Who was born on March 6

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 6, including Antoine-François Andréossy, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Karol Kurpiński. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

24 documented historical events happened on March 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid Caliphate executed 42 Byzantine officials who had been captured in the sack of Amorium of 838 for refusing to convert to Islam. On the same day, in another year: Tommaso Parentucelli was elected as Pope Nicholas V in Rome. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.