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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 6
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Earl Scruggs in North Carolina, USA; bluegrass musician (Flatt and Scruggs - "Ballad of Jed Clampett", "Rocky Top").
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bobby Lord in Sanford, Florida, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Bonnie Franklin in Santa Monica, California, USA; TV actress (Ann - One Day at a Time).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Henry Kravis; author (The Money Machine).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Robert Landers in Tarrant County, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (Fort Worth-1976, 1978, 1980).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Van McCoy; American soul singer/songwriter ("Hey Mr DJ", "Hustle").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Anthony Minghella; director (The English Patient).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Norbert Hahn in the German Democratic Republic; two-man luge (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Charles Haley; NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mark O'Toole; bassist/drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax", "When Two Tribes Go To War").
- 60th: 1964 - Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City Athletics to Louisville.
- 60th: 1964 - Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at age 67.
- 60th: 1964 - Rolling Stones' first tour as headline act (with Ronettes).
- 50th: 1974 - CBS Mystery Theater premieres on radio.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Juan Roque; tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Marcus Crandell; Canadian Football League quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Paul Grant; NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 50th: 1974 - England begins three-day work week during mine strike.
- 50th: 1974 - The Global Television network is created in southern Ontario, Canada.
- 40th: 1984 - Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee.
- 30th: 1994 - "Iron" Adriaan van Es, Dutch undersecretary of Navy (1963-72), dies at age 80.
- 30th: 1994 - Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3803.88.
- 30th: 1994 - Gerardus J Sizoo, physicist/director of Dutch Free University, dies.
- 30th: 1994 - In Detroit, Michigan, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Harold Lucas at age 70 in Washington, DC, USA; rhythm-and-blues musician (the Clovers - "Don't You Know I Love You", "Fool, Fool, Fool", "Love Potion No. 9").
- 30th: 1994 - Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44).
- 25th: 1999 - Bob Newhart, Alex Trebek, Dennis Franz, and Buffalo Bob Smith all receive stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (born 1954).
- 15th: 2009 - Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina is sworn in for a second term as prime minister of Bangladesh.
- 5th: 2019 - Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicates the federal throne as the 15th monarch of Malaysia, the first Malaysian monarch to do so.
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