This day in History - March 6

417 Historic Events for March 6
1917 Birth Roy Scott, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1947, 18, 1-74)
1917 Birth J A Mommersteeg, Dutch asst sect of Defense (KVP)
1918 Event US naval boat "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle
1919 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie
1920 Birth Roger Price, Charleston WV, actor/writer (Who's There, Droodles)
1920 Birth Lewis Gilbert, London England, director/actor (You Only Live Twice)
1921 Birth Julius Rudel, Vienna Austria, conductor (NYC Opera 1957)
1921 Birth Frankie Howerd, actor (That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus)
1921 Birth Ross Hunter, Cleve OH, producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk)
1921 Birth Oliver Wright, British Ambassador (To US)
1921 Event Police in Sunbury Penn issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee
1922 Event GB Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV," premieres in NYC
1922 Event Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year NY Yankee contract
1922 Birth Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian (A Funny Thing Happened)
1923 Birth Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg, college president (Wolfson at Oxford)
1923 Birth Erhard Karkoschka, composer
1923 Event Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms
1923 Birth Ed McMahon, Detroit Mich, TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search)
1924 Death Meyer E van Beem, actor (Moittige Janus), dies at 85
1924 Event British Labour govt cuts military budget
1924 Birth Sarah Caldwell, Maryville Mo, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff)
1924 Birth William H Webster, US, judge/head FBI/CIA
1925 Event Belgium annexes Eupen, Malm‚dy and Sankt Vith
1926 Birth Miroslav Klega, composer
1926 Birth Jon Nordal, composer