Siege of Orleans
Arrives at Chinon to join the Dauphin
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March 6 in History
This permanent archive page contains 118 World History Database records for March 6, spanning 1340 to 2022. Recorded topics include Birth of John of Gaunt; Battle of St James; Siege of Orleans.
Total: 118Events: 110Births: 3Deaths: 1Battles: 4Countries: 29
Events on March 6
Chancellor
Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury
Royal Council
John Morton becomes one of Henry VII's most influential councillors and later serves as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Luther Returns
Allows events to settle after Luther returns from Wartburg.
Commons Ready to Prove Charges
The Commons declared that its managers were ready to prove the impeachment charges against Strafford.
Civil War
Condemned to death
Reballion of Rebels in River Prut
Acoompanies several other Greek officers crossed the river Prut in Romania
Crossing of the Prut
Ypsilantis crosses the Prut into Moldavia and begins the Danubian revolt
Filiki Eteria
The Filiki Eteria plan to launch revolts in the Peloponnese, the Danubian Principalities and Constantinople, the first of these revolts began on 6 March 1821 in the Danubian Principalities, but it was soon put down by the Ottomans
Independence of Greece
The Filiki Eteria plan to launch revolts in the Peloponnese, the Danubian Principalities and Constantinople, the first of these revolts began on 6 March 1821 in the Danubian Principalities, but it was soon put down by the Ottomans
Lower Canada Finance Measures
Deepens political conflict between Lower Canadas assembly and imperial authorities.
Russell Resolutions
Introduces resolutions authorizing colonial revenues without assembly approval.
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of the provisional government after the Marcist Revolution
Budget
Gladstone has to increase expenditure on the Services and a vote of credit of pounds 1,250,000 is taken to send a 25,000 to the East so the deficit for the year would be pounds 2,840,000 but Gladstone refuses to borrow the money needed to cover
Budget
Gladstones 3rd budget, by May pounds 6,870,000 is needed to finance the Crimean war so Gladstone raises the income tax from 10 and a half pence to 14d and to raise pounds 3,250,000; spirits, malt, and sugar are taxed to raise the rest of the
Budget
Introduces a wartime budget as Britain enters the Crimean War and government expenditure rises.
Budget
money needed.
Budget
the deficit and increases the income tax by one half from sevenpence to tenpence-halfpenny in the pound (from 2.92% to 4.38%)
Income Tax
92% to 4. 38%)
Income Tax
Gladstone has to increase expenditure on the Services and a vote of credit of pounds 1,250,000 is taken to send a 25,000 to the East so the deficit for the year would be pounds 2,840,000 but Gladstone refuses to borrow the money needed to cover
Income Tax
Gladstones 3rd budget, by May pounds 6,870,000 is needed to finance the Crimean war so Gladstone raises the income tax from 10 and a half pence to 14d and to raise pounds 3,250,000; spirits, malt, and sugar are taxed to raise the rest of the
Income Tax
money needed.
Income Tax
the deficit and increases the income tax by one half from sevenpence to tenpence-halfpenny in the pound (from 2.
National Bank Act
Lincoln signs the National Bank Act revising the national banking system
Armistice
Signs the armistice ending major fighting.
Armistice
Signs the armistice ending the main First Boer War fighting.
Armistice
Agrees an armistice with Joubert after Majuba.
Armistice
Signs the armistice ending the main First Boer War fighting.
Armistice with Evelyn Wood
Major combat ends while political negotiations continue.
First Boer War Armistice
Signs an armistice with British commander Evelyn Wood.
First Boer War Armistice
Agrees an armistice with Boer commander Piet Joubert.
O'Neill's Cottage Armistice
The agreement halts the principal fighting after Majuba.
End of First Emil Stang Government
The First Emil Stang Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
First Johannes Steen Government
Begins the First Johannes Steen Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 7th term
Club Constitution
Presides over the board when Madrid Football Club is formally constituted.
Arica-La Paz Railway
Inaugurates the railway connecting Arica with La Paz as part of Chile's obligations toward Bolivia.
President of Ecuador
Appointed acting President of Ecuador
Capture of Ioannina
Captures Ioannina from Ottoman forces.
Surrender of Ioannina
Surrenders Ioannina to the Greeks.
First Wartime Resignation
Venizelos resigns after disagreement with Constantine I over participation in the war.
Acting President
Appointed Acting President of Panama
Bolshevik Party
The Bolshevik Party is renamed the Russian Communist Party. Opening of the 7th Congress of the Bolshevik Party
Congress of Bolsheviks, 7th
Opening of the 7th Congress of the Bolshevik Party
Opposition to Brest-Litovsk
Bukharin leads Left Communist opposition to Lenin's policy of accepting the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Russian Communist Party
The Bolshevik Party is renamed the Russian Communist Party
Seventh Party Congress
Lenin defends the Brest-Litovsk settlement when the Seventh Party Congress opens.
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Argues against accepting the Treaty of Litovsk at the 7th Congress but is defeated
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
The 7th Congress ratifies the Treaty of Brest Litovsk. Lenin proclaims the "triumphal procession" of the revolution is over
Comintern Agitation
Helps shape revolutionary propaganda for the Communist International
Comintern Congress
Links Hungarian revolutionary politics with the new Communist International
Comintern Congress
Takes part in building the Communist International's early organization
Comintern Program
Contributes to early Communist International doctrine
End of Second Otto Blehr Government
The Second Otto Blehr Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Second Otto B. Halvorsen Government
Begins the Second Otto B. Halvorsen Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
Alliance Turkey and Bulgaria
Turkey signs a Treaty with Bulgaria
Treaty of Friendship
The Bulgarian-Turkish Treaty of Friendship
Capture of Gdansk
Poland occupies Gdansk
Alliance Maustafa Kemal Ataturk and Russia
A Treaty with Russia prohibits changes in Black Sea Fleets without 6 months notice
Economy of USA
US banks close for 4 days due to a financial crisis. US banks close for 4 days due to a finacial crisis
National Bank Holiday
Roosevelt suspends banking transactions while authorities examine institutions before reopening them.
Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
Reballion of Rebels in Ruthenia
Dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
Reballion of Rebels in Ruthenia
Dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
Medenine Attack Repulsed
Eighth Army defeats Rommel's attack at Medenine and retains the initiative in southern Tunisia.
Groza Government
Groza forms a Soviet-backed government under intense external pressure.
Free State
France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union
Independence of Vietnam
France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union. Accepts the stationing of French troops in the nth
Occupation
French troops enter Hanoi
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, Mar-Dec
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X takes Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building. Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X"
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X takes Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building. Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X". Elijah Muhammad records a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay will be renamed Muhammad (the prophet of Islam) Ali
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X takes Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building. Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X". Elijah Muhammad records a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay will be renamed Muhammad (the prophet of Islam) Ali
Succession
Constantine II succeeds his father, King Paul, as King of the Hellenes on March 6, 1964.
Asylum
Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, requests asylum at the U.S. Embassy
Apollo 9 EVA
Tests lunar module spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Apollo 9 EVA Support
Supports Schweickart’s EVA from the command module while testing crew transfer and rescue procedures.
Apollo 9 Portable Life Support Test
Tests the portable life support backpack and lunar spacesuit systems during Apollo 9.
Portable Life Support System Test
Tests the lunar surface spacesuit and portable life support backpack outside lunar module Spider.
Public Laos Statement
Publicly addresses US policy and involvement in Laos
Strike
The miners strike is brought to an end by agreeing to their terms
Government
Announces plan to cut federal employment by 37,000
Argentine Invasion of Falklands
Hercules aircraft operated by Argentine military airline LADE,on a mail run to an Antarctic base, lands at Stanley Airport, falsely claiming a fuel leak, and carrying senior Argentine officers who survey Stanley
Invasion of Falklands
Hercules aircraft operated by Argentine military airline LADE,on a mail run to an Antarctic base, lands at Stanley Airport, falsely claiming a fuel leak, and carrying senior Argentine officers who survey Stanley
Miners' Strike
Faces the start of the national miners' strike.
Pit Closures
Has a meeting with the NUM & announces there will be 20 pit closures
Strike
Miners strike in South Yorkshire and some Scottish pits
Strike
The National Coal Board announces plans to cut coal output by 4 million tons to stem annual loss of $340 million a year. National Union of Mineworkers say this will mean closing 20 pits and loss of 20,000 jobs
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnian Parliament promulgates the results of the referendum, proclaiming the republic's independence from Yugoslavia
Referendum
The Bosnian Parliament promulgates the results of the referendum, proclaiming the republic's independence from Yugoslavia
Animal Nitrate Top Ten
Animal Nitrate reaches the UK Top Ten, helping establish Suede as one of Britain's leading new guitar bands.
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
Commander in Chief
As established under the new constitution Pinochet turns over command of the army to Lieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena, chosen by the President of the Republic
Commander in Chief Emeritus
By unanimous decree of the Army Chiefs of Staff awarded the honorary title of Commander in Chief Emeritus of the Chilean Army
Constitution of Chile
As established under the new constitution Pinochet turns over command of the army to Lieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena, chosen by the President of the Republic
Constitution of Chile
As established under the new constitution Pinochet turns over command of the army to Lieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena, chosen by the President of the Republic
Ta Mok Captured
Ta Mok captured by government forces
Foreign Policy
II participates in foreign policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Hubble Power Control Unit Replaced
Grunsfeld helps install a new Power Control Unit after Hubble is completely powered down for the first time in orbit.
Nuclear Power
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran declared that Iran has started construction of a domestically built nuclear power plant with capacity of 360 MW
Nuclear Power
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran declared that Iran has started construction of a domestically built nuclear power plant with capacity of 360 MW
Wrecking Ball
Releases Wrecking Ball, an album shaped by economic anger and social protest.
Disintegrating Asteroid P2013 R3
Jewitt leads Hubble observations showing asteroid P/2013 R3 breaking into multiple pieces without evidence for a high-speed collision.
Revised Travel Ban
Issues a revised travel ban after legal challenges.
CDC Visit on COVID
Visits CDC to discuss coronavirus response.
National Assembly Confidence Vote
Imran Khan wins a confidence vote in the National Assembly.
Irpin Evacuation
Coordinates evacuations as Russian shelling hits Irpin.
Births on March 6
Birth of John of Gaunt
Birth of John of Gaunt, 3rd surviving son of King Edward III and younger brother of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward, the Black Prince)
Birth of John of Gaunt
Gives birth to John of Gaunt
Birth of David Gilmour
Birth of David Gilmour, later guitarist and vocalist with Pink Floyd
Deaths on March 6
Death of Paul I
Death of Paul I
Battles on March 6
Battle of St James
Forces Richemonts brother, the Duke of Brittany, to submit to the English
Battle of St James
Defeats Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France
Battle of Jankau
Defeats the Imperialists & Bavarians under von Werth while advincing towards Prague
Battle of Seedaseer
Tipu Sultan attacks allied forces at Seedaseer during the opening stages of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.