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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
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1066 - Harold Godwinson crowned King of England
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1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
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1540 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
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1579 - The Union of Atrecht was signed
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1661 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London.
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1690 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans
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1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
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1838 - Samuel Morse first successfully tested the electrical telegraph.
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1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna).
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1900 - It is reported that millions are starving in India.
- 1900 - Boers attack Ladysmith - over 1000 people killed
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1907 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome.
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1912 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
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1929 - King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, Šestojanuarska diktatura.)
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1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
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1931 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
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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
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1940 - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznan, Warthegau.
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1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address.
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1942 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world.
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1946 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) hanged for treason
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1950 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
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1961 - A fire at the Thomas Hotel in San Francisco kills 20 people.
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1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
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1973 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres
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1975 - The American soap opera Another World becomes the first daytime drama to air hour-long regularly scheduled episodes.
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1982 - William Bonin convicted of being the "freeway killer".
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1992 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
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1994 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding.
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1995 - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
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1998 - The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the moon and later found evidence for frozen water on the moon's surface.
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1999 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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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.
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2005 - Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers
Births
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1367 - King Richard II of England (d. 1400)
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1412 - Joan of Arc, French Roman Catholic saint (d. 1431)
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1587 - Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Duke of San Lucar (d. 1645)
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1787 - Gaspard Théodore Ignace de la Fontaine , Luxembourg politician
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1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
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1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
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1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
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1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
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1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet, historian (d. 1967)
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1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
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1881 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)
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1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop, poet and political figure (d. 1965)
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1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet, painter, novelist (d. 1931)
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1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
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1902 - Max Güde , attorney (d. 1984)
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1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born Swiss conductor (d. 1993)
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1910 - Morris Wright, American writer (d. 1998)
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1913:
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1914 - Danny Thomas, American singer, actor, comedian (d. 1991)
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1915 - Alan Watts, English writer, philosopher (d. 1973)
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1920:
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1921 - Louis Harris , pollster
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1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
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1924 - Earl Scruggs, bluegrass performer
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1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
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1926:
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1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996)
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1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor
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1931:
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1933:
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1940 - Van McCoy , musician (d. 1979)
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1943 - Terry Venables, English football (soccer) manager
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1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
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1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist and singer
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1947 - Sandy Denny, English vocalist
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1951 - Kim Wilson, rock musician
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1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish guitarist (AC/DC)
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1954 - Anthony Minghella, British director
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1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian, actor
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1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
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1959 - Kathy Sledge , singer
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1960:
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1962 - Michael Houser, musician (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
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1964:
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1966:
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1968 - John Singleton, American director and writer
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1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter and newsreader
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1974 - Nicole DeHuff. American actress (d. 2005)
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1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
Deaths
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1840 - Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)
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1852 - Louis Braille, French teacher, developed writing system for the blind (b. 1809)
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1884 - Gregor Johann Mendel, the father of genetics (b. 1822)
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1918 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1845)
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1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
- 1919 - Max Heindel, Christian occultist, astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)
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1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete
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1937 - Brother Andre, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)
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1942 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian IOC president
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1949 - Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883)
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1981 - A.J. Cronin, Scottish writer (b. 1896)
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1990 - Ian Charleson, Scottish actor
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1993 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (b. 1938)
- 1993 - Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1917)
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1995 - Joe Slovo, South African politician
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1996 - Yahya Ayyash, Hamas leader
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2000 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
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2004 - Charles Dumas, American high jumper
- 2004 - Francesco Scavullo, fashion photographer
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2005 - Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1933)
- 2005 - Louis Robichaud, Canadian former premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
Holidays and observances
External links
January 5 - January 7 - December 6 - February 6 -- listing of all days
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