March 6
day of the year
March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 300 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.
845 – The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam.
1204 – The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.
1323 – Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.
1447 – Election of Pope Nicholas V following the death of Pope Eugene IV on 23 February 1447.
1601–1900
1651 – The town of Kajaani, known at the time as Cajanaburg, is founded by Count Per Brahe, the Governor-General of Finland.
1788 – The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by United States President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
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