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January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 359 days remaining until the end of the year (360 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. Harold Godwinson, (c 1022 &ndash 14 October 1066 also known as Harold II, is widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans. Philip of Swabia (1177 &ndash June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum) was the title used by the elected ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperator futurus
• 1449 - Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI is crowned at Mistra. Constantine XI Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos Mystras (also Mistra, Mystra and Mistras Greek: Μυστράς Μυζηθράς Mizithras or Myzithras in the
• 1535 - Francisco Pizarro founds the city of Lima, Peru. Francisco Pizarro González 1st Marqués de los Atabillos (c 1471 or 1476 &ndash 26 June 1541 was a Spanish Conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking
• 1494 - The first Mass in the New World is celebrated at La Isabela, Hispaniola. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. La Isabela in the Dominican Republic is considered the first formal European settlement in the New World Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest and most populous Island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of
• 1540 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Anne of Cleves Queen of England (22 September 1515&ndash16 July 1557 ( German: Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) was the fourth wife of Henry VIII
• 1579 - The Union of Atrecht is signed. The People of Arras (Dutch Atrecht) was an accord signed on January 6, 1579 in Arras ( Atrecht) under which the southern states
• 1649 - The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. The Rump Parliament was the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride on December 6 1648 had purged Long Parliament of those Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution.
• 1661 - The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. The Fifth Monarchists or Fifth Monarchy Men were active from 1649 to 1661 during the Interregnum, following the English Civil Wars of the 17th century London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1690 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans. Joseph I ( July 26, 1678 &ndash April 17, 1711) Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Archduke of Austria Early life He was a younger brother of Ferdinand IV of Hungary and Mariana of Austria.
• 1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the Noel Coward play see South Sea Bubble (play. The South Sea Bubble of 1720 was an Economic bubble that occurred
• 1781 - In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Jersey was technically the last battle fought in the British Islands (coming after the Battle of Culloden in 1745 See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1838 - Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic The electrical telegraph is a telegraph that uses electric signals The electromagnetic telegraph is a device for human-to-human transmission
• 1853 - American President-Elect Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A President-elect is a Political candidate who has been elected President but who has not yet taken office as it is still occupied by the Outgoing Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to Jane Means Appleton Pierce ( March 12, 1806 &ndash December 2, 1863) wife of Franklin Pierce, was First Lady of the United A train wreck most often occurs as a result of an accident such as when a Train wheel jumps off a track in a Derailment, or miscommunication as when a Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna). Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• 1887 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ' Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur, also known as Amir Hajji 'Abdu'llahi II ibn 'Ali 'Abdu's Shakur, was the last Emir of Harar from 1884 (or 1885 Harar (var Harrar, Hārer, Harer; Adari) is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari The Battle of Chelenqo was an engagement fought on 6 January 1887 between the army of Shewa under Negus Menelik II and Emir Shewa ( Ge'ez ሽዋ šawā, modern šewā also spelled Shoa) is a historical region of Ethiopia For other uses see Negus (disambiguation Negus ( Ge'ez gez ንጉሥ, Amharic; cf Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12
• 1893 - The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Washington National Cathedral, whose official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Cathedral of The Episcopal Church. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893
• 1900 - Boers attack Ladysmith, South Africa - over 1,000 people killed. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans Ladysmith (2001 pop 225452 is a town on the banks of the Klip River, (stone river, in the uThukela District
• 1907 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maria Montessori ( August 31 1870 &ndash May 6 1952) was an Italian physician educator philosopher humanitarian and devout Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• 1912 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1929 - King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, Šestojanuarska diktatura). Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The title Aleksandar of Yugoslavia also has other uses. Alexander I also called Alexander the Unificator ( Serbo-Croatian The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
• 1929 - Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin a her work amongst India's poorest and diseased people. Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum The City of New York
• 1931 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an
• 1936 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act was unconstitutional in the case United States v. Butler et al.
