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What happend on 6. January in History
In our data base we found 373 events happened on 6. January:
• 429: Honoratus, French archbishop (b. 350) [category: Deaths]
• 664: 'Amr ibn al-'As, Arabian general (b. 583) [category: Deaths]
• 786: Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756) [category: Deaths]
• 1066: Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. [category: Events]
• 1088: Berengar of Tours, French theologian (b. 999) [category: Deaths]
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• 1118: Reconquista: Alfonso the Battler conquers Zaragoza. [category: Events]
• 1205: Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans. [category: Events]
• 1275: Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan saint (b. 1175) [category: Deaths]
• 1322: Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia. [category: Events]
• 1355: Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan. [category: Events]
• 1367: Richard II of England (d. 1400) [category: Births]
• 1387: Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319) [category: Deaths]
• 1449: Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine-Roman Emperor at Mystras. [category: Events]
• 1481: Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler [category: Deaths]
• 1486: Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556) [category: Births]
• 1488: Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540) [category: Births]
• 1492: Ferdinand and Isabella The Catholic Monarchs enter Granada, completing the Reconquista. [category: Events]
• 1525: Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602) [category: Births]
• 1537: Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510) [category: Deaths]
• 1537: Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481) [category: Deaths]
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• 1540: King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. [category: Events]
• 1561: Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656) [category: Births]
• 1579: The Union of Arras is signed. [category: Events]
• 1587: Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645) [category: Births]
• 1595: Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French grammarian and courtier (d. 1650) [category: Births]
• 1616: Philip Henslowe, English businessman (b. 1550) [category: Deaths]
• 1617: Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673) [category: Births]
• 1646: Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573) [category: Deaths]
• 1655: Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720) [category: Births]
• 1661: English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. [category: Events]
• 1673: James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English noble (d. 1744) [category: Births]
• 1689: Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617) [category: Deaths]
• 1690: Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans. [category: Events]
• 1693: Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642) [category: Deaths]
• 1695: Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian composer and oboist (d. 1750) [category: Births]
• 1702: José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768) [category: Births]
• 1711: Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646) [category: Deaths]
• 1714: Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788) [category: Births]
• 1718: Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian jurist (b. 1664) [category: Deaths]
• 1721: The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. [category: Events]
• 1725: Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (b. 1653) [category: Deaths]
• 1731: Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. 1672) [category: Deaths]
• 1734: John Dennis, English playwright (b. 1657) [category: Deaths]
• 1745: Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (d. 1799) [category: Births]
• 1766: Mihály Fazekas, Hungarian author (d. 1828) [category: Births]
• 1781: In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey. [category: Events]
• 1785: Andreas Mustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860) [category: Births]
• 1793: James Madison Porter, American politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862) [category: Births]
• 1795: Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871) [category: Births]
• 1799: Jedediah Smith, American hunter, author, and explorer (d. 1831) [category: Births]
• 1803: Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1807: Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891) [category: Births]
• 1808: Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American navy officer (d. 1864) [category: Births]
• 1809: Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars. [category: Events]
• 1811: Charles Sumner, American politician (d. 1874) [category: Births]
• 1812: Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1813: Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764) [category: Deaths]
• 1819: Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886) [category: Births]
• 1822: Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890) [category: Births]
• 1829: Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist (b. 1753) [category: Deaths]
• 1831: Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766) [category: Deaths]
• 1832: Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883) [category: Births]
• 1836: Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1930) [category: Births]
• 1838: Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1838: Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code). [category: Events]
• 1839: The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin. [category: Events]
• 1840: Fanny Burney, English author (b. 1752) [category: Deaths]
• 1847: Tyagaraja, Indian composer (b. 1767) [category: Deaths]
• 1848: Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet (d. 1876) [category: Births]
• 1850: Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924) [category: Births]
• 1852: Louis Braille, French educator, invented braille (b. 1809) [category: Deaths]
• 1853: President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. [category: Events]
• 1855: Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, author, and explorer (b. 1779) [category: Deaths]
• 1856: Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer, conductor, and pianist (d. 1909) [category: Births]
• 1857: Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1931) [category: Births]
• 1857: William E. Russell, American politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) [category: Births]
• 1859: Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1861: George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1861: János Zsupánek, Slovene-Hungarian poet (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1868: Stefan Luchian, Romanian painter (d. 1917) [category: Births]
