March 6th celebrates National Dentist’s Day as well as White Chocolate Cheesecake Day.
We’re now on the 65th day of the year, and have 300 days left.
On this day in history we have been absolutely spoiled with the discovery of an everyday medicine, incredible music and smashed records in sports. Check out all that and much more all about March 6!
Did you know that on this day in 1869, the first periodic table was presented by Dmitri Mendeleev? The table appeared in his textbook “The Principles of Chemistry”.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about March 6th in history!
What Events Happened On March 6 In History?
2018 Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was listed as the richest person on Forbes.
His net worth reached $112 billion on this day, which put Bill Gates into second place with a net worth of $90 billion.
2018 The world’s oldest message in a bottle was found.
The bottle was discovered by a couple walking on a beach in Western Australia. Little did they know at the time that it was from around 1886!
2015 NASA’s Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
This also made the Dawn mission the first to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies, as it had already achieved orbit with the giant Vesta asteroid earlier in 2011. The dwarf planet that Dawn reached orbit around was none other than Ceres. Ceres has in the past been labeled both a planet and an asteroid.
1991 The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
1970 The Beatles released their single “Let it Be.”
The hit entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #6 and soon found its way to #1.
1964 Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his “slave name” of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
1964 Athlete Tom O’Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
1945 A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
The performer was called George Nissan; he was from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
1940 The first US telecast was made from an airplane flying over New York City.
1912 Oreos first went on sale.
The cookie was marketed by Nabisco and has become one of America's bestselling brands of cookies.
Read More1899 Felix Hoffmann patented one of the world’s most common drugs, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table.
1521 Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
Famous People Born On March 6
If you’re celebrating your birthday today, you share the same birthday with Shaquille O’Neal! Check out these other famous people who were born on this day!
1991 Tyler, the Creator
American Rapper
- Age:
- 31 years old
- Born In:
- California, USA
1972 Shaquille O’Neal
American Basketball Player
- Age:
- 50 years old
- Born In:
- New Jersey, USA
2000 Jacob Bertrand
American Actor
- Age:
- 22 years old
- Born In:
- California, USA
1475 Michelangelo
Italian Sculptor
- Died On:
- Feb 18, 1564 (Age 88)
- Born In:
- Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
Special Holidays On March 6
Are you looking for something to do today? Then why not find time today to celebrate the following special holidays.
National Dentist’s Day
Our teeth are so crucial to the overall comfort of our lives, yet we never give our dentists enough credit in keeping them pearly-white. It’s time to say thanks to the men and women in white who keep our teeth in tip-top shape!
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
Pretty much all of us can agree on one thing, and that’s the simple truth that cheesecakes are amazing. White Chocolate Cheesecake Day is all about celebrating this delicious dessert, so whether you bake one or eat one, it’s all the same to us!
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Fun Fact Of The Day
Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is using this to rehabilitate Fukashima. Almost 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city.
March 6 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
Everyone who was born on March 6 shares the star sign of Pisces.
Pisceans very rarely judge, and they are hard to shock. This creates a safe space for their friends and loved ones to open up.
For those of you born in March, you have the Aquamarine birthstone. The ancient Romans believed that aquamarine would protect them during storms. At night, their sailors would sleep with the crystals under their pillows.
People born on this day were likely conceived the previous year on June 13th.
A baby that is conceived on March 6th, 2023, will likely be born around November 27th, 2023.
