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| February 6th |
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| About February 6th is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (329 in leap years). Births 1756 - Aaron Burr, 3rd U.S. Vice President 1895 - Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball player 1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President 1917 - Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress (Moulin Rouge) 1931 - Rip Torn, actor (The Larry Sanders Show) 1937 - Robert H. Brooks, founder of the Hooters food chain 1940 - Tom Brokaw, journalist, author (NBC Nightly News) 1945 - Bob Marley, reggae musician, singer 1950 - Natalie Cole, singer, songwriter 1962 - Axl Rose, singer, musician (Guns N' Roses) 1966 - Rick Astley, singer, musician ("Never Gonna Give You Up") Deaths 1685 - Charles II of England, King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1740 - Pope Clement XII, Roman Catholic Pope 1952 - George VI, King of the U.K. & the British Dominions 1976 - Vince Guaraldi, jazz musician (Peanuts Christmas Special) 1993 - Arthur Ashe, Hall of Fame tennis player 2009 - James Whitmore, actor (The Shawshank Redemption) Events 1788 - Massachusetts becomes the 6th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1899 - The U.S. Senate ratifies a treaty bringing an end to the Spanish-American War. 1933 - The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is declared in effect, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January. 1958 - George Harrison is invited to watch John Lennon and Paul McCartney's band The Quarrymen. 2000 - Former First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launches her candidacy to become a U.S. Senator from New York. 2001 - Ariel Sharon is elected Israeli prime minister in a landslide over Ehud Barak. 2004 - An explosion rips through a Moscow, Russia subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack.. 2005 - The Patriots win their third Super Bowl in four years with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. |
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