March 6: Historical Events, Famous Birthdays and Deaths On This Day

961

Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas, end of the Emirate of Crete.
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1869

Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
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1899

Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
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1945

World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops.
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1945

World War II: Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
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1953

Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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1964

Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
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1967

Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
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1968

Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
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