• 1868: Vittorio Monti, Italian composer, conductor, and violinist (d. 1922) [category: Births]
• 1870: Gustav Bauer, German politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1870: The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. [category: Events]
• 1872: Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915) [category: Births]
• 1872: James Fisk, American businessman (b. 1834) [category: Deaths]
• 1874: Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948) [category: Births]
• 1878: Adeline Genée, Danish-English ballerina (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1878: Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1880: Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1882: Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949) [category: Births]
• 1882: Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1965) [category: Births]
• 1882: Sam Rayburn, American politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1882: Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American author (b. 1815) [category: Deaths]
• 1883: Frank Haller, American boxer (d. 1939) [category: Births]
• 1883: Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet (d. 1931) [category: Births]
• 1884: Gregor Johann Mendel, Austrian geneticist (b. 1822) [category: Deaths]
• 1885: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812) [category: Deaths]
• 1893: The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. [category: Events]
• 1896: Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1896: Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835) [category: Deaths]
• 1898: Charles E. Pont, American minister and painter (d. 1971) [category: Births]
• 1898: James Fitzmaurice, Irish pilot (d. 1965) [category: Births]
• 1899: Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968) [category: Births]
• 1899: Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1900: Kathryn Hulme, American author (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1900: Second Boer War: Having already sieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders. [category: Events]
• 1902: Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1903: Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1903: Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American conductor (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1905: Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. 1953) [category: Births]
• 1905: George Van Cleaf, American water polo player (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1907: David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1907: Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy. [category: Events]
• 1908: Menachem Avidom, Hungarian-Israeli composer (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1910: G. N. Balasubramaniam, Indian singer (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1910: Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1912: Danny Thomas, American actor and producer (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1912: German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. [category: Events]
• 1912: New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. [category: Events]
• 1913: Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1913: Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1913: Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1914: Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American academic (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1915: Alan Watts, English-American philosopher (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1915: Don Edwards, American politician [category: Births]
• 1915: John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1916: Vincent Serventy, Australian author, ornithologist, and conservationist (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1916: [[Eugene Thomas Maleska], American editor (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1917: Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1918: Georg Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1845) [category: Deaths]
• 1919: Max Heindel, Danish astrologer and mystic (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1919: Theodore Roosevelt, American politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Doris Stokes, English psychic (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1920: Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1920: John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1921: Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1921: Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1921: Devil Anse Hatfield, American Patriarch of the Hatfield clan of the Hatfield/McCoy feud (b. 1839) [category: Deaths]
• 1921: Formation of the Iraqi Army. [category: Events]
• 1922: Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842) [category: Deaths]
• 1923: Jacobo Timerman, Argentine journalist and author (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1923: Norman Kirk, New Zealand politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1924: Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (Flatt and Scruggs) (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1925: John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1926: Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1926: Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1926: Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1926: Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1926: Ralph Branca, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1928: Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1928: George H. Ross, American lawyer and businessman [category: Births]
• 1928: Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1929: Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1929: King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship). [category: Events]
• 1929: Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people. [category: Events]
• 1930: Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1930: The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York. [category: Events]
• 1931: Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1931: E. L. Doctorow, American author [category: Births]
• 1931: Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author [category: Births]
• 1931: Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. [category: Events]
• 1932: Stuart A. Rice, American chemist [category: Births]