• 1940 - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznań, Warthegau. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Agricultural Adjustment Act ( enacted May 12, 1933) restricted production during the New Deal by paying farmers to reduce crop area United States v Butler,, was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the processing taxes instituted under the 1933 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Reichsgau Wartheland (initially Reichsgau Posen, sometimes briefly called Warthegau) was the name given by Nazi German government to the largest subdivision
• 1941 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Four Freedoms are goals famously articulated by United States President Franklin D
• 1942 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1950 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN) was a military component of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam Operation Deckhouse Five occurred January 6 - January 15, 1967. The Mekong is one of the world’s major Rivers It is the 11th-longest river in the world and 7th longest in Asia
• 1974 - In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of Daylight saving time ( DST The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 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. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Holy Crown of Hungary ( Hungarian: Magyar Szent Korona, German: Stephanskrone, Croatian: Kruna svetoga Stjepana, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1980 - The beginning of the first GPS epoch. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth
• 1995 - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The City of Manila The Bojinka Plot ( Arabic: بجنكة Tagalog: Planong Bojinka was a planned large-scale terrorist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
• 2004 - Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate is declared the official anthem of Karnataka. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate ( Kannada:ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ is a Kannada poem which was composed by the Indian Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India
• 2004 - Costas Simitis announces his resignation as president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in Greece. Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 2005 - Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders involved the 1964 slayings of three political activists during the American Civil Rights Movement. Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen (born 17 January 1925) is an American former Ku Klux Klan organizer who conspired to kill three
• 2005 - First World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace begins in Brussels, Belgium. The World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace is a project of Hommes de Parole. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is

Births

• 1367 - Richard II of England (d. Richard II (6 January 1367 &ndash ca 14 February 1400 was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399 1400)
• 1412 - Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 1431)
• 1486 - Martin Agricola, German composer (d. See Agricola for several other people of the same name Martin Agricola ( January 6, 1486 &ndash June 10, 1556)
• 1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. Helius Eobanus Hessus ( January 6, 1488 &ndash October 5, 1540) German Latin Poet, was born at Halgehausen 1540)
• 1525 - Caspar Peucer, German reformer (d. Caspar Peucer ( 6 January 1525 - 25 September 1602) was a German reformer, Physician, and Scholar 1602)
• 1561 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. Thomas Fincke ( January 6, 1561 &ndash April 24, 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor 1656)
• 1580 - (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. Captain Sir John Smith (c January 1580– June 21 1631) Admiral of New England was an English Soldier, Sailor 1631)
• 1587 - Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, Spanish statesman (d. Don Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel Count of Olivares and Duke of Sanlúcar (Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel conde-duque de Olivares also known as es ''Conde de Olivares y 1645)
• 1595 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. Claude Favre de Vaugelas ( 6 January 1585 &ndash February 1650 was a French Grammarian and man of letters 1650)
• 1617 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (d. Christoffer Gabel ( January 6, 1617 &ndash October 13, 1673) was a Danish statesman 1673)
• 1655 - Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. For other family members named Jacob see Bernoulli family. Jacob Bernoulli (also known as James or Jacques) ( Basel 1705)
• 1655 - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1720)
• 1673 - 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems (d. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos PC ( 6 January 1673 – 9 August 1744) was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges 1744)
• 1714 - Percivall Pott, English physician (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Percivall Pott ( January 6, 1714 &ndash December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English surgeon, one of 1788)
• 1745 - Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 1799)
• 1793 - James Madison Porter, American politician (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Madison Porter ( January 6, 1793 &ndash November 11, 1862) a Pennsylvanian was the 18th United States Secretary of 1862)
• 1795 - Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anselme Payen ( January 6, 1795 - May 12, 1871) was a French Chemist. 1871)
• 1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, U. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jedediah Strong Smith (born January 6, 1799 — presumed date of death May 27, 1831) was a hunter, trapper, Fur trader S. hunter, explorer (d. 1831)
• 1803 - Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henri Herz ( Vienna, 6 January 1803 &ndash Paris, 5 January 1888) was a pianist and composer Austrian 1888)
• 1807 - Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Petzval (Josef Maximilian Petzval Petzvál József Miksa Jozef Maximilián Petzval ( January 6, 1807 &ndash September 19, 1891) was 1891)
• 1808 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Pitty Couthouy ( 6 January 1808 &ndash 4 April 1864) was an American Naval officer, Conchologist, and 1864)
• 1811 - Charles Sumner, U. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Sumner (January 6 1811 &ndash March 11 1874 was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts. S. politician (d. 1874)
