January 6

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2006 Calendar

[edit] Events

1066 - Harold Godwinson crowned King of England
1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
1540 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
1579 - The Union of Atrecht was signed
1661 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London.
1690 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans
1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
1838 - Samuel Morse first successfully tested the electrical telegraph.
1893 - Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein (Vienna).
1900 - It is reported that millions are starving in India.
1900 - Boers attack Ladysmith - over 1000 people killed
1907 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome.
1912 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
1929 - King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, Šestojanuarska diktatura.)
1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
1931 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
1936 - Supreme Court of the United States rules the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional in the case United States v. Butler et al.; Porky Pig premieres
1940 - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznan, Warthegau.
1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address.
1942 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world.
1946 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) hanged for treason
1950 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
1961 - A fire at the Thomas Hotel in San Francisco kills 20 people.
1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
1973 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres
1975 - The American soap opera Another World becomes the first daytime drama to air hour-long regularly scheduled episodes.
1982 - William Bonin convicted of being the "freeway killer".
1992 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
1994 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding.
1995 - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
1998 - The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the moon and later found evidence for frozen water on the moon's surface.
1999 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - Al Gore, as President of the U.S. Senate, tallies the electoral votes and certifies George W. Bush as the winner of U.S. presidential election, 2000.
2005 - Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Murders: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers

[edit] Births

1367 - King Richard II of England (d. 1400)
1412 - Joan of Arc, French Roman Catholic saint (d. 1431)
1587 - Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Duke of San Lucar (d. 1645)
1787 - Gaspard Théodore Ignace de la Fontaine, Luxembourg politician
1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet, historian (d. 1967)
1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
1881 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)
1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop, poet and political figure (d. 1965)
1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet, painter, novelist (d. 1931)
1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
1902 - Max Güde, attorney (d. 1984)
1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born Swiss conductor (d. 1993)
1910 - Morris Wright, American writer (d. 1998)
1913 - Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1913 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
1914 - Danny Thomas, American singer, actor, comedian (d. 1991)
1915 - Alan Watts, English writer, philosopher (d. 1973)
1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
1920 - Early Wynn, American Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1999)
1921 - Louis Harris, pollster
1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
1924 - Earl Scruggs, bluegrass performer
1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996)
1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor
1931 - Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
1933 - Oleg Makarov, cosmonaut (d. 2003)
1933 - Emil Steinberger, cabaretist
1940 - Van McCoy, musician (d. 1979)
1943 - Terry Venables, English football (soccer) manager
1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist and singer
1947 - Sandy Denny, English vocalist
1951 - Kim Wilson, rock musician
1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish guitarist (AC/DC)
1954 - Anthony Minghella, British director
1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian, actor
1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
1959 - Kathy Sledge, singer
1960 - Nigella Lawson, British celebrity chef, writer
1960 - Howie Long, American football star
1962 - Michael Houser, musician (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
1964 - Henry Maske, German world champion boxer
1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan Olympic medalist (d. 2005)
1966 - Chris Antley, jockey (d. 2000)
1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1968 - John Singleton, American director and writer
1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter and newsreader
1974 - Nicole DeHuff. American actress (d. 2005)
1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor