January 6
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 359 days remaining (360 in leap years).
Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson crowned King of England 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans 1540 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. 1579 - The Union of Atrecht was signed 1661 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. 1690 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans 1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings 1838 - Samuel Morse first successfully tested the electrical telegraph. 1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna). 1900 - It is reported that millions are starving in India. 1900 - Boers attack Ladysmith - over 1000 people killed 1907 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome. 1912 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. 1929 - King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, Šestojanuarska diktatura.) 1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). 1931 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. 1936 - Supreme Court of the United States rules the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional in the case United States v. Butler et al; Porky Pig premieres 1940 - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznan, Warthegau. 1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. 1942 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world. 1946 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) hanged for treason 1950 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. 1961 - A fire at the Thomas Hotel in San Francisco kills 20 people. 1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. 1973 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres 1975 - The American soap opera Another World becomes the first daytime drama to air hour-long regularly scheduled episodes. 1982 - William Bonin convicted of being the "freeway killer". 1992 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinians. 1994 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding. 1995 - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. 1998 - The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the moon and later found evidence for frozen water on the moon's surface. 1999 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2001 - Al Gore, as President of the U.S. Senate, tallies the electoral votes and certifies George W. Bush as the winner of U.S. presidential election, 2000.2005 - Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers
Births 1367 - King Richard II of England (d. 1400) 1412 - Joan of Arc, French Roman Catholic saint (d. 1431) 1587 - Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Duke of San Lucar (d. 1645) 1787 - Gaspard Théodore Ignace de la Fontaine, Luxembourg politician 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890) 1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883) 1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920) 1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915) 1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet, historian (d. 1967) 1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) 1881 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961) 1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop, poet and political figure (d. 1965) 1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet, painter, novelist (d. 1931) 1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965) 1902 - Max Güde, attorney (d. 1984) 1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born Swiss conductor (d. 1993) 1910 - Morris Wright, American writer (d. 1998) 1913:*Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)*Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001) 1914 - Danny Thomas, American singer, actor, comedian (d. 1991) 1915 - Alan Watts, English writer, philosopher (d. 1973) 1920:*Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist*Early Wynn, American Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1999) 1921 - Louis Harris, pollster 1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999) 1924 - Earl Scruggs, bluegrass performer 1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005) 1926:*Ralph Branca, American baseball player*Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996)1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor 1931:*Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)*E. L. Doctorow, American author*Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player 1933:*Oleg Makarov, cosmonaut (d. 2003)*Emil Steinberger, cabaretist1940 - Van McCoy, musician (d. 1979) 1943 - Terry Venables, English football (soccer) manager 1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress 1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist and singer 1947 - Sandy Denny, English vocalist 1951 - Kim Wilson, rock musicianian 1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish guitarist (AC/DC) 1954 - Anthony Minghella, British director 1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian, actor 1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer 1959 - Kathy Sledge, singer 1960:*Nigella Lawson, British celebrity chef, writer*Howie Long, American football star1962 - Michael Houser, musician (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002) 1964:*Henry Maske, German world champion boxer*Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan Olympic medalist (d. 2005) 1966:*Chris Antley, jockey (d. 2000)*Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor 1968 - John Singleton, American director and writer 1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter and newsreader 1974 - Nicole DeHuff. American actress (d. 2005) 1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
Deaths 1840 - Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)1852 - Louis Braille, French teacher, developed writing system for the blind (b. 1809)1884 - Gregor Johann Mendel, the father of genetics (b. 1822)1918 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1845)1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858) 1919 - Max Heindel, Christian occultist, astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete1937 - Brother Andre, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)1942 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian IOC president1949 - Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883)1981 - A.J. Cronin, Scottish writer (b. 1896)1990 - Ian Charleson, Scottish actor1993 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (b. 1938) 1993 - Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1917)1995 - Joe Slovo, South African politician1996 - Yahya Ayyash, Hamas leader2000 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)2004 - Charles Dumas, American high jumper 2004 - Francesco Scavullo, fashion photographer2005 - Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1933) 2005 - Louis Robichaud, Canadian former premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
Holidays and observances
January 5 - January 7 - December 6 - February 6 -- listing of all days
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