulaski Day in Illinois (2006, first Monday of March).
Saint Chrodegang
Saint Fridolin
Saint Coleta of Ghent
In 2004, the Jewish holiday of Purim begins.
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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.
2016 Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017: A suicide bomber causes at least 60 deaths and injures 70 others by driving his explosives-laden truck through a security checkpoint at the entry to the Iraqi city, Hillah. It happened south of Baghdad. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
2015 Two knife-wielding attackers injure at least nine people at a station in southern China. One of them is shot by the police.
2014 Pope Francis recognizes that civil unions of LGBT people are a government move to manage economic and health.
2013 Battle of Ar-Raqqah - Syrian rebels capture Ar-Raqqah. This is the first major city under rebel control during the civil war in Syria.
2012 A South Korean panel names the 95 Koreans who were killed in the bombing of Tokyo by the United States during World War II.
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.
2010 Micheal Martin informs his fellow EU foreign ministers about his visit to Gaza during a meeting in Cordoba (Spanish)).
2009 The European Union will transfer to Kenya Somali pirates that were captured during Operation Atalanta.
2008 In Jerusalem, Israel, a gunman from Palestine shoots and kills 8 students, and injures 11 others in the library at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva.
2007 Mega Millions in the USA sets a new record for the largest lottery jackpot at US$370 million.
2006 In the House of Lords, the United Kingdom government loses its bid to require passport applicants to have biometric ID cards. The government will attempt to reverse the defeat at the House of Commons and suggested that it could invoke the Parliament Acts 1911 or 1949.
2005 The Bolivian President Carlos Mesa has resigned effective Monday
2004 Tens of thousands protest in Caracas (Venezuela) against the fraud of the National Electoral Council in relation to the implementation of a presidential referendum mid-2004.
2003 Britain: Abdullah el-Faisal was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for urging Islamists not to kill Americans, Hindus, or Jews.
2000 Advanced Micro Devices ships the first commercially-available 1 GHz processor.
1998 Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills four at Connecticut state lottery.
1996 10th American Comedy Award
1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets
1994 Colin Jackson runs world record 60 metre hurdles indoor (7.30 seconds).
1992 The computer virus Michelangelo is activated on personal computers.
1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President George H.W. Bush tells US Congress that "aggression is defeated; the war is over".
1990 American SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17.
1988 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers
1987 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100
1986 Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (Flowers), dies at age 98 (born 1887).
1985 Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of The King and I.
1984 A year-long strike action begins in the British coal industry (see UK Miners' Strike (1984-1985)).
1983 On Your Toes opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 505 performances
1982 Ayn Rand, Russian-born author-philosopher (The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged), dies in New York at age 77 (born 1905).
1981 Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of CBS Evening News
1980 Emmy 7th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 1st time
1978 Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot and crippled by a sniper in Georgia, USA.
1976 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov
1975 For the first time, ever, the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
1974 Over Here opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 341 performances
1973 In an exhibition game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins' Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter (he hits two homeruns and knocks in 7 RBIs).
1972 Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes.
1971 A fire in a mental hospital at Burghölzli, Switzerland, kills 28 people.
1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" in United Kingdom.
1968 The first of the East L.A. Walkouts take place at several high schools.
1967 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards
1965 How to Succeed in Business closes at 46th St. NYC after 1415 performances
1964 Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
1962 US promises Thailand assistance against communist aggression.
1961 1st London minicabs introduced
1959 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
1957 Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from United Kingdom.
1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
1953 Malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR.
1951 Belgium extends conscription to 24 months.
1950 Silly Putty invented
1947 XB-45, first US 4-engine jet bomber, makes first test flight, Muroc, California.
1945 117 SD-prisoners executed at Savage Farm.
1944 US Air Force begins daylight bombing of Berlin.
1943 Battle at Medenine, North-Africa; Rommel's assault attack.
1940 First US telecast from an airplane, New York City, New York.
1936 Belgium ends Locarno-pact.
1935 Frank Bartell (Czechoslovakia), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles.
1933 FDR declares a nationwide bank holiday
1932 John Philip Sousa, US composer ("Stars and Stripes Forever"), dies at age 77.
1930 Brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food.
1929 Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty.
1926 China asks for a seat in the League of Nations Security council.
1924 British Labour government cuts military budget.
1922 Babe Ruth signs three years at $52,000 a year New York Yankees contract.
1921 Police in Sunbury Pennsylvania issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least four inches below the knee.
1919 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, three games to one with one tie.
1918 The Finnish Air Force is founded. The blue swastika is adopted as its symbol as a tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator Eric von Rosen, who donated the first plane. Von Rosen had painted the Buddhist symbol on the plane as his personal lucky insignia.
1915 Greek King Constantine I fires premier Venizelos.
1906 Nora Blatch is 1st woman elected to American Soc of Civil Engineers
1902 Real Madrid: Real Madrid was founded.
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