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On This Day · The 65th day of the year

March 6

125 years on from Wilhelm II, March 6 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Pisces is the sign for March 6 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 6?

March 6 is the 65th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1447 and 1987. Famous people born on March 6 include Michelangelo, Gabriel García Márquez and Lou Costello.

Released on March 6

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Lost and Found Co.
  • Game Heart of the Machine
  • TV Pursuit of Jade

2025

  • Game Split Fiction
  • Game MainFrames
  • Game FragPunk

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1447

    1447 conclave

  2. 1836

    Texas Revolution

  3. 1901

    Wilhelm II

  4. 1904

    Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

  5. 1943

    World War II

  6. 1945

    Cologne

  7. 1957

    Ghana

  8. 1964

    Nation of Islam

  9. 1967

    Joseph Stalin

  10. 1987

    MS Herald of Free Enterprise

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 6

Michelangelo

b. 1475

Gabriel García Márquez

b. 1927

Lou Costello

b. 1906

Richard Corliss

b. 1944

Joseph von Fraunhofer

b. 1787

Valentina Tereshkova

b. 1937

Francesco Guicciardini

b. 1483

Charles I of Württemberg

b. 1823

Deaths

  • 2013Alvin Lee
  • 1986Georgia O'Keeffe
  • 1952Jürgen Stroop
  • 1939Ferdinand von Lindemann
  • 1900Gottlieb Daimler
  • 190Liu Bian

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.

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