Birthday January 06, 1412 Joan of Arc, martyr
Birthday January 06, 1798 Mountain man Jedediah Smith is born
Birthday January 06, 1799 Jedediah Smith, fur trader and explorer
Birthday January 06, 1811 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction Senator
Birthday January 06, 1823 Gustave Dore, illustrator (Inferno and Rime of Ancient Mariner)
Birthday January 06, 1827 Confederate General John Calvin Brown born
Birthday January 06, 1838 Max Bruch, German composer
Birthday January 06, 1842 Clarence King, geologist and mining engineer
Birthday January 06, 1854 Sherlock Holmes, according to Arthur Conan Doyle
Birthday January 06, 1871 Aleksandr Scriabin, Russian composer
Birthday January 06, 1878 Carl Sandburg, poet and biographer of Lincoln (The People and Yes)
Birthday January 06, 1880 Tom Mix, silent screen cowboy Actor (Dick Turpin)
Birthday January 06, 1882 Samuel Rayburn (D), speaker of House (1940-57)
Birthday January 06, 1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanese mystic poet (The Prophet and Broken Wings)
Birthday January 06, 1911 Joey Adams, comedian
Birthday January 06, 1913 Loretta Young, (Farmer's Daughter and Stranger) in Salt Lake City
Birthday January 06, 1914 Danny Thomas, comedian and Actor
Birthday January 06, 1915 Don Edwards (D), US representative from California
Birthday January 06, 1920 Sun Myung Moon, evangelist (Unification Church)
Birthday January 06, 1924 Earl Scruggs, bluegrass musician
Birthday January 06, 1925 Auto industry maverick John DeLorean born
Birthday January 06, 1934 Sylvia Sims
Birthday January 06, 1945 Bonnie Franklin, TV Actress (One Day at a Time) in Santa Monica
Birthday January 06, 1957 Nancy Lopez, Golf pro
History January 06, 1066 Harold II crowned king of England
History January 06, 1663 Great earthquake in New England
History January 06, 1753 Epiphany
History January 06, 1759 Two future presidents marry respective sweethearts
History January 06, 1777 Washington sets up winter quarters in Morristown
History January 06, 1838 Samuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraph
History January 06, 1884 Gregor Mendel Augustine monk & heredity pioneer died
History January 06, 1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast
History January 06, 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state
History January 06, 1912 New Mexico joins the Union
History January 06, 1914 Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded
History January 06, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt dies
History January 06, 1925 Nurmi breaks two world records
History January 06, 1930 1st diesel engine automobile trip completed
History January 06, 1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood Ontario)
History January 06, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms
History January 06, 1941 FDR names 4 freedoms (freedom of speech religion; from want fear)
History January 06, 1942 Roosevelt commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history
History January 06, 1942 1st around world flight by Pan Am "Pacific Clipper"
History January 06, 1951 Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
History January 06, 1958 Soviet Union announces troop reduction
History January 06, 1971 Army drops charges of My Lai cover-up
History January 06, 1975 Phuoc Binh falls to the North Vietnamese
History January 06, 1975 Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden
History January 06, 1977 John Gardner wins National Book Critics Circle Award
History January 06, 1981 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals
History January 06, 1987 100th US Congress convenes
History January 06, 1994 Nancy Kerrigan attacked
History January 06, 1994 Skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked
History January 06, 1996 Blizzard of 1996 begins
History January 06, 2001 Congress certifies Bush winner of 2000 elections
History January 06, 2008 Disney-MGM Studios becomes Disney’s Hollywood Studios
January 06, 1412 Joan of Arc, martyr
January 06, 1798 Mountain man Jedediah Smith is born
January 06, 1799 Jedediah Smith, fur trader and explorer
January 06, 1811 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction Senator
January 06, 1823 Gustave Dore, illustrator (Inferno and Rime of Ancient Mariner)
January 06, 1827 Confederate General John Calvin Brown born
January 06, 1838 Max Bruch, German composer
January 06, 1842 Clarence King, geologist and mining engineer
January 06, 1854 Sherlock Holmes, according to Arthur Conan Doyle
January 06, 1871 Aleksandr Scriabin, Russian composer
January 06, 1878 Carl Sandburg, poet and biographer of Lincoln (The People and Yes)
January 06, 1880 Tom Mix, silent screen cowboy Actor (Dick Turpin)
January 06, 1882 Samuel Rayburn (D), speaker of House (1940-57)
January 06, 1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanese mystic poet (The Prophet and Broken Wings)
January 06, 1911 Joey Adams, comedian
January 06, 1913 Loretta Young, (Farmer's Daughter and Stranger) in Salt Lake City
January 06, 1914 Danny Thomas, comedian and Actor
January 06, 1915 Don Edwards (D), US representative from California
January 06, 1920 Sun Myung Moon, evangelist (Unification Church)
January 06, 1924 Earl Scruggs, bluegrass musician
January 06, 1925 Auto industry maverick John DeLorean born
January 06, 1934 Sylvia Sims
January 06, 1945 Bonnie Franklin, TV Actress (One Day at a Time) in Santa Monica
January 06, 1957 Nancy Lopez, Golf pro
January 06, 1066 Harold II crowned king of England
January 06, 1663 Great earthquake in New England
January 06, 1753 Epiphany
January 06, 1759 Two future presidents marry respective sweethearts
January 06, 1777 Washington sets up winter quarters in Morristown
January 06, 1838 Samuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraph
January 06, 1884 Gregor Mendel Augustine monk & heredity pioneer died
January 06, 1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast
January 06, 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state
January 06, 1912 New Mexico joins the Union
January 06, 1914 Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded
January 06, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt dies
January 06, 1925 Nurmi breaks two world records
January 06, 1930 1st diesel engine automobile trip completed
January 06, 1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood Ontario)
January 06, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms
January 06, 1941 FDR names 4 freedoms (freedom of speech religion; from want fear)
January 06, 1942 Roosevelt commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history
January 06, 1942 1st around world flight by Pan Am "Pacific Clipper"
January 06, 1951 Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
January 06, 1958 Soviet Union announces troop reduction
January 06, 1971 Army drops charges of My Lai cover-up
January 06, 1975 Phuoc Binh falls to the North Vietnamese
January 06, 1975 Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden
January 06, 1977 John Gardner wins National Book Critics Circle Award
January 06, 1981 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals
January 06, 1987 100th US Congress convenes
January 06, 1994 Nancy Kerrigan attacked
January 06, 1994 Skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked
January 06, 1996 Blizzard of 1996 begins
January 06, 2001 Congress certifies Bush winner of 2000 elections
January 06, 2008 Disney-MGM Studios becomes Disney’s Hollywood Studios