• 1933: Emil Steinberger, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1933: Fred L. Turner, American businessman (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1933: Leszek Drogosz, Polish boxer and actor (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1933: Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian astronaut (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1933: Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Harry M. Miller, Australian publicist [category: Births]
• 1934: John Wieners, American poet (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1934: Sylvia Syms, English actress [category: Births]
• 1934: Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1935: Nino Tempo, American singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1935: Queen Margarita of Bulgaria [category: Births]
• 1936: Darlene Hard, American tennis player [category: Births]
• 1936: Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan lawyer, journalist, and politician, 29th Constitutional President of Uruguay [category: Births]
• 1936: Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player [category: Births]
• 1937: Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1937: Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1937: Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist [category: Births]
• 1937: André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845) [category: Deaths]
• 1938: Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director [category: Births]
• 1938: Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic [category: Births]
• 1938: Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentine philosopher (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1939: Murray Rose, Australian swimmer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1940: Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1940: Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1941: Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address. [category: Events]
• 1942: Yiannis Boutaris, Greek businessman and politician [category: Births]
• 1942: Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1943: Hak Ja Han, South Korean wife of Sun Myung Moon [category: Births]
• 1943: Terry Venables, English footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1944: Bonnie Franklin, American actress [category: Births]
• 1944: Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1944: Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Allen Appel, American author [category: Births]
• 1945: Edith Frank, German mother of Anne Frank (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pink Floyd and Stars) (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1947: Ian Millar, Canadian horse rider [category: Births]
• 1947: Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, and Strawbs) (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1947: Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world. [category: Events]
• 1948: Guy Gardner, American air force officer and astronaut [category: Births]
• 1949: Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1950: Louis Freeh, American jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [category: Births]
• 1950: The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response. [category: Events]
• 1951: Don Gullett, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1951: Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) [category: Births]
• 1951: Ganghwa massacre: Korean War. [category: Events]
• 1952: Frank Sivero, Italian-American actor [category: Births]
• 1952: Larry Latham, American wrestler (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1952: Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek navy officer (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (AC/DC and Marcus Hook Roll Band) [category: Births]
• 1953: The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. [category: Events]
• 1954: Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1954: Karen Moras, Australian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1954: Trudie Styler, English actress [category: Births]
• 1954: Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest [category: Births]
• 1955: Richard Corbett, English politician [category: Births]
• 1955: Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1956: Angus Deayton, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1956: Justin Welby, English archbishop [category: Births]
• 1957: Michael Foale, English-American astrophysicist and astronaut [category: Births]
• 1957: Nancy Lopez, American golfer [category: Births]
• 1958: Scott Bryce, American actor [category: Births]
• 1958: Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist [category: Births]
• 1959: Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1959: Kathy Sledge, American singer (Sister Sledge) [category: Births]
• 1960: Andrea Thompson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1960: Howie Long, American football player and actor [category: Births]
• 1960: Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1960: Nigella Lawson, English chef and author [category: Births]
• 1960: Paul Azinger, American golfer [category: Births]
• 1960: National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami, Florida. [category: Events]
• 1960: The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties. [category: Events]
• 1961: Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1962: Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1963: Norm Charlton, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1963: Tina Landon, Mexican-American choreographer [category: Births]
• 1963: Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1964: Charles Haley, American football player [category: Births]
• 1964: Denise Borino, American actress (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1964: Henry Maske, German boxer [category: Births]
• 1964: Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1964: Konnan, Cuban-American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1964: Mark O'Toole, English bass player (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) [category: Births]
• 1964: Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1964: Yuri, Mexican singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1965: Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic [category: Births]
• 1965: Muhammed al-Ahari, American educator, author, and scholar [category: Births]
• 1966: A. R. Rahman, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and composer (SuperHeavy) [category: Births]
• 1966: Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor [category: Births]
• 1966: Ipče Ahmedovski, Macedonian singer (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1966: Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. [category: Events]
• 1968: John Singleton, American director [category: Births]
• 1969: Norman Reedus, American model and actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player [category: Births]
• 1970: José Carabalí, Venezuelan runner [category: Births]
