Historical eventMarch 61930

Communist International

Organized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unemployment associated with the Great Depression.

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When
Thursday, March 6 193096 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1930s
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Dates: From 1930.

What happened

Organized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unemployment associated with the Great Depression.

March 6 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1930Communist International
  2. 1985Christ's Commission Fellowship
  3. 1987MS Herald of Free Enterprise
  4. 1988Operation Flavius
  5. 1988The Troubles
  6. 2000Marine Parade Community Building
  7. 2003Air Algérie Flight 6289
  8. 20086 March 2008 Baghdad bombing
  9. 20082008 Jerusalem yeshiva attack
  10. 2009Florida State University academic-athletic scandal
  11. 20206 March 2020 Kabul shooting

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  • August 6New York Supreme CourtNew York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater disappeared in Manhattan, in a case that was never solved.
  • April 11Jim CorbettAnglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.
  • July 30MontevideoIn Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.
  • December 16Herman LammGerman-American gangster Herman Lamm killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in Clinton, Indiana, to avoid being captured by police.

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March 6 1930 — 96 years ago, on a Thursday.

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