March 6th celebrates National Dentist’s Day as well as White Chocolate Cheesecake Day.
We’re now on the 66th day of the year, and have 300 days left in 2024.
On this day in history we have been absolutely spoiled with the discovery of an everyday medicine, incredible music and smashed records in sports. Check out all that and much more all about March 6!
Did you know that on this day in 1869, the first periodic table was presented by Dmitri Mendeleev? The table appeared in his textbook “The Principles of Chemistry”.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 6th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on March 6 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2018
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was listed as the richest person on Forbes.
His net worth reached $112 billion on this day, which put Bill Gates into second place with a net worth of $90 billion.
2018
The world’s oldest message in a bottle was found.
The bottle was discovered by a couple walking on a beach in Western Australia. Little did they know at the time that it was from around 1886!
2015
NASA’s Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
This also made the Dawn mission the first to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies, as it had already achieved orbit with the giant Vesta asteroid earlier in 2011. The dwarf planet that Dawn reached orbit around was none other than Ceres. Ceres has in the past been labeled both a planet and an asteroid.
Famous Births
If you’re celebrating your birthday today, you share the same birthday with Shaquille O’Neal! Check out these other famous people who were born on this day!
1991
Tyler, the Creator
American
Rapper
Age:
33 years old
Born In:
California, USA
1972
Shaquille O’Neal
American
Basketball Player
Age:
52 years old
Born In:
New Jersey, USA
2000
Jacob Bertrand
American
Actor
Age:
24 years old
Born In:
California, USA
1475
Michelangelo
Italian
Sculptor
Died On:
Feb 18, 1564 (Age 88)
Born In:
Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
1927
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian
Novelist
Died On:
Apr 17, 2014 (Age 87)
Born In:
Aracataca, Colombia
Special Holidays
Are you looking for something to do today? Then why not find time today to celebrate the following special holidays.
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
Pretty much all of us can agree on one thing, and that’s the simple truth that cheesecakes are amazing. White Chocolate Cheesecake Day is all about celebrating this delicious dessert, so whether you bake one or eat one, it’s all the same to us!
National Dentist’s Day
Our teeth are so crucial to the overall comfort of our lives, yet we never give our dentists enough credit in keeping them pearly-white. It’s time to say thanks to the men and women in white who keep our teeth in tip-top shape!
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Fun Fact Of The Day
Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is using this to rehabilitate Fukashima. Almost 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city.
Birthday & Zodiac
Everyone who was born on March 6 shares the star sign of Pisces.
Pisceans very rarely judge, and they are hard to shock. This creates a safe space for their friends and loved ones to open up.
For those of you born in March, you have the Aquamarine birthstone. The ancient Romans believed that aquamarine would protect them during storms. At night, their sailors would sleep with the crystals under their pillows.
People born on this day were likely conceived the previous year on June 13th.
A baby that is conceived on March 6th, 2024, will likely be born around November 27th, 2024.
