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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
On February 6 in ...
- 1778 - France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty.
- 1788 - Massachusetts becomes sixth state to ratify the US Constitution.
- 1815 - New Jersey issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens).
- 1820 - 86 free black colonists sail from New York City, New York to Sierra Leone, Africa.
- 1820 - US population announced at 9,638,453.
- 1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy.
- 1862 - Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago versus CSS Appleton Belle.
- 1862 - Victory for US General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry.
- 1864 - Skirmish at Barnett's Ford, Virginia.
- 1865 - John Pegram, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 33.
- 1865 - Second day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run).
- 1867 - Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in US South.
- 1869 - Harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers.
- 1891 - First great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17).
- 1899 - Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate.
- 1902 - Young Women's Hebrew Association organized in New York City, New York.
- 1911 - First old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona.
- 1919 - First day of 5-day Seattle, Washington general strike.
- 1922 - A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000.
- 1933 - US 20th Amendment goes into effect; Presidential term begins in January not March.
- 1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 metres (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila, Philippines.
- 1935 - Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time.
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
- 1945 - US 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz.
- 1951 - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA, killing 84.
- 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate lax security.
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1953 - US controls on wages and some consumer goods are lifted.
- 1956 - University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black).
- 1959 - US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
- 1968 - Dutch second Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 1974 - US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
- 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota) takes his office.
- 1987 - No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
- 1989 - Legislation is introduced to restore the gold standard to US currency.
- 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- 2008 - Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150.
- 2009 - Kyrgyzstan decides to shut a U.S. air base in Manas, used as an important staging post for U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan.
- 2018 - SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Births on February 6
- 1895 - Birth of George Herman Ruth AKA Babe Ruth in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball player (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, record 714 home runs).
- 1901 - Birth of Ben Lyon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse).
- 1911 - Birth of Ronald Reagan in Illinois, USA; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), 40th US President (Republican, 1981-89).
- 1913 - Birth of John Lund in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army).
- 1914 - Birth of Thurl Ravenscroft in Nebraska, USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
- 1931 - Birth of Mamie Van Doren in Rowena, South Dakota, USA; American actress (Navy versus Night Monsters) and author.
- 1931 - Birth of Rip Torn in Texas, USA; American actor and director (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof).
- 1934 - Birth of Martin Sklar in New Jersey, USA; created The Disneyland News, Vacationland manazine, scripts for Disney TV shows, worked on Disney promotional materials, vice president and vice chairman of Walt Disney Imagineering, named Disney Legend in 2001.
- 1939 - Birth of Mike Farrell in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; actor (BJ Honeycutt - MASH, Battered).
- 1941 - Birth of Gigi Perreau in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Journey to Center of Time).
- 1943 - Birth of Fabian Forte in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Turn Me Loose", "Tiger").
- 1943 - Birth of Gayle Hunnicutt in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas).
- 1944 - Birth of Michael Tucker in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Stuart Markowitz - L.A. Law).
- 1950 - Birth of Natalie Cole in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("Unforgettable", "Pink Cadillac", "Miss You Like Crazy").
- 1950 - Birth of Punky Meadows in Washington, DC, USA; rock guitarist (Angel).
- 1952 - Birth of John Sanderford in Orlando, Florida, USA; actor (Recoil, Ryan's Hope).
- 1953 - Birth of Susie Hutchison in Flintridge, California, USA; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1956 - Birth of Linda Grovenor in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire).
- 1957 - Birth of Robert Townsend in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy).
- 1958 - Birth of Barry Miller in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married, Joe and Sons, Szysznyk).
- 1958 - Birth of Cecily Adams in Queens, New York, USA; entertainment caster (American Heart).
- 1958 - Birth of Kelly Leadbetter in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Hamilton in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; sprint kayak Olympics-1996).
- 1960 - Birth of Megan Gallagher in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium).
- 1962 - Birth of Axl Rose [William Bailey] in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; rocker (Guns and Roses - "Sweet Child of Mine").
- 1964 - Birth of Skip Ewing in Redlands, California, USA; country vocalist (Coast of Colorado).
- 1969 - Birth of Anna Acker-Macosko in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour).
- 1969 - Birth of April Lerman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Lila - Charles in Charge).
- 1969 - Birth of Bob Wickman in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees).
- 1969 - Birth of Kurt Abbott; US baseball player (Florida Marlins).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Rouse; American 50 metre/100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-1992, 1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Chad Allen in Dallas, Texas, USA; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Kim Zmeskal in Houston, Texas; US gymnast (Olympics-1992).
Deaths on February 6
- 1865 - John Pegram, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 33.
- 1923 - Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at age 65.
- 1973 - Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at age 74.
- 1980 - Death of Albert Kotin, American abstract expressionist painter (born 1907).
- 1986 - Death of Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (born 1899).
- 1989 - Barbara Tuchman, American historian (Guns of August - Pulitzer Prize), dies at age 77 (born 1912).
- 1991 - Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; 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.
- 1994 - Jack Kirby, American cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at age 76 (born 1917).
- 1996 - Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
- 1998 - Death of Carl Wilson at age 51 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; guitarist (Carl and the Passions, The Beach Boys - Surfin U-S-A", "Surfer Girl", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations").
- 1999 - Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
- 2000 - Death of Philip F. "Ted Tappet" Walters in Homosassa, Florida; race car driver in Briggs Cunningham team in the 1950s.
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