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January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . 359 days (360 in Leap Year s) remain in the year after this day. Nothing happened!
Events
- 1066 - Harold Godwinson crowned King of England .
- 1205 - Philip Of Swabia becomes King Of The Romans .
- 1494 - First Mass celebrated in the New World at La Isabela, Hispaniola .
- 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 .
- 1853 - American President-Elect Franklin Pierce , wife Jane , and son Ben are involved in a Train Wreck near Andover, Massachusetts . Franklin and Jane survive but eleven-year-old Ben is killed.
- 1887 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle Of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewa n army of Negus Menelik II early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting with the capture of Harar a few days later.
- 1893 - Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison .
- 1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna ).
- 1900 - It is reported that millions are starving in India .
- 1900 - Boer s attack Ladysmith, South Africa - over 1,000 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. .
- 1936 - 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.
- 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.
- 1974 - In response to the Energy Crisis , Daylight Saving Time commences nearly four months early in the United States .
- 1977 - The music publisher EMI ends its contract with the notorious Punk Rock group Sex Pistols after reports of abusive behaviour at Heathrow Airport , London .
- 1978 - The Crown Of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States , where it was held after the Second World War .
- 1980 - Qualcomm BREW epoch {Link without Title}
- 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.
- is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers.
- 2005 - First World Congress Of Imams And Rabbis For Peace begins in Brussels, Belgium
- 2006 - Tropical Storm Zeta (2005) finally dissipates after breaking many records.
Births
- 1367 - King Richard II Of England (d. 1400 )
- 1418 - Christopher Of Bavaria , King Of Denmark , Norway, and Sweden (d. 1448 )
- 1486 - Martin Agricola , German composer (d. 1556 )
- 1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus , German poet (d. 1540 )
- 1525 - Caspar Peucer , German reformer (d. 1602 )
- 1561 - Thomas Fincke , Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656 )
- 1587 - Gaspar De Guzmán Y Pimentel, Count-Duke Of Olivares , Spanish statesman (d. 1645 )
- 1595 - Claude Favre De Vaugelas , French man of letters (d. 1650 )
- 1617 - Kristoffer Gabel , Danish statesman (d. 1673 )
- 1706 (O.S.) - Benjamin Franklin , American statesman (d. 1790 )
- 1714 - Percivall Pott , English physician and surgeon (d. 1788 )
- 1795 - Anselme Payen , French chemist (d. 1871 )
- 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann , German archaeologist (d. 1890 )
- 1832 - Gustave Doré , French painter and sculptor (d. 1883 )
- 1838 - Max Bruch , German composer (d. 1920 )
- 1848 - Hristo Botev , Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1876 )
- 1870 - Gustav Bauer , Chancellor Of Germany (d. 1944 )
- 1872 - Alexander Scriabin , Russian composer (d. 1915 )
- 1878 - Carl Sandburg , American poet and historian (d. 1967 )
- 1880 - Tom Mix , American actor (d. 1940 )
- 1882 - Fan S. Noli , Albanian bishop, poet, and political figure (d. 1965 )
- 1882 - Sam Rayburn , Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives (d. 1961 )
- 1883 - Khalil Gibran , Lebanese writer and painter (d. 1931 )
- 1898 - James Fitzmaurice , Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965 )
- 1899 - Phyllis Haver , American actress (d. 1960 )
- 1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff , German automobile engineer, first managing director of Volkswagen (d. 1968 )
- 1903 - Maurice Abravanel , Greek-born conductor (d. 1993 )
- 1910 - Morris Wright , American writer (d. 1998 )
- 1910 - Loretta Young , American actress (d. 2000 )
- 1913 - Edward Gierek , Polish politician (d. 2001 )
- 1914 - Danny Thomas , American singer, actor, and comedian (d. 1991 )
- 1915 - Alan Watts , English writer and philosopher (d. 1973 )
- 1917 - Koo Chen-fu , Chinese negotiator (d. 2005 )
- 1920 - Sun Myung Moon , Korean evangelist
- 1920 - John Maynard Smith , English bioligist (d. 2004 )
- 1920 - Early Wynn , baseball player (d. 1999 )
- 1923 - Jacobo Timerman , Argentine writer (d. 1999 )
- 1924 - Earl Scruggs , American musician
- 1925 - John De Lorean , American auto maker (d. 2005 )
- 1926 - Ralph Branca , baseball player
- 1926 - Kid Gavilan , Cuban boxer (d. 2003 )
- 1929 - Babrak Karmal , Afghani politician (d. 1996 )
- 1930 - Vic Tayback , American actor (d. 1990 )
- 1931 - Capucine , French actress (d. 1990 )
- 1931 - E. L. Doctorow , American author
- 1931 - Dickie Moore , Canadian hockey player
- 1932 - Stuart A. Rice , American chemist
- 1933 - Oleg Makarov , cosmonaut (d. 2003 )
- 1933 - Emil Steinberger , Swiss comedian
- 1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo , President Of Uruguay
- 1940 - Penny Lernoux , American journalist and author (d. 1989 )