• 1812 - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Melchora Aquino de Ramos ( January 6, 1812 &ndash March 2, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary who became known as "Tandang 1919)
• 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Heinrich Schliemann (ˈʃliːman ( January 6 1822 in Neubukow Mecklenburg-Schwerin - December 26 1890, Naples) was a German 1890)
• 1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian 1883)
• 1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (January 6 1838 &ndash October 2 1920 also known as Max Karl August Bruch was a German Romantic Composer and conductor 1920)
• 1848 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев also transliterated as Hristo Botyov) ( January 6, 1848  – June 2, 1876) born 1876)
• 1850 - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Franz Xaver Scharwenka ( 6 January, 1850, Samter, Prussia (now Szamotuły, Poland) - 8 December, 1924 1924)
• 1856 - Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Giuseppe Martucci ( January 6 1856 &ndash June 1 1909) was an Italian Composer, conductor, Pianist 1909)
• 1857 - Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Hugh Mahon ( 6 January 1857 – 28 August 1931) was an Irish -born Australian politician and a member of the first Commonwealth 1931)
• 1857 - William E. Russell, 37^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Eustis Russell ( January 6, 1857 - July 16, 1896) was a U The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1896)
• 1861 - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Exton Lloyd, MA, DD ( January 6, 1861 &ndash December 8, 1940) was an Anglican bishop and theologian 1940)
• 1868 - Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (Csardas) (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Vittorio Monti ( 6 January 1868 – 20 June 1922) was an Italian Composer, Violinist and conductor. 1922)
• 1870 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( 6 January 1870 &ndash 16 September 1944) was a German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1944)
• 1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skriabin 1915)
• 1874 - Fred Niblo, U. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fred Niblo ( January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film Actor, director and producer S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
• 1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl August Sandburg ( January 6, 1878 &ndash July 22, 1967) was an American writer and editor best known for his Poetry 1967)
• 1878 - Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Adeline Genée ( 6 January 1878 - 23 April 1970) was a Danish / British Ballet Dancer. 1970)
• 1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 &ndash October 12, 1940) was an American film Actor 1940)
• 1882 - Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexandra Ekster or Exter ( Александра Александровна Экстер January 6, 1882 - March 17, 1949) was a 1949)
• 1882 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn ( January 6 1882 – November 16 1961) was a Democratic politician from Bonham Texas The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. 1961)
• 1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theofan (Fan Stilian Noli ( January 6, 1882 - March 13, 1965) was an Albanian politician writer and Eastern Orthodox 1965)
• 1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kahlil Gibran (born Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān bin Mikhā'īl bin Sa'ad; Arabic ar جبران خليل جبران بن ميخائيل بن سعد (born January 1931)
• 1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Fitzmaurice may refer to James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, Irish rebel James Fitzmaurice (pilot (1898-1965 aviation pioneer 1965)
• 1898 - Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Charles Ernest Pont ( 6 January 1898 – 28 July 1971) was a Swiss-American artist and Baptist minister 1971)
• 1899 - Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Phyllis Haver ( January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American Actress of the Silent film era 1960)
• 1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff ( 6 January 1899 &ndash 12 April 1968) was a German Engineer famous for his leadership of 1968)
• 1900 - Kathryn Hulme, U. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Kathryn Hulme ( July 6, 1900 - August 25, 1981) Author of The Nun's Story ( 1956) the best selling novel S. novelist (The Nun's Story) (d. 1981)
• 1902 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Helmut Poppendick ( &ndash) Internist Medical Doctorate Chief of the Personal Staff of the Reich Physician SS and Police 1994)
• 1903 - Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Francis Loftus Sullivan ( January 6, 1903, Wandsworth, London - November 19, 1956 New York City New York 1956)
• 1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Abravanel ( January 6, 1903 &ndash September 22, 1993) was a Swiss - American Jewish conductor 1993)
• 1905 - Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Idris Davies ( January 6, 1905 - April 6, 1953) was a Welsh Poet, originally writing in Welsh, but later writing 1953)
• 1907 - David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David Howells Fleay ( 6 January 1907 Ballarat, Victoria &ndash 7 August 1993) was an Australian naturalist 1993)
• 1910 - Wright Morris, American writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wright Marion Morris (born January 6, 1910 in Central City, Nebraska; died April 25, 1998) was an award-winning American 1998)
• 1912 - Danny Thomas, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Danny Thomas ( January 6, 1912 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub Comedian and television and film 1991)
• 1913 - Loretta Young, American actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Loretta Young ( January 6, 1913 &ndash August 12, 2000) was an American actress 2000)
• 1913 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Edward Gierek ( January 6 1913 - July 29 2001) was a Polish communist politician 2001)
• 1915 - Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alan Wilson Watts ( January 6, 1915 &ndash November 16, 1973) was a British Philosopher, Writer, speaker and 1973)
• 1915 - John C Lilly, U. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. John Cunningham Lilly ( January 6, 1915 &ndash September 30, 2001) was an American Physician, Psychoanalyst and S. psychoanalyst, writer (d. 2001)
• 1916 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Vincent Noel Serventy OAM ( January 6, 1916 &ndash September 8, 2007) was a noted Australian Author, Ornithologist 2007)
• 1917 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Koo Chen-fu ( 6 January 1917 - 3 January 2005) was a Taiwanese businessman and diplomat 2005)
