Born:
Paul Mefano, born in France, composer, conductor, founded Ensemble 2e2m, premiered over 500 works by young composers, including James Dillon and Franco Donatoni, directed the Conservatory of Versailles 1996 - 2005
More Notable Birthdays on March 6:
1972 - Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold
1947 - John Stossel, American Journalist
1926 - Alan Greenspan, economist and presidential advisor, Federal Reserve Bank
1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, Sonnets from the Portuguese
1619 - Cyrano de Bergerac, famous nose, playwright, Voyage to the Moon