March 6

Events

 * - completes the.
 * - becomes.
 * - : Delegates of the pledged allegiance to, and the   agreed to help in their struggle for  from the.
 * - -  gives the  to  in exchange for claims in.
 * - arrives at.
 * - The arrives at  in order to found a.
 * - The is signed into law by  . The compromise allows  to enter the  as a  state, but makes the rest of the northern part of the  territory slavery-free.
 * -, is incorporated as.
 * - : - After a 13-day  by an army of 3,000  troops, the 187  volunteers defending the  are defeated and the fort taken.
 * - The   premieres in.
 * - The is chartered as the.
 * - The rules in the  case.
 * - presents the first  to the.
 * - registers  as a trademark.
 * - A explosion in  traps 50 coal miners.
 * - In an assassin attempts to kill.
 * - The football club  is founded.
 * - The is founded as the Portuguese Section of the.
 * -, one of the oldest children's newspapers in , is founded.
 * 1925  -  annexes, , and.
 * - Fritz Lang's is released.
 * - : An armistice is signed by and the.
 * - A -dominated under  assumes power in.
 * - : signs an agreement with  which recognizes  as an autonomous state in the  and the.
 * - , the first air-conditioned naval ship, is launched from.
 * - The trial of begins.
 * - succeeds  as  and  of the.
 * - colonies  and  become the independent  of.
 * 1957  -  withdraws its troops from the.
 * -  officially gives  the name  meaning "beloved of ".
 * 1964  -  becomes  of.
 * 1964  -  sets a new world record for the indoor  run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
 * - Suspected murderer releases ''* - :  and  announce a settlement over their border dispute.
 * - After 19 years presenting the , signs off for the last time.
 * - The begins its first year of competition.
 * - Twelve-month-long in   industry begins.
 * - The ferry  capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193.
 * - Students at go on strike in favor of the selection of a deaf university president. The protest is called.
 * - The begins to affect s.
 * 1992  - Founding of the.
 * - in  results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with.
 * - 's painting  is stolen from a gallery, and is recovered a week later.
 * - Governor  signs a bill into legislation that would ban most s in the state.
 * - Former White House aide was found guilty on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice trial.
 * 2007  -  lottery  set a new world record for the  ever offered of US$390 million.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German banker (d. )
 * -, Italian artist (d. )
 * -, Italian statesman and historian (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, French soldier, poet (d. )
 * -, British man of letters (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. )
 * -, French General (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * - American watch manufacturer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American Civil War Union cavalry officer (d. )
 * - British illustrator and writer (d. )
 * -, Viennese operetta composer (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American blues guitarist (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, Austrian tenor (d. )
 * 1904  -, Basque politician (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor comedian (d. )
 * -, Russian conductor (d. )
 * -, Bohra spiritual leader
 * 1915  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American illustrator and cartoonist (d. )
 * 1917  -, English comedian (d. )
 * -, British paranormal investigator (d. )
 * -, American television personality
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American economist
 * 1926  -, Polish film director
 * -, Colombian writer, laureate
 * 1927  -, astronaut (d. )
 * 1927  -, American bass-baritone (d. )
 * -, French-born American conductor
 * -, American stuntman
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, Irish athlete
 * -, American politician
 * 1936  -, English actress
 * -, American stock trader
 * 1937  -, cosmonaut
 * -, British author and computer designer (d. )
 * 1939  -, duchess of Soria
 * -, baseball player
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, New Zealand singer
 * 1944  -, American singer
 * -, British musician
 * -, British singer
 * 1947  -, American athlete
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * 1947  -, Japanese author
 * 1947  -, American actor, comedian, and film producer
 * 1949  -, Scottish footballer
 * -, Dutch cyclist (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author
 * 1953  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1959  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American animatronics art director
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, British comedian and actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American basketball player
 * 1969  -, British TV personality
 * -, British actor
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1971  -, American basketball player
 * -, Northern Irish snooker player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British-American actor
 * -, Mexican actress and singer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1979  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1979  -, American BMX rider
 * -, British-born Italian radio DJ
 * -, American actress
 * -, Iranian footballer
 * -, American model
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, Frankish
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, Ruler of Tver (b. )
 * -, Spanish conquistador
 * -, Polish statesman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American frontiersman (b. )
 * 1836  -, American lawyer and soldier (b. )
 * 1836  -, American pioneer and soldier (b. )
 * -, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. )
 * -, British soldier and politician (b. )
 * -, German cellist and composer (b. )
 * -, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, Norwegian writer and feminist (b. )
 * -, Hawaiian princess (b. )
 * -, German engineer and industrialist (b. )
 * -, American Confederate politician (b. )
 * -, American band leader, conductor, and composer (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (b. )
 * - Swedish actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, Danish sculptor (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Welsh actor, musician, and composer (b. )
 * 1951  -, Ukrainian politician and statesman (b. )
 * -, Nazi SS-leader (executed) (b. )
 * -, British comedian and singer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, English author and educator (b. )
 * 1967  -, American singer and actor (b. )
 * 1967  -, Hungarian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English harpsichordist and conductor (b. )
 * -, American writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American boxer and actor (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Russian-American author (b. )
 * -, Dominican actor (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, Greek actress, political activist, and politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1997  -,  (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, emir of Bahrain (b. )
 * 1999  -, former footballer (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2004  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate (b. )
 * 2005  -, British radio disc jockey (b. )
 * 2005  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2005  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2006  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actress, wife of  (b. )
 * -, French cultural theorist, philosopher, political commentator and photographer (b. )
 * 2007  -  (aka "Bad News Brown"), American professional wrestler and judoka (b. )
 * 2007  -, American winemaker (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - (from Britain, 1957)
 * Day in

Liturgical feasts

 * aka Saint Coleta of Ghent
 * aka Saint Coleta of Ghent
 * aka Saint Coleta of Ghent