Wednesday March 6, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

March 6: Day of the Week

March 6, 2024 was the 66th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 300 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

March 6 Historical Event(s)

12 BC
The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the Emperor
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.
1840
The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery opens, the first dental school.
1899
Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark.
1921
Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
1953
Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1964
Nation of Islam’s Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
1975
Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
1981
After 19 years of presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
1987
The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193.

Who were born on March 6?

1806
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, British poet (d. 1861)
1893
Furry Lewis, American blues guitarist (d. 1981)
1917
Donald Davidson, American philosopher (d. 2003)
1924
William H. Webster, American lawyer
1927
Norman Treigle, American bass-baritone (d. 1975)
1931
Hal Needham, American stuntman
1934
John Noakes, British television presenter
1947
John Stossel, American author and pundit
1969
Andrea Elson, American actress
1974
Beanie Sigel, American rapper

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