Born on March 6
March 6 birthdays & history
If you were born on March 6, you share a birthday with Michelangelo, Gabriel García Márquez and Valentina Tereshkova. March 6 babies are Pisces, with aquamarine as their birthstone and the daffodil as their birth flower. March 6 is the 66th day of the year in leap years (65th in other years).
Famous people born on March 6
- 1475Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor
- 1927Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937Valentina Tereshkova, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
- 1806Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English-Italian poet and translator
- 1972Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player
- 1926Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1946David Gilmour, English guitarist and singer-songwriter
- 1947Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist
- 1787Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer
- 1619Cyrano de Bergerac, French author and playwright
What happened on March 6
- 12 BCThe Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.
- 1323Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.
- 1447Tommaso Parentucelli was elected as Pope Nicholas V in Rome.
- 1853Giuseppe 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.
- 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.
- 1904Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Led by William Speirs Bruce, the Antarctic region of Coats Land was discovered by the Scotia.
- 1945Petru Groza of the Ploughmen's Front became the first prime minister of the Communist Party-dominated government of Romania.
- 1957the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British.
- 1975Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
- 1985Registration of the Filipino megachurch Christ's Commission Fellowship with the Philippine government, months after its first worship service in August 1984.
- 2000The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.
Also observed on March 6
- Norfolk Island Foundation Day, the founding of Norfolk Island in 1788.
- Independence Day (Ghana), celebrates the independence of Ghana from the UK in 1957.
Questions, answered
What star sign is March 6?
People born on March 6 are Pisces. Their birthstone is aquamarine and their birth flower is the daffodil.
Which famous people were born on March 6?
Michelangelo (1475), Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Andrzej Wajda (1926) were all born on March 6.
What happened on March 6 in history?
Among other things: in 1975, Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute; in 1985, Registration of the Filipino megachurch Christ's Commission Fellowship with the Philippine government, months after its first worship service in August 1984; in 2000, The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.
Can I get a newspaper front page from March 6?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any March 6 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “March 6”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.