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March 6
Born on March 6? You're a Pisces with the Aquamarine birthstone.
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March 6 Zodiac Sign
Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
Element: Water
compassionateartisticintuitivegentlewise
Birthstone
Aquamarine
Birth Flower
Daffodil
Season
Winter
Numerology 9
A number of compassion, completion, and humanitarian spirit.
March 6: This Day in History
- 1521— Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Guam during his circumnavigation of the globe, making European contact with the Mariana Islands.
- 1836— Mexican forces under General Antonio López de Santa Anna stormed the Alamo in San Antonio, killing all Texian defenders including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.
- 1857— The U.S. Supreme Court issued its Dred Scott decision, ruling that enslaved people were property and not citizens.
- 1899— Bayer registered Aspirin as a trademark in Germany.
- 1930— Frozen food went on sale to the American public for the first time when Clarence Birdseye's products appeared in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Famous Birthdays on March 6
- Michelangelo (1475) — italian renaissance painter and sculptor
- Shaquille O'Neal (1972) — american nba basketball legend
- Gabriel García Márquez (1927) — colombian novelist, nobel prize winner
- David Gilmour (1946) — guitarist of pink floyd
- Rob Reiner (1947) — american filmmaker and actor
- Tom Arnold (1959) — american comedian and actor
Did You Know? March 6 Fun Facts
- Michelangelo began painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1508, completing it four years later.
- March 6 falls under the Pisces zodiac sign.
- The phrase 'Remember the Alamo' became a rallying cry for Texan independence.
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