• 1920 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Doris May Fisher Stokes ( January 6 1920 - May 8 1987) born Doris Sutton, was a British Spiritualist. 1987)
• 1920 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Early Wynn Jr, familiarly known as "Gus" Wynn, ( January 6, 1920 &ndash April 4, 1999) was a right-handed Baseball 1999)
• 1920 - John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Maynard Smith redirects here -- for other uses see Maynard Smith (disambiguation Professor John Maynard Smith, F 2004)
• 1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
• 1921 - Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sun Myung Moon (born January 6 1920) is the Korean founder and leader of the world-wide Unification Church and of the larger Unification Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar PGA Tour wins (40 1945 (1 North and South Open (as an amateur 1947 (1 Charlotte Open 1948 (2 Hawaiian Open, Miami 1998)
• 1923 - Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Eric Kirk ( 6 January 1923 &ndash 31 August 1974) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974)
• 1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jacobo Timerman ( January 6, 1923 – November 11, 1999) was a publisher journalist and author 1999)
• 1924 - Earl Scruggs, American musician
• 1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Zachary DeLorean ( January 6 1925  &ndash March 19 2005) was an American engineer and executive in the U 2005)
• 1926 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (2002)
• 1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Francis 'Pat' Flaherty Jr ( January 6 1926 &ndash April 9 2002) was an American racecar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gerardo González ( January 6, 1926 - February 13, 2003) better known in the Boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former 2003)
• 1926 - Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay ( January 6 1926 &ndash September 14 2006) was an actor and Mr 2006)
• 1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
• 1926 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea and Nobel laureate
• 1928 - Capucine, French actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (born January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Kim Dae-jung (Born December 3, 1925, kim tɛdʑuŋ is a former South Korean president and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Capucine ( 6 January, 1928  &ndash 17 March, 1990) was a Golden Globe -nominated French actress and 1990)
• 1928 - George H. Ross, American businessman
• 1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghani politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) George H Ross (born 10 May 1730 in New Castle, Delaware) is Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Trump Organization Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Babrak Karmal ( January 6, 1929 - December 3, 1996) was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986 during the period of the communist 1996)
• 1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor "Vic" Tayback ( January 6 1930 – May 25 1990) was a New York City-born American actor of Syrian 1990)
• 1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
• 1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
• 1933 - Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York New York) is an American Author whose critically acclaimed and award winning fiction Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore (born January 6, 1931, Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian former professional Hockey player Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Alan Rice (born 1932 in New York City) is an American theoretical chemist and physical chemist. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (Оле́г Григо́рьевич Мака́ров ( January 6, 1933  &ndash May 28, 2003 2003)
• 1933 - Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
• 1934 - Harry M Miller, Australian entrepreneur
• 1934 - Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
• 1934 - Sylvia Sims, English actress
• 1935 - Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
• 1935 - Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
• 1936 - Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
• 1936 - Darlene Hard, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Emil Steinberger (born January 6 1933) is a Swiss Comedian, writer director and Actor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Maurice Miller (born 6 January 1934) is an Australian promoter and publicist Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (in Greek, Τάσσος Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος &ndash born January 7, 1934 in Nicosia Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Sylvia Syms OBE (born 6 January 1934) is an Ondas Award-winning English actress. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio on January 6, 1935 in Niagara Falls New York) is an American Musician, Singer Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rubén (Mora Amaro Sr (born January 6, 1936 in Veracruz, Mexico) was a Shortstop and First baseman in Major Grand Slam record Australian Championships Women's Doubles finalist 1962 Mixed Doubles finalist 1962 S. tennis player
• 1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay
• 1937 - Doris Troy, American singer (d. Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (b 6 January 1936, Montevideo Uruguay) is an Uruguayan politician and journalist as well as a former President Heads of State of Uruguay (1825-Present Presidents (1825 Governors and Captains-general (1825-1830 Presidents (1830-1952 Presidents of the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Troy ( 6 January 1937 – 16 February 2004) was an American R&B Singer, known to her many fans 2004)
• 1937 - Paolo Conte, Italian singer
• 1937 - Lou Holtz, American football coach
• 1938 - Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
• 1938 - Prof Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria
• 1938 - Mario Rodríguez Cobos "Silo", Argentine writer and spiritual leader
• 1939 - Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer
• 1940 - Van McCoy, American musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Paolo Conte (born January 6, 1937) is an Italian Singer, Pianist and Composer notable for his grainy resonant voice Louis Leo Holtz (born on January 6 1937 in Follansbee West Virginia) is an author television commentator motivational speaker and former NCAA Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian Singer, Songwriter, Comedian, Actor, Film director Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke AO PhD (b 6 Jan 1938 is a Professor of Botany at University of Melbourne since 1985 and director of the Plant Cell Biology Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos (born January 6 1938 in Mendoza Argentina) pen-name Silo, is a writer and spiritual leader Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Van Allen Clinton McCoy ( January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was a Music producer, Musician, Songwriter, and 1979)