• 1970: Julie Chen, American journalist and producer [category: Births]
• 1971: Gary Wiseman, American drummer (Bowling for Soup) [category: Births]
• 1971: Irwin Thomas, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Southern Sons and Electric Mary) [category: Births]
• 1972: Nek, Italian singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1972: Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1973: Vasso Karantasiou, Greek volleyball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Paul Grant, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. [category: Events]
• 1975: James Farrior, American football player [category: Births]
• 1975: Jason King, English radio and television host [category: Births]
• 1975: Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1975: Yukana, Japanese voice actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Daniel Tynell, Swedish skier [category: Births]
• 1976: Danny Pintauro, American actor [category: Births]
• 1976: Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor [category: Births]
• 1976: Lu Yi, Chinese actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1976: Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1977: Marc Johnson, American skateboarder [category: Births]
• 1978: Bubba Franks, American football player [category: Births]
• 1978: Casey Fossum, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1978: Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano [category: Births]
• 1978: Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 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 World War II. [category: Events]
• 1979: Camila Grey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mellowdrone and Uh Huh Her) [category: Births]
• 1980: Steed Malbranque, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes) (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Asante Samuel, American football player [category: Births]
• 1981: Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Mike Jones, American rapper and actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress [category: Births]
• 1981: A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Brian Bass, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Tiffany Pollard, American actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Adam Burish, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Mithra Jin, South Korean rapper (Epik High) [category: Births]
• 1984: Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Alex Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets) [category: Births]
• 1986: Benjamin Simm, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1986: Irina Shayk, Russian-American model [category: Births]
• 1986: Mike Teel, American football player [category: Births]
• 1986: Paul McShane, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Petter Northug, Norwegian skier [category: Births]
• 1987: Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer [category: Births]
• 1989: Andy Carroll, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: James Durbin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1989: Max Pirkis, English actor [category: Births]
• 1990: Ian Charleson, Scottish actor (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Pavel Alekseyevich Čerenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Aline Sokar, German actress [category: Births]
• 1992: President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup. [category: Events]
• 1993: Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Rudolf Nureyev, Russian dancer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol. [category: Events]
• 1994: Virginia Clinton Kelley, American mother of Bill Clinton (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. [category: Events]
• 1995: Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African politician (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. [category: Events]
• 1996: Kishan Shrikanth, Indian actor [category: Births]
• 1997: Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Michel Petrucciani, French pianist (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Charles Dumas, American high jumper (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Pierre Charles, Dominican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Lois Hole, Canadian politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Louis Robichaud, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas. [category: Events]
• 2005: American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. [category: Events]
• 2006: Hugh Thompson, Jr., American pilot (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Roberta Wohlstetter, American historian (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American guitarist and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers) (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: John Scott Martin, English actor (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Maria Dimitriadi, Greek singer (b. 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (The Stooges, The New Order, New Race, and Destroy All Monsters) (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Israel's assault on Gaza during Operation Cast Lead kills more than 50 civilians. [category: Events]
• 2010: James von Brunn, American murderer (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1967) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Bob Holness, English radio and television host (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Clive Shell, Welsh rugby player (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Bart Van den Bossche, Flemish singer and actor (b. 1964) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (b. 1973) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Dave Edwards, American politician (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Gerard Helders, Dutch politician (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: John Ingram, American politician (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (b. 1976) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Metin Kaçan, Turkish author (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani politician and scholar (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2013: Ruth Carter Stevenson, American founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• _: André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Armed Forces Day (Iraq) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Befana Day (Italy) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Epiphany (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Little Christmas (Ireland) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pathet Lao Day (Laos) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The beginning of the Carnival period, from Epiphany until Shrove Tuesday. (Roman Catholicism) [category: Holidays and observances]