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Michelangelo was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards.
Famous Birthdays on March 6
1475 — Michelangelo
Italian painter and sculptor (died 1564)
March 6 has 176 recorded notable births across history, from 1340 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 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. Source
- 1957 Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British. Source
- 1943 World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later. Source
- 2008 A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Source
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Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
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At 15, she became ill, suffering intense head and spinal pain for the rest of her life.
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The 2019 world champion in the 100 meters, he also won gold as part of men's 4 × 100-meter relay.
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Wilver Dornell Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
More major people born on March 6
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1831
Philip Sheridan
Irish-American general (died 1888)
Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
1806
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English-Italian poet and translator (died 1861)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime and frequently anthologised after her death.
1996
Christian Coleman
American sprinter
Christian Lee Coleman is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 m, and 200 m.
1940
Willie Stargell
American baseball player (died 2001)
Wilver Dornell Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the…
1947
Dick Fosbury
American high jumper (died 2023)
Richard Douglas Fosbury was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field.
1459
Jakob Fugger
German merchant and banker (died 1525)
Jakob Fugger of the Lily, also known as Jakob Fugger the Rich or Jakob II, was a major German merchant, mining entrepreneur, and banker.
1988
Agnes
Swedish singer
Agnes Emilia Carlsson, known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish singer. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series.
1900
Lefty Grove
American baseball player (died 1975)
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was an American professional baseball pitcher.
1917
Donald Davidson
American philosopher and academic (died 2003)
Donald Herbert Davidson was an American philosopher. He served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1981 to 2003 after having also held teaching appointments at Stanford…
1990
Derek Drouin
Canadian high jumper
Derek Drouin is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was the 2015 World Champion.
1926
Ray O'Connor
Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (died 2013)
Raymond James O'Connor was an Australian politician who served as the premier of Western Australia from 25 January 1982 to 25 February 1983.
1917
Will Eisner
American illustrator and publisher (died 2005)
William Erwin Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur.
1930
Lorin Maazel
French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (died 2014)
Lorin Varencove Maazel was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music.
1340
John of Gaunt (probable; d. 1399)
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was an English prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son of King Edward III, and the father of King Henry IV.
1954
Harald Schumacher
German footballer and manager
Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln.
1947
Rob Reiner
American actor, director, producer, and activist (died 2025)
Robert Reiner was an American filmmaker, actor, and political activist. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary.
1978
Sage Rosenfels
American football player
Sage Jamen Rosenfels is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
1987
Mário Bližňák
Slovak ice hockey player
Mário Bližňák is a Slovak former professional ice hockey center. He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1927
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014)
Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.