• 1940 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Penny Lernoux ( January 6, 1940 &ndash October 9, 1989) was a U 1989)
• 1943 - Terry Venables, English football manager
• 1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
• 1944 - Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
• 1945 - Allen Appel, American novelist
• 1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist, singer and songwriter Pink Floyd (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bonnie Gail Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress Rolf Martin Zinkernagel ( January 6, 1944 in Riehen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland) is Professor of Experimental Immunology The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Allen Appel, born January 6, 1945, in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, is a novelist best known for his series about time traveler Alex Balfour Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Pink Floyd are 2006)
• 1947 - Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandy Denny, born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny ( 6 January 1947 &ndash 21 April 1978) was an English Singer 1978)
• 1950 - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 1951 - Don Gullett, American baseball player
• 1951 - Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• 1952 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Joseph Freeh (b January 6 1950 was the 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 1993 to June 2001 Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Donald Edward "Don" Gullett (born January 6, 1951 in Lynn Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played Kim Wilson (born 1951 is a US Blues Singer and Harmonica player The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a Blues-rock band, formed in 1974. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Booker ( January 6, 1952 - November 29, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as Larry Latham and 2003)
• 1952 - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
• 1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
• 1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
• 1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
• 1954 - Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6 1953) is an Australian Guitarist, best known as a founding member Rhythm guitarist Backing AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Hans Robert Hiegel (born 6 January 1954 in Kaiserslautern) is a German architect (born January 6, 1954) is a Japanese Video game designer best known as the creator of the Dragon Quest series Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English 2008)
• 1954 - Karen Moras, Australian Olympic swimmer
• 1954 - Trudie Styler, English actress
• 1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
• 1955 - Richard Corbett, Labour Member of the European Parliament
• 1956 - Angus Deayton, English comedian, actor and television presenter
• 1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
• 1958 - Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
• 1958 - Scott Bryce, American actor
• 1959 - Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
• 1959 - Kathy Sledge, American singer
• 1960 - Paul Azinger, American golfer
• 1960 - Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1960 - Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
• 1960 - Howie Long, National Football League player
• 1960 - Andrea Thompson, American actress
• 1962 - Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Karen Lynne Moras (born 6 January 1954 in Ryde New South Wales) known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle Trudie Styler (born 6 January, 1954 in Birmingham, England) is an actress and producer Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Note this article concerns the contemporary MEP For the 17th century poet see Richard Corbett (poet. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Angus Deayton (born 6 January 1956 is an English Actor, Writer, Musician, Comedian and Television presenter. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Amateur career Lopez was born in Torrance California. She won the New Mexico Women's Amateur at age 12 and the U Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Themos Anastasiadis (Θεμιστοκλής (Θέμος Αναστασιάδης (born 6 January 1958) is a Greek journalist Scott Macalister Bryce (born January 6, 1958) sometimes credited as Scott M The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj ( कपिल देव) ( (born 6 January 1959 Chandigarh) better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer Kathy Sledge (born 6 January 1959, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Singer who has had several hits on the Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional wins (15 PGA Tour wins (12 1987 (3 Phoenix Open, Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Canon Sammy Davis Kari Jalonen (b January 6, 1960 in Oulu, Finland) is a former professional Ice hockey center Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960 is an English food writer, Journalist and broadcaster Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville Massachusetts) is a former American football player who Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Actress, best known for her roles on the television series Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Houser ( January 6 1962 - August 10, 2002) was the lead Guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. Widespread Panic is a rock 'n' roll band from Athens Georgia. 2002)
• 1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro ( January 6, 1964 &ndash February 12, 2005) was a Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator 2005)
• 1964 - Charles Haley, American football player
• 1964 - Henry Maske, German boxer
• 1964 - Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
• 1964 - Mark O'Toole, English bass guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
• 1964 - Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
• 1965 - Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
• 1965 - Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
• 1965 - Bjorn Lomborg, Danish mathematician
