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International observance days, weeks, and months for March 6, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
Events that occurred on March 6 throughout history
Chemist Dimitri Mendeleev publishes his first paper developing a new periodic table. Mendeleev’s table arranges the elements based on atomic mass, similar to chemist John Newlands, but he corrects some of Newland's errors. By this time, only 60 of the over 100 elements we know today were discovered.
Clarence Birdseye begins test marketing prepackaged frozen food in Springfield, Massachusetts as Birds Eye Frosted Foods.
Peter Hodgson introduces Silly Putty as a toy for the first time.
"My Girl" by The Temptations hits the U.S. singles charts. Written by Smokey Robinson, the single is the first hit for the Motown Records recording label.
People born on March 6
