At A Glance
6 March 1944 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 March 1944 was a Monday.
- Top Film of 1944
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
- Bestselling Novel of 1944
- “Strange Fruit” by Lillian Smith was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1944.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 March 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 March 1944 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 6 March
- 1930 International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA.
- 1943 World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.
- 1943 World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- 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.
- 1957 the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British.
Famous people born on March 6
- Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist (1947–2025)
- Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Connie Britton, American actress (born 1967)
- Milo Manheim, American actor (born 2001)
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Events of 1944 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 22 – World War II – Battle of Anzio: the Allies begin the assault on Anzio, Italy. The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division stands their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months.
- June 6 – World War II – Battle of Normandy: Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France.
- June 15 – Battle of Saipan: the United States invades Saipan.
Life in the US in 1944
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.21
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,450
Weekly Wage
$38
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