Famous people born on March 6 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 6, you share it with Michelangelo, Lou Costello, Shaquille O'Neal — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 6
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
65th
Day of the year
March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years), with 300 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 6
Michelangelo — Italian Renaissance master who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling (born 1475).
Lou Costello — Comedian and half of the famous duo Abbott and Costello (born 1906).
Shaquille O'Neal — Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion (born 1972).
Also sharing the day:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (b. 1806) — English poet who wrote "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."
Gabriel García Márquez (b. 1927) — Colombian Nobel laureate who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Valentina Tereshkova (b. 1937) — Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to fly in space.
March 6 in history
1820 — President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise into law.
1836 — The Battle of the Alamo ended after a thirteen-day siege in San Antonio, Texas.
1957 — Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain its independence.
1904 — The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition discovered Coats Land in Antarctica.
1964 — Boxing champion Cassius Clay officially received the name Muhammad Ali.
1992 — The Michelangelo computer virus made headlines as it activated on the artist's birthday.
March 6 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 6?
Anyone born on March 6 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 6?
The birthstone for a March 6 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 6?
Michelangelo is among the best known — Italian Renaissance master who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling (born 1475).
What happened on March 6?
In 1820, President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise into law.
What day of the year is March 6?
March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years), with 300 days still to come.
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