Every yearMarch 6
Everything March 6 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 6 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alamo DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | International Open Data Day | Tech | |
| 03 | National Dentist's Day | Health | |
| 04 | National Dress Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | National Frozen Food Day | Food | |
| 06 | National Oreo Cookie Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 6 in some years.
Ash Wednesday — 2030
Born on March 6
Historic figures
- Michelangelo1475–1564Italian painter and sculptor
- Gabriel García Márquez1927–2014Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning1806–1861English-Italian poet and translator
- Andrzej Wajda1926–2016Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
- Rob Reiner1947–2025American actor, director, producer, and activist
- Joseph von Fraunhofer1787–1826German physicist and astronomer
- Cyrano de Bergerac1619–1655French author and playwright
- Alan Greenspan1926–2026American economist and politician
- Stanisław Jerzy Lec1909–1966Polish poet and author
- Francesco Guicciardini1483–1540Italian historian and politician
Celebrities & public figures
- Shaquille O'Nealb. 1972American basketball player
- Valentina Tereshkovab. 1937Russian general
- David Gilmourb. 1946English guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Tyler, the Creatorb. 1991the Creator
- Timo Wernerb. 1996German footballer
- Connie Brittonb. 1967American actress
- Kevin-Prince Boatengb. 1987Ghanaian-German footballer
- Tim Howardb. 1979American soccer player
- Simon Mignoletb. 1988Belgian footballer
- Giorgos Karagounisb. 1977Greek footballer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 6 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 6, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.