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What happened in history on this day: January 6?
On January 6 in ...
- 1832 - New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston, Massachusetts).
- 1838 - Samuel Morse's telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
- 1857 - Patent for reducing zinc ore is granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania.
- 1861 - New York City, New York mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with North and South.
- 1861 - Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola.
- 1873 - US Congress begins investigating Crédit Mobilier scandal.
- 1893 - Great Northern Railway connects Seattle, Washington with east coast.
- 1912 - New Mexico is the 47th state admitted to the USA.
- 1914 - Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch is founded.
- 1927 - US marines are sent to Nicaragua.
- 1938 - Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx.
- 1938 - US Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts resigns, to begin work as engraver at Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt gives "Four Freedoms" speech (speech, worship, from want, and from fear).
- 1942 - First around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper").
- 1968 - Dr N E Shumway performs first US adult cardiac transplant operation.
- 1968 - Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon.
- 1971 - Berkeley chemists announce first synthetic growth hormones.
- 1971 - Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate.
- 1974 - CBS Mystery Theater premieres on radio.
- 1978 - First postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp).
- 1978 - The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II.
- 1980 - Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
- 1987 - 100th US Congress convenes.
- 1987 - Astronomers at University of California see first sight of birth of a galaxy.
- 1989 - Birth of Baby, lion-tailed macaques at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle).
- 1990 - New York Lotto pays US$35 million to one winner (numbers are 18-25-26-32-42-44).
- 1994 - Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3803.88.
- 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.
- 2010 - (to January 7) At the 2010 Florida United Numismatists convention, Heritage Auctions conducts the Platinum Night auction. Some highlights:
- USA 1913 5-cent, Liberty Head, one of five existing, Proof 64 NGC: US$3,737,500;
- USA 1927-D $20, one of 13 known, MS-66 PCGS: $1,495,000;
- USA 1874 Dana Bickford $10 gold pattern, Proof 65 PCGS, one of two known: $1,265,000.
- 2011 - (to January 8) Heritage Auction Galleries conducts its Heritage Auctions Signature Currency Auction at the Florida United Numismatists convention in Tampa, Florida. A Series 1861 US10 demand note, handwritten "for the", only one known, VG-8, sells for $109,250.
- 2021 - A large crowd of mostly Donald Trump supporters invade the Capitol building in Washington, DC, USA, trying to influence the process of certifying the 2020 presidential election.
Births on January 6
- 1864 - Birth of Ban Johnson in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; baseball founder (American League).
- 1880 - Birth of Tom Mix in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA; silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin).
- 1882 - Birth of Samuel Rayburn in Tennessee, USA; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Texas), speaker of the House (1940-57).
- 1899 - Birth of Phyllis Haver in Douglas, Kansas, USA; silent screen actress (What Price Glory).
- 1903 - Birth of Stanley Smith in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts).
- 1911 - Birth of Joey Adams in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact).
- 1913 - Birth of Loretta Young AKA Gretchen Michaela Young in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; actress (Farmer's Daughter movie, Stranger movie, Letter to Loretta TV show, The New Loretta Young Show TV show).
- 1913 - Birth of Tom Brown in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ed - Gunsmoke, Lieutenant Rovacs - Mr Lucky).
- 1914 - Birth of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob in Deerfield, Michigan, USA; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
- 1914 - Birth of David Bruce in Kankakee, Illinois, USA; actor (Harry - Beulah).
- 1918 - Birth of Buddy Weed in Ossining, New York, USA; pianist (Penthouse Party).
- 1920 - Birth of Early Wynn in Hartford, Alabama, USA; Baseball Hall of Famer (pitcher).
- 1924 - Birth of Earl Scruggs in North Carolina, USA; bluegrass musician (Flatt and Scruggs - "Ballad of Jed Clampett", "Rocky Top").
- 1929 - Birth of Vic Tayback in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mel Sharples - Alice TV show).
- 1930 - Birth of Vic Tayback in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mel - Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper).
- 1931 - Birth of E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow in New York City, New York, USA; American novelist (World's Fair).
- 1934 - Birth of Bobby Lord in Sanford, Florida, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee).
- 1935 - Birth of Nino Tempo in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Deep Purple).
- 1937 - Birth of Doris Troy AKA Doris Payne in The Bronx, New York, USA; rhythm and blues singer ("Just One Kiss"), back-up singer (Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Dusty Springfield, Nick Drake, Carly Simon).
- 1940 - Birth of Van McCoy in Washington DC, USA; soul singer, songwriter ("The Hustle" (1975)), producer (Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda and The Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches and Herb).
- 1944 - Birth of Bonnie Franklin in Santa Monica, California, USA; TV actress (Ann - One Day at a Time).
- 1944 - Birth of Robert Landers in Tarrant County, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (Fort Worth-1976, 1978, 1980).
- 1946 - Birth of Harold Jackson in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; NFL wide receiver (Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots).
- 1948 - Birth of Guy Spencer Gardner in Alta Vista, Virginia, USA; Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS-27, STS-35).
- 1952 - Birth of Grant Goodeve in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actor (David - Eight is Enough, Dynasty).
- 1957 - Birth of Nancy Lopez Knight in Torrance, California, USA; pro golfer (1988 Mazda, 1981 Dinah Shore).
- 1959 - Birth of Kathy Sledge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We are Family").
- 1960 - Birth of Paul William Azinger in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1987 Phoenix Open).
- 1963 - Birth of Norm Charlton in Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA; pitcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1965 - Birth of Lindsay H Burns in Big Timber, Montana, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Larry Donald in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; US boxer (Olympics-1992).
- 1967 - Birth of Peter Loran in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA; rock vocalist (Trixter - "Give It To Me Good").
- 1968 - Birth of John Singleton in Los Angeles, California, USA; director/screenwriter (Boyz in the Hood).
- 1969 - Birth of Alvin Morman in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros).
- 1970 - Birth of Daniel Naulty in Los Angeles, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins).
- 1970 - Birth of Kerrin Petty in Townshend, Vermont, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1975 - Birth of Laura Berg in Whittier, California; softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Danny Pintauro in Milltown, New Jersey, USA; actor (Jonathan - Who's The Boss?).
- 1976 - Birth of Jeremy Linn; American 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Amy Zappone in Wolcott, Connecticut; Miss Connecticut-America (1995).
- 1978 - Birth of Steve Hartsell in Ann Arbor, Michigan; pairs skater (with Danielle Hartsell).
- 1989 - Birth of Baby, lion-tailed macaques at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle).
Deaths on January 6
- 1785 - Death of Haym Salomon at age 44 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; helped finance the revolution.
- 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (1901-09), dies at his home in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.
- 1964 - Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at age 67.
- 1985 - Robert H W Welch Junior, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at age 85.
- 1993 - Death of John B. Gillespie AKA Dizzy Gillespie of cancer at age 75; jazz trumpeter co-founder of "bebop" music, created the "afro-cuban" sound in jazz.
- 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").
- 2011 - Death of Vang Pao in USA at age 81; General of Hmong tribe of Laos, leader fighting Vietnam war.
- 2022 - Death of Sidney Poitier at age 94 in Los Angeles, California, USA; American actor (To Sir With Love film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner movie, Lilies of the Field film (1963, Best Actor Oscar award), In the Heat of the Night film).
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