What happened on 6 March 1916?

Discover what happened on 6 March 1916 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • Marianne Orup
  • Josef Foukal
  • Wichard Harrach
  • Paul Wienpahl
  • Jack Allan (New Zealand educationalist)
  • Niels Madsen
  • Joachim Press (German jurist and ornithologist (1916-2000))
  • Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. (actor (1916-1983))
  • Hermann Axen (German politician (1916-1992))
  • Red Callender ((1916-1992) American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew)
  • Sidney W. Pink (American film director and producer (1916–2002))
  • Gé Regter (Dutch water polo player (1916-1987))
  • Piet Van den Broek
  • Rochelle Hudson (American actress (1916–1972))
  • Paul Boey (Belgian singer (1916–1996))
  • Pavel Kalioujny (Soviet aviator (1916-2002))
  • Virginia Gregg (American actress (1916–1986))
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  • Aleksey Ulesov
  • Carin Malmlöf-Forssling (Swedish organist, choir director, and composer)
  • Helmy Halim (Egyptian film director (1916–1971))
  • Kenneth Child (Anglican priest (1916-1983))
  • Leonard Thompson (American historian specialized in South African history)
  • Robert Alexander Walker (Canadian politician (1916–1989))
  • Solomon Weingeroff (professional wrestling manager (1916–1988))
  • Shin’ichi Yūki (Japanese novelist)
  • Robert Rebas (Estonian art historian)
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  • Dizmanas Ilgūnas (Lithuanian association football player)
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  • Zorka Bradač (Slovenian pianist)
  • Harvey M. Lifset (American politician in New York (1916-2005))
  • Percy Ilott (Australian rules footballer)
  • Lev Levin (Soviet physicist (1916-1984))
  • Frances R. Nurse (New Zealand parasitologist)
  • Marie Benešová
  • Ferenc Kőberl (chess player)
  • Frederick Charles Lough (U.S. Army Brigadier General)
  • Mike Kochel (American football guard (1916-1994))
  • Břetislav Kramář
  • Ossy Kratz-Corell
  • Antar Padilha Gonçalves
  • Mariana Seifertová (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • Jindřich Weil (holocaust victim, b. 1916-03-06)
  • Charlota Weissensteinová (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • James A. Gay III (American hotel executive and civil rights leader)
  • Ella W. Wolf ((1916-1987))
  • Ormsby Wilkins (Australian radio presenter)
  • Marianne Orup
  • Josef Foukal
  • Wichard Harrach
  • Paul Wienpahl
  • Jack Allan (New Zealand educationalist)
  • Niels Madsen
  • Marianne Orup
  • Josef Foukal
  • Wichard Harrach
  • Paul Wienpahl
  • Jack Allan (New Zealand educationalist)
  • Niels Madsen

Deaths

  • Teizo Ihmori (Japanese scientist)
  • Julian Hartmann (German jurist (1842-1916))
  • Gerrit Adriaan Arnold Middelberg (politician (1846-1916))
  • James Key Caird (British mathematician (1837–1916))
  • Henri Auger
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  • Charles C. Nott (American judge)
  • George Henry Emerson (Canadian politician (1853-1916))
  • William Dawson (English cricketer (1850-1916))
  • Richard Aldrich McCurdy (American attorney, business executive and banker (1835-1916))
  • George William Whitaker (painter from Providence, Rhode Island (1840-1916))
  • Thomas Martin Jensen (Danish painter (1831-1916))
  • Ina Law Robertson (American educator, philanthropist)
  • Henrietta Frances Evelyn ((died 1916))
  • Raymond Aynard
  • Nicholas W. Day (American Civil War Union general)
  • Laurent Vandersmissen
  • Désiré Cooreman (priest, study master, provost, parish priest, honorary canon, conductor and composer (1827-1916))
  • Adolf Herzog
  • James Lycurgus Marsteller (American politician)
  • Júlio Cesar Pinto Coelho