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January 6

January 6 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1322 and 2021. Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.

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What happened on January 6?

January 6 is the 6th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1322 and 2021. Famous people born on January 6 include Eminem, Gustave Doré and Joan of Arc.

The shape of the day

January 6's record stretches 699 years, from 1322 to 2021. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.

Capricorn is the sign for January 6 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on January 6

Movies, games, albums & shows

2022

  • TV Tokyo 24th Ward

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1322

    Stefan Dečanski

    Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.

  2. 1536

    Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco

    The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.

  3. 1540

    Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.

  4. 1725

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.

  5. 1839

    Night of the Big Wind

    The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.

  6. 1912

    New Mexico

    New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.

  7. 1941

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.

  8. 1960

    National Airlines Flight 2511

    National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.

  9. 1995

    Manila

    A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

  10. 2021

    Donald Trump

    Supporters of U.S. president Donald Trump storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in four deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 6

Eminem

b. 1955

Mother of Eminem

Gustave Doré

b. 1832

French painter and sculptor

Joan of Arc

b. 1412

French martyr and saint

Alan Stivell

b. 1944

French singer-songwriter and harp player

Rowan Atkinson

b. 1955

English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Justin Welby

b. 1956

English archbishop

Eddie Redmayne

b. 1982

English actor and model

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

b. 1766

Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay

Deaths

  • 1993Dizzy Gillespie
  • 1949Victor Fleming
  • 1922Jakob Rosanes
  • 1919Theodore Roosevelt
  • 1884Gregor Mendel
  • 1448Christopher of Bavaria

Holidays & observances

  • —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)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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