Tukuk-OS📅 January 6
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 6? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2021 — Supporters of then-outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in five deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.
Donald TrumpJanuary 6 United States Capitol attackAttempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
- 2014 — The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.
- 1994 — Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.
- 1972 — A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia.
St. Louis Blues–Philadelphia Flyers brawlIce hockeyPhiladelphia Flyers
- 1960 — National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.
- 1953 — The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.
- 1941 — During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms (composite poster depicted) as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.
- 1912 — German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics, to the German Geological Society.
- 1907 — Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.
- 1839 — The worst storm to impact Ireland in 300 years damaged or destroyed more than 20 per cent of houses in Dublin with 100-knot (190 km/h) winds.
- 1725 — J. S. Bach led the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.
Johann Sebastian BachLiebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123Chorale cantata cycle
- 1540 — King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.
- 1536 — The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.
- 1449 — Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.
Fall of ConstantinopleConstantine XI PalaiologosByzantine Empire
- 1322 — Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.
- 1066 — Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.
Births
- 2006 — Stefanos Tzimas, Greek footballer
- 2003 — MattyBRaps, American rapper, singer, and YouTuber
- 2000 — Fiete Arp, German footballer
- 2000 — Mohamed Camara, Malian footballer
- 2000 — Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress
- 2000 — Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2000 — Shuhua, Taiwanese singer
- 2000 — Tyler Oliveira, American YouTuber
- 1999 — Polo G, American rapper
- 1999 — Mac McClung, American basketball player
- 1997 — Michel Aebischer, Swiss footballer
- 1996 — Courtney Eaton, Australian model and actress
Deaths
- 2023 — Mary Lou Kownacki, American Roman Catholic nun, peace activist, and writer (born 1941)
- 2022 — Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 2022 — Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (born 1927)
- 2022 — Francisco Sionil Jose, Philippine novelist (born 1924)
- 2021 — Ashli Babbitt, American participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Killing of Ashli BabbittJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack
- 2021 — Gordon Renwick, Canadian ice hockey administrator and businessman (born 1935)
- 2021 — James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped during the 1970 October crisis in Québec (born 1921)
- 2020 — Richard Maponya, South African businessman (born 1920)
- 2019 — José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (born 1923)
- 2019 — Lamin Sanneh, Gambian-born American professor (born 1942)
- 2019 — W. Morgan Sheppard, British actor (born 1932)
- 2019 — Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (born 1917)
Observances & holidays
- Christian Feast day: André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian Feast day: January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christmas: Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church)
- Christmas: Christmas Eve (Russia)
- Christmas: Christmas Eve (Ukraine)
- Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: Little Christmas (Ireland)
- Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: Þrettándinn (Iceland)
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