- 1940 - Van McCoy , American musician (d. 1979 )
- 1943 - Terry Venables , English football manager
- 1944 - Bonnie Franklin , American actress
- 1944 - Rolf M. Zinkernagel , Swiss immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
- 1946 - Syd Barrett , English guitarist and singer
- 1947 - Sandy Denny , English vocalist (d. 1978 )
- 1951 - Kim Wilson , American musician
- 1952 - Frank Sivero , Italian-American actor
- 1953 - Malcolm Young , Scottish guitarist ( AC/DC )
- 1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel , German architect
- 1954 - Yuji Horii , Japanese video game designer
- 1954 - Anthony Minghella , British director
- 1955 - Rowan Atkinson , English comedian and actor
- 1957 - Nancy Lopez , American golfer
- 1959 - Kapil Dev , Indian cricketer
- 1959 - Kathy Sledge , American singer ( Sister Sledge )
- 1960 - Nigella Lawson , British chef and writer
- 1960 - Howie Long , American football star
- 1962 - Michael Houser , American musician ( Widespread Panic ) (d. 2002 )
- 1963 - Jazzie B , American musician ( Soul II Soul )
- 1964 - Henry Maske , German boxer
- 1964 - Rafael Vidal , Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005 )
- 1964 - Mark O'Toole , British musician ( Frankie Goes To Hollywood )
- 1965 - Muhammed Al-Ahari , American Muslim writer and scholar
- 1965 - Charles Ashenoff , Cuban professional wrestler
- 1966 - Fernando Carrillo , Venezuelan actor
- 1966 - A.R. Rahman , Indian Music Composer
- 1966 - Andrew Wood , American singer ( Mother Love Bone ) (d. 1990 )
- 1968 - John Singleton , American film director and writer
- 1970 - Julie Chen , American television presenter and newsreader
- 1970 - Gabrielle Reece , American volleyball player and model
- 1974 - Nicole DeHuff . American actress (d. 2005 )
- 1976 - Danny Pintauro , American actor
- 1976 - Richard Zedník , Slovak ice hockey player
- 1980 - Steed Malbranque , French footballer
- 1980 - Hiromi Oshima , Japanese adult model
- 1981 - Mike Jones , American rapper
- 1982 - Gilbert Arenas , American basketball player
Deaths
- 664 - Amr Ibn Al-A'as , Muslim general
- 1088 - Berengar Of Tours , French theologian
- 1448 - Christopher Of Bavaria , King Of Denmark , Norway, and Sweden (b. 1418 )
- 1537 - Alessandro De' Medici, Duke Of Florence (b. 1510 )
- 1537 - Baldassare Peruzzi , Italian architect and painter (b. 1481 )
- 1616 - Philip Henslowe , English theatrical entrepreneur
- 1689 - Bishop Seth Ward , English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1671 )
- 1711 - Philipp Van Almonde , Dutch admiral (b. 1646 )
- 1718 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina , Italian writer and jurist (b. 1664 )
- 1718 - Richard Hoare , English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648 )
- 1724 - Chikamatsu Monzaemon , Japanese dramatist (b. 1653 )
- 1731 - Étienne François Geoffroy , French chemist (b. 1672 )
- 1734 - John Dennis , English critic and dramatist (b. 1657 )
- 1840 - Fanny Burney , English novelist and diarist (b. 1752 )
- 1852 - Louis Braille , French teacher of the blind (b. 1809 )
- 1855 - Giacomo Beltrami , Italian explorer (b. 1779 )
- 1884 - Gregor Johann Mendel , Austrian geneticist (b. 1822 )
- 1885 - Peter Christen Asbjørnsen , Norwegian writer and scientist (b. 1812 )
- 1918 - Georg Cantor , German mathematician (b. 1845 )
- 1919 - Max Heindel , Danish astrologer and mystic (b. 1865 )
- 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt , 26th President Of The United States , recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1858 )
- 1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein , American athlete (b. 1876 )
- 1937 - Brother Andre , Canadian religious figure (b. 1845 )
- 1942 - Henri De Baillet-Latour , Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. 1876 )
- 1945 - Vladimir Vernadsky , Russian mineralogist (b. 1863 )
- 1949 - Victor Fleming , American director (b. 1883 )
- 1972 - Chen Yi , Chinese communist military commander and politician (b. 1901 )
- 1981 - A.J. Cronin , Scottish writer (b. 1896 )
- 1981 - Karl Donitz , WWII German U-boat Commander, WWII German Navy Commander and Grand Admiral, Third Reich President (b. 1891 )
- 1990 - Ian Charleson , Scottish actor (b. 1949 )
- 1990 - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov , Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904 )
- 1992 - Dizzy Gillespie , American jazz trumpeter (b. 1917 )
- 1993 - Rudolf Nureyev , Russian ballet dancer (b. 1938 )
- 1995 - Joe Slovo , South African politician (b. 1926 )
- 1996 - Yahya Ayyash , Palestinian leader (b. 1966 )
- 1997 - Catherine Scorsese , Italian-American actress (b. 1912 )
- 2000 - Don Martin , American cartoonist (b. 1931 )
- 2004 - Pierre Charles , Prime Minister Of Dominica (b. 1954 )
- 2004 - Charles Dumas , American athlete (b. 1937 )
- 2004 - Francesco Scavullo , American photographer (b. 1921 )
- 2005 - Lois Hole , Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1933 )
- 2005 - Louis Robichaud , Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925 )
- 2006 - Lou Rawls , American singer (b. 1933 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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