- On This Day

06-March-1475 Michelangelo Buonarroti born
Most famous for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is but one of the many masterpieces that this great artist created.
For further information see: http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

06-March-1806 Elizabeth Barrett Browning born

06-March-1836 The Battle of the Alamo - Mexico 1 - Texas 0
The famous battle immortalised, albeit inaccurately, which despite being a loss for the Texans marks an important point in the Texas Revolution
For further information see: http://www.thealamo.org/

06-March-1906 Lou Costello born

06-March-1923 Ed McMahon born

06-March-1926 Alan Greenspan born

06-March-1930 Lorin Maazel born

06-March-1936 Marion Barry born

06-March-1941 Willie Stargell born

06-March-1944 Kiri Te Kanawa born

06-March-1945 Rob Reiner born

06-March-1946 David Gilmour born

06-March-1957 Ghana gains independence

06-March-1959 Tom Arnold born

06-March-1961 Death of George Formby

06-March-1963 D.L. Hughley born

06-March-1972 Shaquille O'Neal born

06-March-1987 Townsend Toreson Spirit of Free Enterprise capsizes in Channel