• 1966 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Lewis Haley (born January 6, 1964 in Lynchburg Virginia) is a former American football Linebacker and Defensive end Henry Maske (born January 6, 1964 in Treuenbrietzen) is a German boxer, who was one of the most popular German sports figures not Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently Mark O'Toole (born 16 January 1964, Liverpool, England) is the former Bassist and a founding member of 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s Yuri (born January 6, 1964) is a famous Mexican singer actress and TV host Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Muhammed Abdullah al-Ahari (born January 6, 1965 as Ray Allen Rudder) an American Essayist, scholar and writer on the topics A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, Bjørn Lomborg (born January 6, 1965) is a Danish author academic and environmentalist Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Andrew Wood ( January 6, 1966 &ndash March 19, 1990) born in Columbus Mississippi, was the lead singer of the band Mother Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988 1990)
• 1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
• 1966 - A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
• 1968 - John Singleton, American film director
• 1969 - Norman Reedus, American model and actor
• 1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter
• 1970 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
• 1971 - Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer
• 1971 - Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (ex-Southern Sons)
• 1972 - Nek, Italian singer
• 1973 - Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
• 1974 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fernando Carrillo Roselli (born January 6, 1966 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan Actor. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968 in Los Angeles California) is an American Academy Award -nominated Film director Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American model and actor Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Suzanne Chen (born January 6, 1970) is an American Television personality, news anchor Journalist, and producer Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6 1970 is an American professional Volleyball player sports announcer and fashion model. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Irwin Thomas (born 6 January 1971 in New York, US) was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was the lead singer in the 1990s Australian Southern Sons was an Australian band originally billed as The State, best known in Australia in the early 90's for their hits 'Heart In Danger' and 'Hold Me In Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Filippo Neviani, also known as Nek (born January 6 1972 in Sassuolo, Italy) is a popular contemporary Italian Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Scott Ferguson (born January 6, 1973 in Camrose, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone (born 6 January 1974 in General Rodríguez) is a former Argentine professional football player Nicole Renee DeHuff ( January 6, 1975 &ndash February 16, 2005) was an American actress. 2005)
• 1975 - James Farrior, American football player
• 1975 - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
• 1975 - Yukana, Japanese seiyū
• 1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
• 1976 - Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor
• 1978 - Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
• 1978 - Casey Fossum, Major League Baseball player
• 1978 - Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
• 1980 - Steed Malbranque, French footballer
• 1980 - Hiromi Oshima, Japanese adult model
• 1981 - Mike Jones, American rapper
• 1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
• 1981 - Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
• 1981 - Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back
• 1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
• 1982 - Brian Bass, American baseball player
• 1982 - Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
• 1984 - A.J. Hawk, American football player
• 1984 - Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer
• 1985 - RP Singh, Indian cricketer
• 1986 - Paul McShane, Irish footballer
• 1986 - Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)

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• 664 - Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Alfred Farrior (born January 6 1975 in Petersburg Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays as an inside Linebacker for the Jason "JK" King (born Jason Griffiths, 6 January 1975 in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England) is a British is a female voice actress ( Seiyū) She is currently affiliated with Sigma Seven. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976 in Milltown New Jersey) is an American actor Richard Zedník (born January 6, 1976) is a Slovak Professional hockey player who plays right wing for the Florida Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is a American Actor, voice actor, martial artist, and Musician. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Nikki Einfeld (born January 6, 1978 is a Canadian born Lyric Coloratura Soprano. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Casey Paul Fossum (born January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill New Jersey) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec)is a Canadian Actress best known for her work on the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Steed Malbranque (born January 6 1980 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a Belgian -born French footballer, currently playing is a Japanese model and in June 2004 became the first Japanese Playboy Playmate. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Mike Jones is an American Southern rap artist and Actor, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the Yuriko Kikuchi redirects here For the American dancer see Yuriko (dancer. Jérémie Renier (born January 6 1981) is a Belgian Actor. He lives in Paris, France. Asante T Samuel (born January 6 1981 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr (born January 6, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is a American professional Basketball player Brian Michael Bass (born January 6, 1982 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Tiffany "New York" Pollard (born January 6, 1982) is a Reality television Contestant, best known for VH1 's Flavor Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Aaron James "A J" Hawk (born January 6, 1984 in Kettering Ohio) is an American football Linebacker for the Green Sean O'Brien (born January 6 1984) is an Australian Professional Windsurfer, owner of his own Website and Graphic Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rudra Pratap Singh (born 6 December 1985 in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) For the Scottish footballer with the same name see Paul McShane (Scottish footballer Paul David McShane (born January 6 1986 Alexander David Turner (born 6 January, 1986) is an English musician and member of Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Events By Place Asia Arab armies conquer Kabul. Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan ˤAmr ibn al-ˤĀs (عمرو بن العاص (born c583 - d January 6, 664 CE was an Arab Military commander who is most noted for leading 583)
