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On This Day in History — March 6
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Highlights of March 6
- 2009 — As part of their investigation into an athletic scandal at Florida State University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association released a report alleging that 61 student athletes had engaged in academic fraud. Read more
- 2000 — The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened. Read more
- 1988 — The Troubles: In Operation Flavius, the Special Air Service killed three volunteers of the Provisional Irish Republican Army conspiring to bomb a parade of British military bands in Gibraltar. Read more
- 1987 — The ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 people on board. Read more
- 1964 — In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali (pictured). Read more
- 1953 — Following Joseph Stalin's death, Georgy Malenkov succeeded him as Premier of the Soviet Union. Read more
- 1945 — Petru Groza of the Ploughmen's Front became the first prime minister of the Communist Party-dominated government of Romania. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: National Liberation Front forces defeated Italian occupiers in the Battle of Fardykambos, a major sign of the Greek resistance's growth. Read more
- 1930 — Organized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unemployment associated with the Great Depression. Read more
- 1913 — First Balkan War: The Greek army captured Bizani Fortress, near Ioannina, from the Ottomans. Read more
- 1904 — Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Led by William Speirs Bruce (pictured), the Antarctic region of Coats Land was discovered by the Scotia. Read more
- 1853 — Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata premiered at La Fenice in Venice, but the performance was considered so bad that it caused him to revise portions of the opera. Read more
- 1836 — Texas Revolution: Mexican troops captured the Alamo Mission in San Antonio from Texian forces after a 13-day siege. Read more
- 1447 — Tommaso Parentucelli was elected as Pope Nicholas V in Rome. Read more
- 845 — The Abbasid Caliphate executed 42 Byzantine officials who had been captured in the sack of Amorium of 838 for refusing to convert to Islam. Read more
Events
- 2020 — 32 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. Read more
- 2008 — A suicide bomber kills 68 people in the Karrada district of Karrada in Baghdad Read more
- 2008 — A gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Read more
- 2003 — Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board. Read more
- 1988 — Operation Flavius: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar. Read more
- 1987 — The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. Read more
- 1985 — Registration of the Filipino megachurch Christ's Commission Fellowship with the Philippine government, months after its first worship service in August 1984. Read more
- 1975 — Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute. Read more
- 1957 — the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British. Read more
- 1945 — World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins. Read more
- 1943 — World 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. Read more
- 1943 — World 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. Read more
- 1930 — International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA. Read more
- 1904 — Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Led by William Speirs Bruce, the Antarctic region of Coats Land is discovered from the Scotia. Read more
- 1901 — An anarchist assassin tries to kill German Emperor Wilhelm II. Read more
- 1857 — The 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. Read more
- 1836 — Texas 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. Read more
- 1820 — The 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. Read more
- 1788 — The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement. Read more
- 1651 — The town of Kajaani, known at the time as Cajanaburg, is founded by Count Per Brahe, the Governor-General of Finland. Read more
- 1447 — Election of Pope Nicholas V following the death of Pope Eugene IV on 23 February 1447. Read more
- 1323 — Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 845 — The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam. Read more
- 12 BC — The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. Read more
Born on March 6
- 2003 — Millicent Simmonds, American actress Read more
- 2001 — Milo Manheim, American actor Read more
- 2000 — Armando Bacot, American basketball player Read more
- 2000 — Jacob Bertrand, American actor Read more
- 1999 — Ylena In-Albon, Swiss tennis player Read more
- 1998 — Kyle Trask, American football player Read more
- 1997 — Lee Lu-da, South Korean singer and actress Read more
- 1997 — Alisha Boe, Norwegian actress Read more
- 1996 — Christian Coleman, American sprinter Read more
- 1996 — Mohamed Magdy, Egyptian footballer Read more
- 1996 — Timo Werner, German footballer Read more
- 1995 — Josh Hart, American basketball player Read more
