February, 6th in History

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Events

Sunday 06, 2005:
Jerrick De Leon, born 13 weeks premature, becomes the world's smallest infant to survive an open-heart procedure called an arterial switch.

Friday 06, 2004:
In Russia, a suicide-attack in a Moscow metro kills 40 commuters, and injures a hundred and twenty-nine. The blast is blamed on Chechen separatist groups.

Friday 06, 1998:
Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Tuesday 06, 1996:
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 757 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Dominican Republic killing 189

Wednesday 06, 1985:
Steve Wozniak leaves Apple Computer

Monday 06, 1978:
The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4" an hour.

Tuesday 06, 1968:
1968 Winter Olympic Games open in Grenoble, France.

Friday 06, 1959:
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.

Thursday 06, 1958:
Bobby Charlton survived the Munich air disaster in Germany, which killed eight of his teammates with Manchester United F.C.

Wednesday 06, 1952:
Elizabeth II becomes Queen upon the death of her father George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse in a tree-top hotel in Kenya.

Tuesday 06, 1951:
The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one on the worst rail disasters in American history.

Thursday 06, 1936:
1936 Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Monday 06, 1933:
The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution goes into effect.

Monday 06, 1922:
The Washington Naval Treaty was signed in Washington, DC, limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.

Tuesday 06, 1900:
The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.

Monday 06, 1899:
Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris (1898), a peace treaty between the United States and Spain is ratified by the United States Senate.

Thursday 06, 1862:
American Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant gives the United States its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee, known as the Battle of Fort Henry.

Monday 06, 1843:
The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).

Thursday 06, 1840:
Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, founding document of New Zealand.

Sunday 06, 1820:
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society established a settlement in present-day Liberia

Saturday 06, 1819:
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.

Monday 06, 1815:
New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to a John Stevens.

Thursday 06, 1806:
Action of 6 February 1806.

Wednesday 06, 1788:
Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Friday 06, 1778:
American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.

Saturday 06, 337:
Julius I is elected pope.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/06-february/on-this-day.html


People born on February 06

1976:
Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast (b: February 6, 1976) (Biography of Kim Zmeskal)

1975:
Svend-Allan Sørensen, Danish conceptual artist (b: February 6, 1975) (Biography of Svend-Allan Sørensen)

1966:
Rick Astley, British singer (b: February 6, 1966) (Biography of Rick Astley)

1962:
Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses) (b: February 6, 1962) (Biography of Axl Rose)

1960:
Megan Gallagher, American actress (b: February 6, 1960) (Biography of Megan Gallagher)

1958:
Barry Miller, American actor (b: February 6, 1958) (Biography of Barry Miller)

1957:
Kathy Najimy, American actress and comedian (b: February 6, 1957) (Biography of Kathy Najimy)
Robert Townsend, comedian, actor, director, and producer (b: February 6, 1957) (Biography of Robert Townsend)

1954:
Argusto Emfazie, American occultist and author (b: February 6, 1954) (Biography of Argusto Emfazie)

1950:
Natalie Cole, American singer (b: February 6, 1950) (Biography of Natalie Cole)

1946:
Jim Turner, American politician (b: February 6, 1946) (Biography of Jim Turner (Congressman))

1945:
Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (b: February 6, 1945 ; d: May 11, 1981) (Biography of Bob Marley)

1943:
Fabian Forte, American singer (b: February 6, 1943) (Biography of Fabian (entertainer))
Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress (b: February 6, 1943) (Biography of Gayle Hunnicutt)

1940:
Tom Brokaw, American news anchorman (b: February 6, 1940) (Biography of Tom Brokaw)

1939:
Mike Farrell, American actor (b: February 6, 1939) (Biography of Mike Farrell)

1932:
Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary (b: February 6, 1932 ; d: October 28, 1959) (Biography of Camilo Cienfuegos)
François Truffaut, French film director (b: February 6, 1932 ; d: October 21, 1984) (Biography of François Truffaut)

