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January 6 in recent years

January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year (360 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 1256 – Gertrude the Great, German mystic (d. 1302)
  • 1367Richard II of England (d. 1400)
  • 1384Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408)
  • 1412Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)
  • 1486 – Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556)
  • 1488 – Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
  • 1493 – Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)
  • 1500John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)
  • 1525 – Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)
  • 1538Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)
  • 1561 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)
  • 1587 – Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)
  • 1595 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1903 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)
  • 1910Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (d. 1988)
  • 1910 – Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998)
  • 1910 – Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)
  • 1912Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)
  • 1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer, and humanitarian (d. 1991)
  • 1913Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
  • 1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
  • 1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)
  • 1915Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
  • 1915 – John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)
  • 1915 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)
  • 1916 – Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (d. 1978)
  • 1917 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
  • 1920 – Henry Corden, Canadian-born American actor (d. 2005)
  • 1920 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)
  • 1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (d. 2012)
  • 1920 – Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)
  • 1921 – Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (d. 2013)
  • 1921 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)
  • 1923 – Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007)
  • 1923 – Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)
  • 1923 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
  • 1924Kim Dae-jung, South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
  • 1924 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012)
  • 1925John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005)
  • 1926Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016)
  • 1926 – Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002)
  • 1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
  • 1927Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)
  • 1928 – Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)
  • 1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
  • 1931E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)
  • 1931 – Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer (d. 1990)
  • 1931 – Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)
  • 1932 – Simon Oates, English actor (d. 2009)
  • 1932 – Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic
  • 1933John Clive, English actor and author (d. 2012)
  • 1933 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)
  • 1934 – Harry M. Miller, New Zealand-Australian talent agent and publicist (d. 2018)
  • 1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress (d. 2023)
  • 1935 – Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer
  • 1935 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor
  • 1936 – Darlene Hard, American tennis player (d. 2021)
  • 1936 – Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay
  • 1937 – Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)
  • 1937 – Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 1937 – Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
  • 1938Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director
  • 1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic
  • 1938 – Larisa Shepitko, Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (d. 1979)
  • 1939Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)
  • 1939 – Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
  • 1940Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)
  • 1943Terry Venables, English footballer and manager (d. 2023)
  • 1944Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
  • 1944 – Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player
  • 1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1945Barry John, Welsh rugby player
  • 1946Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
  • 1947 – Sandy Denny, English folk-rock singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
  • 1948 – Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
  • 1948 – Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
  • 1949 – Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic
  • 1949 – Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (d. 2016)
  • 1950Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • 1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach
  • 1951 – Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
  • 1953Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)
  • 1954Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
  • 1955Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1956 – Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
  • 1956 – Justin Welby, English archbishop
  • 1956 – Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
  • 1957 – Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
  • 1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
  • 1958 – Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player
  • 1959Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
  • 1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster
  • 1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
  • 1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and author
  • 1960 – Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator
  • 1961 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)
  • 1961 – Nigel Melville, English rugby player
  • 1961 – Peter Whittle, British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster
  • 1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach
  • 1963 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)
  • 1964Charles Haley, American football player
  • 1964 – Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 2021)
  • 1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager
  • 1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic
  • 1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress
  • 1966 – Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1967A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist
  • 1968John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
  • 1969Norman Reedus, American actor and model
  • 1969 – Aron Eisenberg, American actor and podcaster (d. 2019)
  • 1970Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer
  • 1970 – Radoslav Látal, Czech footballer and manager
  • 1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress
  • 1971 – Irwin Thomas, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1973 – Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
  • 1974Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1974 – Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer
  • 1974 – Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach
  • 1975James Farrior, American football player
  • 1976 – Johan Davidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1976 – Danny Pintauro, American actor
  • 1976 – Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1978Casey Fossum, American baseball player
  • 1978 – Bubba Franks, American football player
  • 1981Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
  • 1981 – Asante Samuel, American football player
  • 1982Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
  • 1982 – Roy Asotasi, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1982 – Tiffany Pollard, American television personality
  • 1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model
  • 1983Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
  • 1983 – Chen Nan, Chinese basketball player
  • 1984 – A. J. Hawk, American football player and analyst
  • 1984 – Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
  • 1984 – Eric Trump, American businessman
  • 1986 – Paul McShane, Irish footballer
  • 1986 – Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
  • 1986 – Alex Turner, English singer, songwriter, and musician
  • 1987Arin Hanson, American YouTuber
  • 1987 – Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
  • 1987 – Ndamukong Suh, American football player
  • 1989Andy Carroll, English footballer
  • 1989 – Derrick Morgan, American football player
  • 1990Sean Kilpatrick, American basketball player
  • 1991Will Barton, American basketball player
  • 1991 – Kevin Gausman, American baseball player
  • 1992 – Corey Conners, Canadian professional golfer
  • 1993 – Pat Connaughton, American basketball player
  • 1994Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018
  • 1994 – Jameis Winston, American football player
  • 1999Polo G, American rapper
  • 1999 – Mac McClung, American basketball player
  • 2000 – Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress
  • 2000 – Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 2001Kenyon Martin Jr., American basketball player

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902 – Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
  • 1913 – Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
  • 1917 – Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
  • 1918Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
  • 1919Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
  • 1921Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
  • 1922 – Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
  • 1928 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
  • 1928 – Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (b. 1865)
  • 1933 – Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
  • 1934Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
  • 1937 – André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)
  • 1939 – Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)
  • 1941 – Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
  • 1942 – Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)
  • 1942 – Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
  • 1944Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
  • 1944 – Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)
  • 1945Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
  • 1949Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
  • 1966Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
  • 1972 – Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)
  • 1974David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
  • 1978Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
  • 1981A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (b. 1896)
  • 1984 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)
  • 1990Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor (b. 1949)
  • 1990 – Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
  • 1991Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (b. 1958)
  • 1992 – Steve Gilpin, New Zealand vocalist and songwriter (b. 1949)
  • 1993Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)
  • 1993 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)
  • 1995 – Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
  • 1999Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
  • 2004 – Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)
  • 2005 – Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)
  • 2005 – Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)
  • 2005 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
  • 2006Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
  • 2007 – Roberta Wohlstetter, American political scientist, historian, and academic (b. 1912)
  • 2008 – Shmuel Berenbaum, Rabbi of Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn) (b. 1920)
  • 2009 – Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (probable; b. 1948)
  • 2011 – Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)
  • 2012Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)
  • 2012 – Spike Pola, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1914)
  • 2013 – Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923)
  • 2013 – Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)
  • 2013 – Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (b. 1973)
  • 2014Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (b. 1919)
  • 2014 – Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
  • 2014 – Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)
  • 2015 – Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918)
  • 2015 – Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)
  • 2016Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
  • 2016 – Florence King, American journalist and author (b. 1936)
  • 2016 – Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (b. 1948)
  • 2016 – Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (b. 1925)
  • 2017Octavio Lepage, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
  • 2017 – Om Puri, Indian actor (b. 1950)
  • 2019José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (b. 1923)
  • 2019 – Lamin Sanneh, Gambian-born American professor (b. 1942)
  • 2019 – W. Morgan Sheppard, British actor (b. 1932)
  • 2019 – Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (b. 1917)
  • 2020 – Richard Maponya, South African businessman (b. 1920)
  • 2020 – Gordon Renwick, Canadian ice hockey administrator and businessman (b. 1935)
  • 2021James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped during the 1970 October crisis in Québec (b. 1921)
  • 2022Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
  • 2022Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (b. 1927)
  • 2022 – Francisco Sionil Jose, Philippine novelist (b. 1924)

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