Historical Events In March - 06

2013  Syrian rebels capture Ar-Raqqah, their first major city on March - 06.   

2014  On March - 06 crimea's parliament votes unanimously to make the Crimea a part of Russia   

2017  US President Donald Trump signs his second executive order barring travelers from 6 mostly-Muslim countries for 90 days but leaves out Iraq on March - 06.   

2017  Wikileaks publishes "Vault 7" CIA documents detailing its hacking and surveillance techniques on March - 06.   

2018  On this day in history "Highest overdose death rates ever recorded in the US", 142,000 overdoses in 2016-17 period according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   

2018  Sri Lanka imposes first nationwide state of emergency since civil war after unrest between Sinhalese and Muslim areas in Kandy District on March - 06.   

2018  World's oldest message in a bottle found in Western Australia, thrown from German ship Paula 132 years ago (12 June 1886) on March - 06.   

2018  American WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia's Coral Sea, lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea on March - 06.   

2018  On March - 06 nashville mayor Megan Barry resigns a month after admitting to an extramarital affair with her bodyguard   

2018  On this day in history pope Francis announces that murdered Salvadorean Archbishop Óscar Romero will be made a saint   

2018  British health officials tells the country it's time "to get on a diet" and urging manufacturers to reduce calories in foods on March - 06.   

2018  Forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the world's richest person for the first time at $112 billion, Bill Gates no. 2 on this day in history.   

2019  LeBron James scores his 32,293rd point in the 2nd quarter of a Lakers' 115-99 loss to Denver in LA to pass Michael Jordan into 4th place on the NBA all-time point scoring list on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history facebook head Mark Zuckerberg reveals plans to turn the social media platform into a more "privacy-focused platform"   

2019  On March - 06 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuela expels German ambassador Daniel Kriener for his alleged meddling in internal affairs.   

2021  On his first visit to Iraq, Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the Shiite cleric's home in Najaf on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is vaccinated against COVID-19 in Dharamsala , India and urges others to do so   

2021  Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq. It is the first ever meeting between a pope and a grand ayatollah on this day in history.   

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1340  On March - 06 birth of john of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)   

1405  Johan II, King of Castille was born on March - 06.   

1405  On March - 06 birth of king John II of Castile (d. 1454)   

1459  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant was born on this day in history.   

1475  Michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna was born on this day in history.   

1492  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer was born on March - 06.   

1495  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) was born on March - 06.   

0766  Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 on March - 06.   

1252  On this day in history death of saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235)   

1490  Death of Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador   

1583  On March - 06 zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48   

1615  On this day in history pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns   

1616  On this day in history francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)   

1627  On March - 06 death of krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)