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What happened on March 6
On March 6 history recorded 24 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 117 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 24events
- 160births
- 117deaths
- 9observances
Highlights
Highlights
845The Abbasid Caliphate executed 42 Byzantine officials who had been captured in the sack of Amorium of 838 for refusing to convert to Islam.
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, after whom it is named. The Abbasids rose to power in 750, when the Abbasid Revol
1447Tommaso Parentucelli was elected as Pope Nicholas V in Rome.
The 1447 papal conclave, meeting in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, elected Pope Nicholas V to succeed Pope Eugene IV.
1836Texas Revolution: Mexican troops captured the Alamo Mission in San Antonio from Texian forces after a 13-day siege.
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion by Anglo-American immigrants as well as Hispanic Texans against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although the uprising was part of a larger revolt that included other provinces o
March 6
On this day
I century BC
- 12 BC
12 BCThe Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.
IX century
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XV century
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XVIII century
XIX century
- 1820
1820The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by United States President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free. - 1836
1836Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo: After a thirteen-day siege by an army of over 1,800 Mexican troops, the 257 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured. - 1857
1857The Supreme Court of the United States rules 7–2 in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that the Constitution does not confer citizenship on black people.
XX century
- 1901
1901An anarchist assassin tries to kill German Emperor Wilhelm II. - 1904
1904Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Led by William Speirs Bruce, the Antarctic region of Coats Land is discovered from the Scotia. - 1930
1930International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA. - 1943
1943World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later. - 1943
1943World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later. - 1945
1945World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins. - 1957
1957the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British. - 1975
1975Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute. - 1987
1987The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. - 1988
1988Operation Flavius: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar.
XXI century
- 2003
2003Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board. - 2008
2008A suicide bomber kills 68 people in the Karrada district of Karrada in Baghdad - 2008
2008A gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. - 2020
202032 people are killed and 82 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
Best known
Born on March 6
1761Antoine-François Andréossy
Franco-Italian nobleman, artillery general, diplomat and parliamentarian
1779Antoine-Henri Jomini
Swiss general and writer on the art of war
1785Karol Kurpiński
Polish composer and conductor
1787Joseph von Fraunhofer
German physicist
1806Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English poet
1818William Claflin
American politician
Best known
Died on March 6
766Chrodegang
8th-century Frankish Bishop of Metz and Catholic saint
1251Rose of Viterbo
Christian saint
1447Colette of Corbie
Franciscan foundress, abbess and saint
1531Pedro Arias Dávila
Royal Governor of Panama
1616Francis Beaumont
English playwright
1754Henry Pelham
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 to 1754
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Chrodegang
- Christian feast day: Colette of Corbie
- Christian feast day: Fridolin of Säckingen
- Christian feast day: Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba
- Christian feast day: Marcian of Tortona
- Christian feast day: March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- European Day of the Righteous, commemorates those who have stood up against crimes against humanity and totalitarianism with their own moral responsibility. (Europe)
- Norfolk Island Foundation Day, the founding of Norfolk Island in 1788.
- Independence Day (Ghana), celebrates the independence of Ghana from the UK in 1957.
Frequently asked questions
What happened on March 6?
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.
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.
Who died on March 6?
117 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 6, including Chrodegang, Rose of Viterbo, Colette of Corbie. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on March 6?
9 observances are celebrated on March 6 around the world: Christian feast day: Chrodegang, Christian feast day: Colette of Corbie, Christian feast day: Fridolin of Säckingen, Christian feast day: Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba, Christian feast day: Marcian of Tortona, Christian feast day: March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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