1931:
Rip Torn, American actor and director (b: February 6, 1931) (Biography of Rip Torn)
Mamie Van Doren, American actress (b: February 6, 1931) (Biography of Mamie Van Doren)

1929:
Pierre Brice, French actor (b: February 6, 1929) (Biography of Pierre Brice)

1926:
Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer (b: February 6, 1926) (Biography of Haskell Wexler)

1922:
Patrick Macnee, British actor (b: February 6, 1922) (Biography of Patrick Macnee)
Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer (b: February 6, 1922) (Biography of Bill Johnston (cricketer))
Denis Norden, British television abd radio personality and scriptwriter (b: February 6, 1922) (Biography of Denis Norden)

1918:
Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author (b: February 6, 1918) (Biography of Lothar-Günther Buchheim)

1917:
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian actress (b: February 6, 1917) (Biography of Zsa Zsa Gabor)

1914:
Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor (b: February 6, 1914 ; d: May 22, 2005) (Biography of Thurl Ravenscroft)

1913:
Mary Leakey, British anthropologist (b: February 6, 1913 ; d: December 9, 1996) (Biography of Mary Leakey)

1912:
Eva Braun, German mistress of Adolf Hitler (b: February 6, 1912 ; d: April 30, 1945) (Biography of Eva Braun)

1911:
Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (b: February 6, 1911 ; d: June 5, 2004) (Biography of Ronald Reagan)

1910:
Irmgard Keun, German author (b: February 6, 1910) (Biography of Irmgard Keun)
Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (b: February 6, 1910 ; d: March 3, 1993) (Biography of Carlos Marcello)

1905:
W?adys?aw Gomu?ka, Polish leader (b: February 6, 1905) (Biography of W?adys?aw Gomu?ka)

1903:
Claudio Arrau, Chilean-born pianist (b: February 6, 1903 ; d: June 9, 1991) (Biography of Claudio Arrau)

1902:
George Brunies, American musician (b: February 6, 1902 ; d: November 19, 1974) (Biography of George Brunies)

1901:
Ben Lyon, American actor (b: February 6, 1901) (Biography of Ben Lyon)

1899:
Ramon Novarro, Mexican actor (b: February 6, 1899 ; d: October 30, 1968) (Biography of Ramon Novarro)

1895:
Babe Ruth, baseball player (b: February 6, 1895 ; d: August 16, 1948) (Biography of Babe Ruth)

1894:
Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer (b: February 6, 1894) (Biography of Eric Partridge)

1887:
Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (b: February 6, 1887) (Biography of Josef Frings)

1853:
Ignacij Klemen?i?, Slovenian physicist (b: February 6, 1853 ; d: September 5, 1901) (Biography of Ignacij Klemen?i?)

1834:
Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b: February 6, 1834) (Biography of Ema Puksec)

1833:
JEB Stuart, American Confederate general (b: February 6, 1833) (Biography of JEB Stuart)

1756:
Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (b: February 6, 1756 ; d: September 14, 1836) (Biography of Aaron Burr)

1748:
Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati (b: February 6, 1748) (Biography of Adam Weishaupt)

1744:
Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b: February 6, 1744 ; d: June 1, 1795) (Biography of Pierre-Joseph Desault)

1695:
Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b: February 6, 1695 ; d: July 31, 1726) (Biography of Nicolaus II Bernoulli)

1665:
Queen Anne I of the United Kingdom (b: February 6, 1665) (Biography of Anne I of the United Kingdom)

1664:
Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (d, 1703) (b: February 6, 1664 ; d: December 28, 1703) (Biography of Mustafa II)

1639:
Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (b: February 6, 1639 ; d: July 30, 1691) (Biography of Daniel Georg Morhof)

1611:
Chongzhen, Emperor of China (b: February 6, 1611) (Biography of Chongzhen)

