What happened this day in history March 6, 2008

What are the important events that happened on March 6, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 6, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 6, 2008 is the 66th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 300 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 22, 2008 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 334,656 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $370.40. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rat is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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March 6, 2008 Historical Events

  • 2008
    A Palestinian gunman shoots and kills 8 students and critically injures 11 in the library of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Who died on March 6, 2008?

  • 2008
    Peter Poreku Dery, Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale (b. 1918)

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