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6 March 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2009 - As part of their investigation into an athletic scandal at Florida State University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association released a report alleging that 61 student athletes had engaged in academic fraud.Scandal involving student athletes at Florida State University
Anniversary
2000 - The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.Community centre in Singapore
Anniversary
1988 - The Troubles: In Operation Flavius, the Special Air Service killed three volunteers of the Provisional Irish Republican Army conspiring to bomb a parade of British military bands in Gibraltar.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1987 - The ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 people on board.Ferry sunk at Zeebrugge, Belgium in 1987
Anniversary
1964 - In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali (pictured).African American new religious organization
Historical events
History
2020 - 32 people are killed and 82 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.Terrorist attack in Afghanistan
History
2008 - A suicide bomber kills 68 people in the Karrada district of Karrada in BaghdadSuicide bombing in Iraq
History
2008 - A gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.2008 school mass shooting in Jerusalem
History
2003 - Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.2003 aviation accident in Algeria
History
1988 - Operation Flavius: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar.1988 British anti-IRA operation in Gibraltar
History
1987 - The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.Ferry sunk at Zeebrugge, Belgium in 1987
History
1985 - Registration of the Filipino megachurch Christ's Commission Fellowship with the Philippine government, months after its first worship service in August 1984.Evangelical Christian multi-site church
History
1975 - Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.Algeria-mediated treaty between Iran and Iraq
History
1957 - the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British.Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
History
1945 - World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.Largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Notable births
Born
2000 - Armando Bacot, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Kyle Trask, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Lee Lu-da, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Australian Suicide, Australian professional wrestler (born 1992)Australian professional wrestler (1992–2025)
Died
2025 - Brian James, British guitarist (born 1955)British guitarist (1951–2025)
Died
2021 - Lou Ottens, Dutch engineer and inventor (born 1926)Dutch engineer (1926–2021)
Died
2021 - Graham Pink, British nurse (born 1929)Nurse and whistleblower (1929–2021)
Died
2018 - Peter Nicholls, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (born 1939)Australian literary scholar and critic (1939–2018)
Died
2017 - Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (born 1932)American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
Died
2016 - Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (born 1921)First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Died
2016 - Sheila Varian, American horse trainer and breeder (born 1937)American horse breeder (1937–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
77.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.1 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
16.44 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Cancer
13.41 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.