Holidays Calendar for March 6, 2026
On March 6, the citizens of Norfolk Island celebrate a public holiday known as Foundation Day. On this day in 1788, the first settlers arrived on the island.
The Republic of Ghana celebrates its Independence Day on March 6. On this day in 1957, Ghana proclaimed its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to split from the British colonial empire. The holiday is considered to be the national day of Ghana.
National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence was added to the official holiday calendar of Iraq in 2021. It is celebrated on March 6 to commemorate the historic meeting of Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani that took place during the Pope’s 2021 visit to Iraq.
Nuzul Al-Qur’an is an Islamic holiday that commemorates the revealing of the first verses of the Qur’an to Muhammad the Prophet. It is celebrated on the 17th day of the month of Ramadan. Nuzul Al-Qur’an is a public holiday in Brunei and some Malaysian states and federal territories.
World Lymphedema Day is observed annually on March 6. It was created to raise awareness of a health condition associated with a compromised lymphatic system.
Global Day of Unplugging, formerly known as National Day of Unplugging, begins at sundown on the first Friday in March and ends at sundown the following day. It was created to encourage people to take a break from technology.
Dentist's Day is an annual professional holiday celebrated on March 6. It is the perfect occasion to express your appreciation and gratitude to the people who help you keep your tooth healthy.
Employee Appreciation Day is a secular holiday in the USA and Canada, that is annually celebrated on the first Friday in March. This holiday was established in 1995 by Bob Nelson, a board member of the Recognition Professionals International, previously National Association for Employee Recognition.
March 6 is European Day of the Righteous, a remembrance day established by the European Parliament to commemorate the people who have stood up against totalitarianism and crimes against humanity. It has been observed since 2013.
National Frozen Food Day is an informal holiday celebrated in the United States on March 6. On this day in 1939, American company named Birdseye began selling 26 frozen products to 18 retail stores in and around Springfield, Massachusetts.
National Oreo Cookie Day is one of the many unofficial food days celebrated in the United States. It is observed on March 6 to commemorate the launch of one of the most popular cookie brands that is known and loved not just in the United States, but all over the world.
Cheesecake is such a popular dessert that there are several cheesecake-themed food days in the United States. In addition to National Cheesecake Day, observed annually on July 30, Americans celebrate holidays dedicated to specific cheesecake varieties. For example, National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day is celebrated on March 6.
March 6 is a great day to wear your favorite dress or buy a new one because it is National Dress Day. This amazing holiday was created to encourage women to celebrate and relive their fond memories they associate with wearing dresses.
The Day of the Dude is celebrated annually by followers of Dudeism, a religion/philosophy/lifestyle (depends on who you ask) inspired by the Cohen Brothers’ cult film The Big Lebowski that was released in 1998.
This Day in History
- 2008 Palestinian gunman killed eight students at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, a religious school in Jerusalem, Israel. Eleven students were injured.
- 2007 Died: Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher, sociologist, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer whose work is associated with post-structuralism.
- 2005 Died: Hans Bethe, German and American nuclear physicist who was awarded the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
- 2005 Died: Teresa Wright, American actress who is remembered for her performances in The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, Pride of the Yankees, Shadow of a Doubt.
- 1990 Ed Yielding and Joseph T. Vida set the transcontinental speed record. They flew a SR-71 Blackbird from Los Angeles to Virginia's coast in 64 minutes.
- 1988 Three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army were shot dead by the British Special Air Service during Operation Flavius in Gibraltar.
- 1986 Died: Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist who has been recognized as the "Mother of American Modernism". One of her best known works is Blue and Green Music.
- 1982 Died: Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, and philosopher who is best known for her novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.
- 1981 Born: Ellen Muth, retired American actress best known for her role as Georgia "George" on the television series Dead Like Me and its film sequel Dead Like Me: Life After Death.
- 1975 Iran and Iraq signed the Algiers Accord, an agreement to settle their disputes and conflicts on their borers in Khuzestan and Shatt al-Arab.
- 1972 Born: Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player, actor, and rapper whose NBA career spanned almost 20 years. He was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA.
- 1970 "Let It Be", a famous song by The Beatles, was released as a single. It was the band's final single before Paul McCartney announced he was leaving.
- 1967 Born: Connie Britton, American actress known for starring as Tami Taylor on the drama series Friday Night Lights, as well as for her other television and film roles.
- 1965 Died: Margaret Dumont, American stage and film actress who starred in seven of the Marx Brothers films, being the comic foil to Groucho Marx.
- 1948 Born: David Gilmour, English musician, singer, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Pink Floyd.
- 1941 Died: Gutzon Borglum, American artist and sculptor who is famous for creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
- 1937 Born: Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet astronaut and engineer. In 1963, she became the first woman to have flown in space. She also was the first civilian to fly in space.
- 1936 Born: Sylvia Robinson, American musician, singer, record producer, and record label executive (Sugar Hill Records). She was part of the duo Mickey & Sylvia.
- 1932 Died: John Philip Sousa, American composer and conductor who is known mainly for his patriotic marches. He is referred to as the "American March King".
- 1927 Born: Gordon Cooper, American U.S. Air Force Pilot, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury.
- 1927 Born: Gabriel García Márquez, influential Colombian short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and journalist who was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1923 Born: Wes Montgomery, American jazz guitarist and composer considered one of the most influential jazz guitarists along with Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, and others.
- 1909 Born: Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and aphorist who is known for his lyrical poetry and skeptical aphorisms many of which have a political subtext.
- 1902 Madrid Football Club was officially founded. In 1920, it was renamed Real Madrid after King Alfonso XIII granted the title of Real (Royal) to the club.
- 1900 Died: Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer, industrial designer, and industrialist who is known for his invention of the high-speed petrol engine.
- 1888 Died: Louisa May Alcott, American author who is best known for her novel Little Women and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys.
- 1853 Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata was first performed at the La Fenice opera house in Venice. The first performance was a failure.
- 1849 Born: Georg Luger, Austrian firearms designer who is best known for having designed the Luger pistol and the 9 x 19 mm Parabellum cartridge.
- 1836 Mexican troops defeated the Texians in the Battle of the Alamo after a 13-day siege. This battle is considered a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.
- 1820 President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, a federal statute regulating slavery in the United States western territories.
- 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Guam. He was the first European to set foot on the Mariana Islands archipelago.
- 1475 Born: Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni), Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet of the period of High Renaissance.