- 1995 — Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer Read more
- 1994 — Marcus Smart, American basketball player Read more
- 1993 — Nicklas Jensen, Danish ice hockey player Read more
- 1993 — Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer Read more
- 1991 — John Jenkins, American basketball player Read more
- 1991 — Tyler, the Creator, American rapper Read more
- 1990 — Derek Drouin, Canadian high jumper Read more
- 1989 — Dwight Buycks, American basketball player Read more
- 1989 — Ray Chen, Taiwanese-Australian violinist Read more
- 1989 — Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player Read more
- 1988 — Agnes, Swedish singer Read more
- 1988 — Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player Read more
- 1988 — Leonys Martín, Cuban-American baseball player Read more
- 1988 — Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer Read more
- 1987 — Mário Bližňák, Slovak ice hockey player Read more
- 1987 — Kevin-Prince Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer Read more
- 1987 — Chico Flores, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1986 — Jake Arrieta, American baseball player Read more
- 1986 — Francisco Cervelli, Venezuelan-Italian baseball player Read more
- 1986 — Timothy DeLaGhetto, American Internet personality Read more
- 1986 — Charlie Mulgrew, Scottish footballer Read more
- 1985 — Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, French ice hockey player Read more
- 1985 — Bakaye Traoré, French-Malian footballer Read more
- 1985 — Daniel Winnik, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1984 — Daniël de Ridder, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1983 — Andranik Teymourian, Armenian-Iranian footballer Read more
- 1980 — Emílson Cribari, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1979 — Tim Howard, American soccer player Read more
Died on March 6
- 2025 — Australian Suicide, Australian professional wrestler (born 1992) Read more
- 2025 — Brian James, British guitarist (born 1955) Read more
- 2021 — Lou Ottens, Dutch engineer and inventor (born 1926) Read more
- 2021 — Graham Pink, British nurse (born 1929) Read more
- 2018 — Peter Nicholls, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (born 1939) Read more
- 2017 — Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (born 1932) Read more
- 2016 — Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (born 1921) Read more
- 2016 — Sheila Varian, American horse trainer and breeder (born 1937) Read more
- 2015 — Fred Craddock, American minister and academic (born 1928) Read more
- 2015 — Ram Sundar Das, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1921) Read more
- 2015 — Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (born 1926) Read more
- 2014 — Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (born 1969) Read more
- 2014 — Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (born 1925) Read more
- 2014 — Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (born 1946) Read more
- 2014 — Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (born 1924) Read more
- 2013 — Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1970) Read more
- 2013 — Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936) Read more
- 2013 — Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944) Read more
- 2013 — W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and academic (born 1930) Read more
- 2012 — Francisco Xavier do Amaral, East Timorese politician, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937) Read more
- 2012 — Donald M. Payne, American businessman and politician (born 1934) Read more
- 2012 — Helen Walulik, American baseball player (born 1929) Read more
- 2011 — Sasao Gouland, governor of Chuuk State, Micronesia (born 1933) Read more
- 2010 — Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (born 1984) Read more
- 2010 — Mark Linkous, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1962) Read more
- 2010 — Betty Millard, American philanthropist and activist (born 1911) Read more
- 2009 — Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (born 1964) Read more
- 2008 — Peter Poreku Dery, Ghanaian cardinal (born 1918) Read more
- 2007 — Jean Baudrillard, French photographer and theorist (born 1929) Read more
- 2007 — Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (born 1909) Read more
- 2006 — Anne Braden, American journalist and activist (born 1924) Read more
- 2006 — Kirby Puckett, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960) Read more
- 2006 — Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1939) Read more
- 2005 — Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906) Read more
- 2005 — Danny Gardella, American baseball player and trainer (born 1920) Read more
- 2005 — Tommy Vance, English radio host (born 1943) Read more
- 2005 — Teresa Wright, American actress (born 1918) Read more
- 2005 — Gladys Marín, Chilean activist and political figure (born 1938) Read more
- 2004 — Hercules, American wrestler (born 1957) Read more
Holidays & 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.
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “March 6”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.