• 1088 - Berengar of Tours, French theologian (bc. Events By Place Byzantine Empire April — Fire devastates Constantinople. Berengar of Tours (c 999&ndash January 6, 1088) was a French 11th century Christian theologian a scholar whose leadership of the cathedral 999)
• 1275 - St Raymond of Peñafort (b. For the emergency number see 999 (emergency telephone number. Saint Raymond of Peñafort, OP (c 1175 &ndash 1275 ( Sant Ramon de Penyafort, San Raimundo de Peñafort) was born in Vilafranca del Penedès c. 1175)
• 1448 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. Christopher of Bavaria known by his Danish and Norwegian title as Christoffer (III af/av Bayern and by his Swedish title as Kristofer This is a list of Danish Monarchs, that is the Kings and Queens regnant of Denmark. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 1418)
• 1481 - Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde
• 1537 - Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (b. Akhmat (Ahmed Khan (? &ndash January 6 1481) was a khan of the Great Horde between 1465 and 1481 This article refers to the medieval Turkic state For the Irish rock band see The Golden Horde (band. Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi ( 7 March, 1481 &mdash 6 January, 1537) was an Italian Architect and painter, born in a small 1481)
• 1537 - Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. This article is on the first Duke of Florence. For the Alessandro de' Medici who was Pope, see Pope Leo XI. 1510)
• 1592 - Johann Casimir of Simmern, Elector Palatine (b. Johann Casimir, ( March 7, 1543 &ndash January 6, 1592) born in Simmern, now in Rhineland-Palatinate, was the third son 1543)
• 1616 - Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)
• 1646 - Elias Holl, German Architect (b. Elias Holl (* February 28 1573 in Augsburg; † January 6 1646 in Augsburg was the most important Architect of the german 1573)
• 1689 - Seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (b. Seth Ward (1617 &ndash 6 January 1689) was an English Mathematician, Astronomer, and Bishop. 1617)
• 1693 - Mehmed IV, ex-Ottoman Sultan (b. Mehmed IV ( Ottoman Turkish: محمد رابع Meḥmed-i rābi‘; also known as Avcı, "hunter" ( January 2, 1642 &ndash 1642)
• 1711 - Philipp van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Philips van Almonde ( Dec 29 1644, Den Briel – Jan 6 1711, Oegstgeest) was a Dutch Lieutenant Admiral, who 1646)
• 1718 - Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Richard Hoare (1648&ndash 6 January 1718) was a goldsmith banker and politician 1648)
• 1718 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (b. Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina ( January 20, 1664 &ndash January 6, 1718) was an Italian man of letters and jurist 1664)
• 1725 - Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese dramatist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Chikamatsu Monzaemon ( Japanese: 近松門左衛門 real name Sugimori Nobumori, 杉森信盛 1653 – 6 January 1725) was a Japanese 1653)
• 1731 - Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Étienne François Geoffroy ( February 13, 1672 - January 6, 1731) French Physician and Chemist, best known 1672)
• 1734 - John Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Dennis ( 1657 - January 6, 1734) was an English Critic and Dramatist, born in London, the son of a saddler 1657)
• 1813 - Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Baraguay d'Hilliers ( August 13, 1764 - January 6, 1813) born in Paris was a French revolutionary and Napoleonic general 1764)
• 1831 - Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer and conductor (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Rodolphe Kreutzer ( November 16, 1766 – January 6, 1831) was a French Violinist, teacher conductor, and 1766)
• 1840 - Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For playwright Frances Burney (1776–1828 niece of novelist Fanny Burney Madame d'Arblay 1752-1840 see Frances Burney (1776–1828 Frances Burney 1752)
• 1852 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis Braille ( in English in French January 4, 1809 &ndash January 6, 1852) was the inventor of Braille, a world-wide system The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write 1809)
• 1855 - Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1779 – January 6, 1855) was an Italian Jurist, Author, and Explorer, best known for claiming 1779)
• 1882 - Richard Henry Dana, U. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Henry Dana Jr ( August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882) was an American Lawyer and Politician, and author S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)
• 1884 - Gregor Johann Mendel, Austrian geneticist (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gregor Johann Mendel ( July 20, 1822 &ndash January 6, 1884) was 1822)
• 1885 - Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian writer and scientist (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885 was a Norwegian writer and scholar 1812)
• 1913 - Frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Hitch, VC ( November 29, 1856 - January 6, 1913 in Southgate London) was an English recipient of the 1856)
• 1918 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor ( – January 6 1918) was a German Mathematician, born in Russia. 1845)
• 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1858)
• 1919 - Max Heindel, Danish astrologer and mystic (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Max Heindel - born Carl Louis von Grasshoff in Aarhus, Denmark on July 23, 1865 - was a Christian Occultist, 1865)
• 1922 - Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jakob Rosanes ( August 16, 1842 Brody, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – January 6, 1922) was a German 1842)
• 1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alvin Christian Kraenzlein ( December 12, 1876 &ndash January 6, 1928) was an American athlete. 1876)
• 1933 - Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir von Pachmann or Pachman ( 27 July 1848 &ndash 6 January 1933) was a Pianist of Russian German 1848)
• 1934 - Herbert Chapman , Legendary Manager of Arsenal and Huddersfield Town (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Chapman ( January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English Association football player and manager Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 1878)
