International On This Day - March 6, 2027

International observance days, weeks, and months for March 6, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.

2027

Historical Events on March 6

Events that occurred on March 6 throughout history

1869

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.

1930

Clarence Birdseye begins test marketing prepackaged frozen food in Springfield, Massachusetts as Birds Eye Frosted Foods.

1950

Peter Hodgson introduces Silly Putty as a toy for the first time.

1965

"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.

Born on March 6

People born on March 6

Charles Ewing

Emma Bailey

Pete Gray

Ed McMahon

Stephen Schwartz

Lou Costello

Aaron Lufkin Dennison

Martin Kove

Mary Wilson

Anna Claypoole Peale

Bob Wills

Horatio Gouverneur Wright 91820-1899)

Harry Coover

George Dayton 

Dick Fosbury