January 6

Events

 * - is crowned King of.
 * - becomes.
 * - Byzantine Emperor is crowned at.
 * - First Mass celebrated in the at,.
 * - King marries
 * - The was signed.
 * - The votes to put  on trial
 * - The unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of.
 * -, son of , becomes.
 * - The Committee of Inquiry on the publishes its findings.
 * - In the on 6 January the British defeated the last attempt by France to invade Jersey militarily.
 * - laid to rest in  in
 * - first successfully tested the.
 * -   and  are involved in a  near.
 * - The inauguration of the.
 * - of  opens the  with an attack on the camp of the n army of.
 * - is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President.
 * 1900  - s attack  - over 1,000 people killed
 * - opens her first school and daycare center for  children in.
 * - is admitted as the 47th.
 * - King suspends 's constitution (the so-called, Šestojanuarska diktatura.)
 * 1929  -  arrives in  to begin a legacy of work amongst India's poorest and diseased people
 * - The first -engine trip is completed (, to ).
 * - submits his last  application.
 * - rules the   unconstitutional in the case.
 * - Mass execution of Poles, committed by in the city of,.
 * - delivers his  in the State of the Union Address.
 * 1941  - Keel of  is laid at  in
 * - becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world.
 * - The recognizes the . The  severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
 * - A fire at the in  kills 20 people.
 * - and  troops launch "" in the  delta.
 * - In response to the, commences nearly four months early in the.
 * - The music publisher  ends its contract with the notorious  group  after reports of abusive behaviour at,.
 * - The (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to  from the, where it was held after the.
 * - is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from  rival.
 * - A chemical fire in an apartment complex in, leads to the discovery of plans for , a mass-terrorist attack.
 * - is declared the official anthem of
 * 2004  -  Simitis announces his resignation as president of the  in.
 * - : is arrested as a suspect for the 1964 murders of three Civil Rights workers.
 * 2005  - First  begins in.
 * - dissipates, ending the notorious 2005  season.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -,  and national ine of  (legendary date) (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, German reformer (d. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (d. )
 * -, Spanish statesman (d. )
 * -, French man of letters (d. )
 * -, Danish statesman (d. )
 * -, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, English physician (d. )
 * -, French inventor (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, Slovak inventor (d. )
 * -, American naval officer (d. )
 * -, German archaeologist (d. )
 * -, French painter and sculptor (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian poet (d. )
 * -, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, American poet and historian (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * 1882  -, Albanian bishop (d. )
 * 1882  -,  (d. )
 * -, Lebanese writer (d. )
 * -, Irish aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1899  -, German automobile engineer (d. )
 * -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, Greek-born conductor (d. )
 * -, Welsh poet (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Polish politician (d. )
 * 1913  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, Australian writer and conservationist (d. )
 * -, Chinese negotiator (d. )
 * -, Korean evangelist
 * 1920  -, English biologist (d. )
 * 1920  -, British psychic medium (d. )
 * 1920  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American auto maker (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1926  -, American racecar driver
 * 1926  -, Cuban boxer (d. )
 * 1926  -, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (d. )
 * 1926  -,  and
 * -, Afghani politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * 1931  -, American author
 * 1931  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1932 -, American chemist
 * 1933 -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * 1933  -, Swiss comedian
 * -, president of the
 * -, American singer and actor
 * 1935  -, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
 * -, Mexican baseball player
 * 1936  - ,
 * -, Italian singer
 * 1937  -, American football coach
 * 1937  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Italian singer and actor
 * 1938  -  "Silo", Argentine writer and spiritual leader
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * 1940  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English football manager
 * -, American actress
 * 1944  -, Swiss immunologist,
 * -, American novelist
 * -, English guitarist, singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, English vocalist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1951  -, American musician
 * -, Italian-born American actor
 * 1952  -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, Scottish-born Australian guitarist
 * -, German architect
 * 1954  -, Japanese video game designer
 * 1954  -, British film director
 * -, English comedian and actor
 * 1955  -, Labour Member of the European Parliament
 * -, English comedian, actor and television presenter
 * -, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
 * -, American golfer
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * 1959  -, American singer
 * -, American golfer
 * 1960  -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * 1960  -, English chef and writer
 * 1960  -, American football player
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1964  -, German boxer
 * 1964  -, English bass guitarist
 * 1964  -, Venezuelan athlete (d. )
 * 1964  -, Mexican actress and singer
 * -, American writer
 * 1965  -, Cuban-born professional wrestler
 * -, Venezuelan actor
 * 1966  -, Indian composer
 * 1966  -, American singer  (d. )
 * -, American film director
 * -, American television presenter
 * 1970  -, American volleyball player
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * - . American actress (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1975  -, Japanese
 * 1975  -, English radio DJ
 * -, American actor
 * 1976  -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian singer
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * -, French footballer
 * 1980  -, Japanese adult model
 * -, American rapper
 * 1981  -, Belgian actor
 * 1981  -, Japanese actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1982  -, American reality television personality
 * -, Australian Professional Windsurfer (AUS120.com)
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1986  -, English musician
 * -, English footballer

Deaths

 * -, Arab general (bc. )
 * -, French theologian (bc. )
 * -, , , and (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1537  -, Italian architect and painter (b. )
 * -, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. )
 * -, English mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (b. )
 * -, Italian writer and jurist (b. )
 * 1718  -, English goldsmith and banker (b. )
 * -, Japanese dramatist (b. )
 * -, French chemist (b. )
 * -, English critic and dramatist (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, French violinist, composer and conductor (b. )
 * -, English novelist and diarist (b. )
 * -, French teacher of the blind (b. )
 * -, Italian explorer (b. )
 * -, Austrian geneticist (b. )
 * -, Norwegian writer and scientist (b. )
 * -, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, Danish astrologer and mystic (b. )
 * 1919  -, 26th  (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, Legendary Manager of  and  (b. )
 * -, Canadian religious figure (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Belgian president (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, Russian mineralogist (b. )
 * -, American director (b. )
 * -, British conjoined twins (b. )
 * -, Chinese military commander and politician (b. )
 * -, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, Scottish actor (b. )
 * 1990  -, Russian physicist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, Russian ballet dancer (b. )
 * 1993  -, acclaimed jazz trumpet player (b. )
 * -, South African politician (b. )
 * -, Italian-American actress (b. )
 * -, French jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2004  -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2004  -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, Lt. Governor of (b. )
 * 2005  -, Premier of  (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2006  -,   helicopter pilot (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 2007  -, American musician and special-effects artist (b. )
 * 2007  -, military historian and strategist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (except and  who follow the ) -, also known as  and
 * (Revelation of the Trinity at Christ's baptism in the Jordan)
 * Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church
 * Third greatest Feast of the Eastern Church, following Pascha (Easter) and Pentecost.
 * One of the oldest Feasts in Eastern Christianity, traced back to the beginning of the 2nd Century.
 * The Western (Roman) Catholic Church adopted this Feast in the 3rd Century, calling it.
 * Public holiday in, and  to mark
 * In the -  (Nollaig na mBan, "Women's Christmas")
 * - Celebration of the ceremonial birthday of
 * n Christmas (except in the Holy Land where it is on - old calendar)
 * Ancient -  observed
 * n Christmas (except in the Holy Land where it is on - old calendar)
 * Ancient -  observed