January 6

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January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 359 days remaining (360 in leap years).

Table of contents

1 Events

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Holidays and observances

Events

871 - Alfred of England defeats the Danes in the Battle of Ashdown
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.
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.
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.
1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
1929 - King Alexander of Yugoslavia suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, �estojanuarska diktatura.)
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.
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 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.