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Today in History ~ February 6
Bob Marley Day in Jamaica
Events1189 - Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich, England
1508 - Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor
1778 - England declares war on France
1778 - France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st US treaty [H]
1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify Constitution
1815 - NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1820 - 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone) [H]
1820 - US population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%))
1832 - 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy
1851 - Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenish," premieres in Dusseldorf
1854 - Composer Robert Schumann is saved from a depression-induced suicide attempt by walking into the Rhine
1861 - 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America
1861 - English Adm Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships
1862 - Gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
1862 - Ulysses S Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi
1869 - Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers
1891 - 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17) [H]
1899 - Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
1900 - Battle at Vaalkrans, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
1904 - Russian-Japanese war began
1911 - 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz
1918 - Britain grants women (30 & over) vote
1919 - 1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike
1921 - "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released
1922 - US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation
1928 - Anastasia arrives in the U.S. [H]
1933 - 20th Amendment ,the so-called "lame duck" amendment, goes into effect: Pres term begins in Jan not March
1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane
1935 - "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time
1935 - 1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey
1939 - Spanish government flees to France
1943 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named commander of Allied expeditionary forces in North Africa. He later became World War II Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
1943 - Los Angeles jury acquitted actor Errol Flynn of three counts of statutory rape.
1943 - Crooner Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
1945 - Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder
1952 - Princess Elizabeth became sovereign of Great Britain upon the death of her father, King George VI. She was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953.
1953 - US controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted
1956 - U of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)
1959 - 1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM
1959 - Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow
1964 - France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel
1967 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 - Former Pres Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one
1971 - 1st time a golf ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
1974 - US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon
1976 - George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
1981 - Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon
1987 - Broad no-smoking rules took effect for 890,000 employees in 6,800 federal buildings nationwide.
1989 - Lech Walesa begins negotiating with Polish government
1990 - West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl proposed unifying the currencies of East and West Germany.
1990 - Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50
1991 - Jordan's King Hussein tilted sharply toward Iraq in the Gulf War, describing the conflict as an effort by outsiders to destroy Iraq and carve up the Arab world.
1991 - President Bush authorized the direct shipment of emergency medical supplies to the Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.
1992 - A military transport plane crashed into a restaurant and hotel in Evansville, Ind., killing 16 people.
1993 - U.N Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali asked NATO for authority to order air strikes against Serb artillery positions in Bosnia.
1995 - The House approved, 294-134, the line-item veto.
1996 - Pat Buchanan won the Republican presidential caucuses in Louisiana.
1996 - A Turkish-owned Boeing 757 jetliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from the Dominican Republic, killing 189 people, mostly German tourists.
1997 - President Clinton sent Congress a $1.69 trillion budget he said would put the country on course for a balanced budget by 2002.
1997 - The head of Mexico's leading anti-drug agency was forced to resign after evidence emerged that he'd taken brides from a drug cartel.
1998 - President Clinton said he would never consider resigning because of allegations that he’d had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
1998 - President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
2000 - First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched her successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
2000 - An Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked after leaving Kabul, Afghanistan, making stops in Central Asia and Russia before arriving at Stansted airport outside London the next day.
2000 - Nine people were killed when a train filled with Alpine ski vacationers derailed south of Cologne, Germany.
2000 - Social Democrat Tarja Halonen edged out her rival in a runoff to become Finland's first female president.
2001 - Controversial politician Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
Birthdays Today
1564 - Christopher Marlowe (poet, dramatist: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus)
1665 - Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14)
1756 - Aaron Burr (3rd U.S. Vice President; killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was known as a traitor although never convicted)
1895 - George Herman 'Babe' Ruth (baseball: left-handed pitcher: The King of Swat, The Sultan of Swing, The Great Bambino: 714 home runs in 22 seasons; played in 10 World Series)
1911 - Ronald Reagan, IL, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Death Valley Days), also noted for playing George Gipp in the 1940 movie, "Knute Rockne, All-American". Governor of California (1967-1975) and 40th President (R) (1981-89)
1912 - Eva Braun, mistress (Adolph Hitler)
1913 - John Lund (actor: My Friend Irma, The Wackiest Ship in the Army)
1919 - Zsa Zsa (Sari) Gabor (actress: Boy's Night Out, Moulin Rouge; Beverly Hills police slapper)
1922 - Patrick MacNee (actor: The Avengers, A View to a Kill, Battlestar Gallactica)
1927 - Smokey (Forrest) Burgess (baseball)
1929 - Sixten Jernberg (cross-country skier: Winter Olympics record: most medals won by a man [9: 4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze])
1931 - Rip (Elmore) Torn (actor: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Extreme Prejudice, RoboCop 3, Beyond the Law, The President's Plane is Missing)
1932 - Francois Truffaut (director: Fahrenheit 451, The Bride Wore Black)
1933 - Mamie Van Doren (Joan Olander) (actress: Teacher's Pet; pinup model)
1940 - Tom Brokaw (news anchor: NBC Nightly News, Today)
1943 - Fabian (Fabian Forte) (singer: Turn Me Loose, Tiger; actor: Hound Dog Man, The Longest Day)
1943 - Gayle Hunnicutt (actress: Scorpio, Dream Lover, Turnaround)
1945 - Bob (Robert Nesta) Marley (Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter: Stir it Up, No Woman No Cry, I Shot the Sheriff, Mr. Jones, Redemption Song)
1947 - Rik Massengale (golfer)
1950 - Natalie Cole (Grammy Award-winning singer: Best New Artist [1975]; daughter of Nat 'King' Cole)
1950 - Rich Glover (football: NY Giants, U of Nebraska DE: Outland Trophy winner [1972])
1953 - Susie Hutchison, Flintridge Calif, equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96)
1955 - Eric Money (basketball)
Famous deaths
0891 - Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies
1804 - Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70
1897 - Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies
1923 - Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65
1952 - Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
1989 - Barbara Tuchman, historian (Guns of August-Pulitzer), dies at 77
1990 - Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94
1991 - Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79
1993 - Tennis Hall-of-Famer and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe died in New York at age 49.
1994 - Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at 76
1998 - [Johann Hoelzel] Falco, singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies at 40
If you have other Birthdays or events to add for this day please E-mail me
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