1608:
Antonio Vieira, Portuguese writer (b: February 6, 1608) (Biography of Antonio Vieira)

1577:
Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman who conspired to kill her father (b: February 6, 1577 ; d: September 11, 1599) (Biography of Beatrice Cenci)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/06-february/births.html

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People who died on February 06

2002:
Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b: May 19, 1914 ; d: February 6, 2002) (Biography of Max Perutz)

1998:
Falco, Austrian singer (b: February 19, 1957 ; d: February 6, 1998) (Biography of Falco (musician))
Carl Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b: December 21, 1946 ; d: February 6, 1998) (Biography of Carl Wilson)

1996:
Guy Madison, American actor (b: January 19, 1922 ; d: February 6, 1996) (Biography of Guy Madison)

1995:
James Merrill, American poet (b: March 3, 1926 ; d: February 6, 1995) (Biography of James Merrill)

1994:
Joseph Cotten, American actor (b: May 15, 1905 ; d: February 6, 1994) (Biography of Joseph Cotten)
Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (b: August 28, 1917 ; d: February 6, 1994) (Biography of Jack Kirby)

1993:
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (b: July 10, 1943 ; d: February 6, 1993) (Biography of Arthur Ashe)
Joseph Mankiewicz, American director (b: February 11, 1909 ; d: February 6, 1993) (Biography of Joseph Mankiewicz)

1991:
Danny Thomas, American singer, actor, and comedian (b: January 6, 1914 ; d: February 6, 1991) (Biography of Danny Thomas)

1989:
Roy Eldridge, American musician (b: January 30, 1911 ; d: February 6, 1989) (Biography of Roy Eldridge)
Chris Gueffroy (d: February 6, 1989) (Biography of Chris Gueffroy)
Barbara Tuchman (d: February 6, 1989) (Biography of Barbara Tuchman)

1986:
Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (b: December 1, 1912 ; d: February 6, 1986) (Biography of Minoru Yamasaki)

1976:
Vince Guaraldi, American musician and composer (b: July 17, 1928 ; d: February 6, 1976) (Biography of Vince Guaraldi)

1952:
King George VI of the United Kingdom (b: December 14, 1895 ; d: February 6, 1952) (Biography of George VI of the United Kingdom)

1950:
Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b: March 25, 1884 ; d: February 6, 1950) (Biography of Georges Imbert)

1918:
Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (b: July 14, 1862 ; d: February 6, 1918) (Biography of Gustav Klimt)

1916:
Rubén Darío (d: February 6, 1916) (Biography of Rubén Darío)

1855:
Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councillor (b: November 11, 1791 ; d: February 6, 1855) (Biography of Josef Munzinger)

1834:
Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b: February 8, 1804 ; d: February 6, 1834) (Biography of Richard Lemon Lander)

1799:
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b: February 12, 1728 ; d: February 6, 1799) (Biography of Étienne-Louis Boullée)

1793:
Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (b: February 25, 1707 ; d: February 6, 1793) (Biography of Carlo Goldoni)

1740:
Pope Clement XII (b: April 7, 1652 ; d: February 6, 1740) (Biography of Pope Clement XII)

1685:
King Charles II of England (b: May 29, 1630 ; d: February 6, 1685) (Biography of Charles II of England)

1617:
Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b: November 23, 1553 ; d: February 6, 1617) (Biography of Prospero Alpini)

1593:
Jacques Amyot, French writer (b: October 30, 1513 ; d: February 6, 1593) (Biography of Jacques Amyot)
Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b: June 18, 1517 ; d: February 6, 1593) (Biography of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan)

1585:
Edmund Plowden (d: February 6, 1585) (Biography of Edmund Plowden)

1515:
Aldus Manutius (d: February 6, 1515) (Biography of Aldus Manutius)

1497:
Johannes Ockeghem (d: February 6, 1497) (Biography of Johannes Ockeghem)

891:
Photius (d: February 6, 891) (Biography of Photius)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/06-february/deaths.html