• 1937 - André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brother André or Blessed Brother Andre, (French Frère André, born Alfred Bessette) (9 August 1845 &ndash January 6 1937 was a Holy Cross Brother 1845)
• 1941 - Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Timothy O'Leary ( October 15, 1882 – January 6, 1941) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop who played eleven 1882)
• 1942 - Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emma Calvé, born Rosa Emma Calvet ( August 15, 1858 &ndash January 6, 1942) was a French Operatic 1858)
• 1942 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Count Henri de Baillet-Latour (more formally Henri comte de Baillet-Latour; March 1, 1876 – January 6, 1942 1876)
• 1944 - Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ida Minerva Tarbell ( November 5 1857 &ndash January 6 1944) was a American Teacher, Author and Journalist. 1857)
• 1945 - Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (Володимир Іванович Вернадський/Владимир Иванович Вернадский ( - January 6 1945 1863)
• 1945 - Edith Frank, mother of Anne Frank (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edith Frank-Holländer ( January 16 1900 &ndash January 6, 1945) was the mother of Anne Frank and Margot Frank. 1900)
• 1949 - Victor Fleming, American director (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Arkansas lawyer and judge Victor A Fleming, see Vic Fleming. 1883)
• 1966 - Jean Lurçat, French painter and tapestry designer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jean Lurçat ( July 1, 1892 - January 6, 1966) was a French painter and Tapestry designer 1892)
• 1972 - Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi ( August 26, 1901 - June 6 1901)
• 1978 - Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Herbert (Burt James Munro ( 25 March 1899 &ndash 6 January 1978) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer famous for setting an under-1000cc 1899)
• 1981 - A. J. Cronin, Scottish writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896–6 January 1981 was 1896)
• 1984 - Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ernest Laszlo, ASC ( April 23 in Budapest Hungary 1898&ndash January 6, 1984) was an Academy Award -winning Hungarian-American S. cinematographer (b. 1898)
• 1990 - Pavel Alekseyevich Čerenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Павел Алексеевич Черенков 1904-1990 was a Soviet physicist who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 for The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1904)
• 1990 - Ian Charleson, Scottish actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ian Charleson ( August 11 1949 &ndash January 6 1990) was a Scottish Actor in whose honour The Ian Charleson Awards were 1949)
• 1993 - Dizzy Gillespie, acclaimed jazz trumpet player (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter 1917)
• 1993 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( Tatar: Rudolf Xämät ulı Nuriev, Russian: Рудольф Хаметович Нуриев 1938)
• 1995 - Joe Slovo, South African politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Joe Slovo ( May 23 1926 &ndash January 6 1995) was a South African Communist politician and long time leader of the 1926)
• 1997 - Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Catherine Cappa Scorsese ( April 16, 1912 &ndash January 6, 1997) was an American actress, and also the mother of director 1912)
• 1999 - Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Michel Petrucciani ( December 28, 1962, Orange France &ndash January 6, 1999, New York City, USA was a French 1962)
• 2000 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Donald "Don" Martin ( May 18 1931 &ndash January 6 2000) was an American Cartoon artist whose best-known work 1931)
• 2004 - Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Francesco Scavullo ( January 16, 1921 – January 6, 2004) was an American fashion photographer best known for his 1921)
• 2004 - Charles Dumas, American athlete (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Charles Everett Dumas ( February 12, 1937 &ndash January 5, 2004) was an American High jumper the 1956 Olympic 1937)
• 2004 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Charles ( June 30, 1954 &ndash January 6, 2004) was Prime Minister of Dominica The Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. 1954)
• 2005 - Louis Robichaud, Premier of New Brunswick (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Joseph Robichaud PC, CC, QC, ( October 21, 1925 - January 6, 2005) popularly known as "Little New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally 1925)
• 2005 - Lois Hole, Lt. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lois E Hole, CM, AOE (b 1933 Buchanan, Saskatchewan &ndash d January 6 2005, Edmonton Alberta) was a Governor of Alberta (b. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 1933)
• 2006 - Lou Rawls, American singer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Allen Rawls ( December 1, 1933 &ndash January 6, 2006) was an American Soul music, Jazz, and 1933)
• 2006 - Hugh Thompson, Jr., decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh C Thompson Jr ( April 15, 1943 &ndash January 6, 2006) was a United States Army Helicopter pilot during the The Soldier's Medal is a military award of the United States Army. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia 1943)
• 2007 - Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roberta Mary Morgan, better known by her married name of Roberta Wohlstetter, ( August 22, 1912 - January 6, 2007) was one of America's 1912)
• 2007 - Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American musician and special-effects artist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Peter E "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow ( August 20 1934 - January 6 2007) was an American 1934)
• 2007 - Mario Danelo, American football player (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Danelo ( July 3, 1985 – January 6, 2007) was an American College football Placekicker. 1985)

Holidays and observances

• Christianity
  • Epiphany
    • (except Eastern and Oriental Orthodox who follow the Julian Calendar) - Twelfth Day of Christmas, also known as Twelfth Day and Three Kings Day
  • Theophany (Revelation of the Trinity at Christ's baptism in the Jordan)
• Public holiday in Spain, Italy, Sweden and Puerto Rico to mark Epiphany
• Ireland - Little Christmas
• Rastafari movement - Celebration of the ceremonial birthday of Haile Selassie
• Armenian Christmas (except in the Holy Land where it is on 18 January - old calendar)
• Ancient Latvia - Zvaigznes Diena observed
• January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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