On This Day — March 6

🕰️ Notable Events on March 6

• 2008 — A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority [but never all] of the country's miners. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The first United States Football League games are played. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — For the first time 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Constantine II becomes King of Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Real Madrid C.F. is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — The Serbian kingdom is re-founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo - After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1834 — York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto. Wikipedia ↗
• 1820 — The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1665 — The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Wikipedia ↗
• 1521 — Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1454 — Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights. Wikipedia ↗
• 1204 — The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus. Wikipedia ↗
• 961 — Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas, end of the Emirate of Crete. Wikipedia ↗
• 845 — Execution of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium at Samarra. Wikipedia ↗
• 632 — The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Wikipedia ↗
• The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 6

• 1995 — Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Nathan Redmond, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Marcus Smart, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Wesley Hoedt, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Lex Luger, American keyboard player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Agnes Carlsson, Swedish singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Kevin-Prince Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — José Manuel Flores, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jake Arrieta, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Francisco Cervelli, Venezuelan-Italian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ross Detwiler, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Eli Marienthal, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Charlie Mulgrew, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Bakaye Traoré, French-Malian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Daniël de Ridder, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Eskil Pedersen, Norwegian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chris Tomson, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Andranik Teymourian, Iranian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ellen Muth, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Emílson Cribari, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Clint Barmes, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Érik Bédard, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — David Flair, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Tim Howard, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sage Rosenfels, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Chad Wicks, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Nantie Hayward, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Giorgos Karagounis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marcus Thames, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ken Anderson, American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Aracely Arámbula, Mexican actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Canadian pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Guy Garvey, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Brad Schumacher, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Beanie Sigel, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Michael Finley, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Peter Lindgren, Swedish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Greg Ostertag, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Trent Willmon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player, actor, and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jaret Reddick, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Darrick Martin, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Moira Kelly, American actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Julio Bocca, Argentinian ballet dancer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Connie Britton, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Shuler Hensley, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Alan Davies, English comedian, actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Allan Bateman, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jim Knight, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — D. L. Hughley, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Erika Hess, Swiss alpine skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Alison Nicholas, British golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Sleepy Floyd, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Peter Roebuck, English cricketer, journalist, and sportcaster (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steve Vizard, Australian television host, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jeff Greenwald, American author, photographer, and monologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Harald Schumacher, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali banker and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Nepal Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Carolyn Porco, American astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Phil Alvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Blasters) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Arthur Roche, English archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Martin Buchan, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Anna Maria Horsford, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Stephen Schwartz, American composer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kiki Dee, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dick Fosbury, American high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jean Seaton, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — John Stossel, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — David Gilmour, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Richard Noble, Scottish race car driver and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino actor and journalist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Mary Wilson, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist and clarinet player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Marilyn Strathern, Welsh anthropologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ken Danby, Canadian painter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Joanna Miles, French-born American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — R. H. Sikes, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jeff Wooller, English accountant and banker Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Adam Osborne, Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Keishu Tanaka, Japanese politician, 17th Japanese Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Ivan Boesky, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Valentina Tereshkova, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Choummaly Sayasone, Laotian politician, 5th President of Laos Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Ron Delany, Irish runner and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Derek Kevan, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Red Simpson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — William Davis, German-English journalist and economist Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — David Sheppard, English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Gordon Cooper, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Ann Curtis, American swimmer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Ray O'Connor, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — William H. Webster, American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ed McMahon, American comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Lewis Gilbert, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Howard McGhee, American trumpeter (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Frankie Howerd, English comedian (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Ella Logan, Scottish-American singer and actress (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and author (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Empress Kōjun of Japan (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Henri Jeanson, French journalist and author (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Gus Sonnenberg, American football player and wrestler (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Albert Tessier, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Jam Handy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Molla Mallory, Norwegian-American tennis player (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, co-designed Villa Vizcaya (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Guy Kibbee, American actor and singer (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Jimmy Hunter, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Afonso Costa, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Oscar Straus, Viennese composer and conductor (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Richard Rushall, British businessman (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — Georg Luger, Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol (d. 1923) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Viktor Burenin, Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926) Wikipedia ↗
• 1834 — George du Maurier, French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896) Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — Philip Sheridan, Irish-American general (d. 1888) Wikipedia ↗
• 1823 — Charles I of Württemberg (d. 1891) Wikipedia ↗
• 1818 — William Claflin, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905) Wikipedia ↗
• 1817 — Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. 1907) Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895) Wikipedia ↗

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