January 6th, 1641

Born on January 6th, 1641

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What happened on January 6th, 1641?

January 6th, 1641

Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.

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What else happened on January 6th?

January 6th, 2014

The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.

January 6th, 1972

A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia.

January 6th, 2021

Supporters of then-outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in five deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.

January 6th, 1994

Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.

January 6th, 1960

National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.

January 6th, 1953

The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.

January 6th, 1941

During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms (composite poster depicted) as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.

January 6th, 1912

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics, to the German Geological Society.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.

January 6th, 1724

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, a Bach cantata for Epiphany, was first performed in Leipzig.

January 6th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.

January 6th, 1536

The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

January 6th, 1449

Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.

January 6th, 1322

Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 6th

Same year
Born in 1641

64

Samuel Bottschild

German artist (1641–1706)

*July 30th, 1641, Sangerhausen †May 29th, 1706, Dresden

79

Robert Knox

English sea captain for the British East India Company

*February 8th, 1641, London †June 19th, 1720, London

88

Johann Georg Seidenbusch

German priest (1641-1729)

*April 5th, 1641, Munich †December 10th, 1729, Aufhausen

76

Nicolaes Witsen

Mayor of Amsterdam (1641-1717)

*May 8th, 1641, Amsterdam †August 10th, 1717, Amsterdam

56

Beat Fischer

Politician (1641-1698)

*May 23rd, 1641, Bern †March 23rd, 1698, Bern

76

Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares

Soldier and viceroy

*April 15th, 1641, Spain †June 3rd, 1717, Mexico City

70

Nehemiah Grew

English plant anatomist and physiologist (1641-1712)

*September 26th, 1641, Warwickshire †March 25th, 1712, London

50

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

Secretary of State for War under Louis XIV (1641-1691)

*January 18th, 1641, Paris †July 16th, 1691, Versailles

53

Christian Albert I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*February 3rd, 1641, Gottorf Castle †January 6th, 1695, Gottorf Castle

69

Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*November 14th, 1641, Rudolstadt †December 15th, 1710, Rudolstadt

50

Dudley North

English politician and businessman (1641-1692)

*May 16th, 1641, Westminster †December 31st, 1691, London

52

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Carnolian scientist

*May 28th, 1641, Ljubljana †September 19th, 1693, Krško

81

Robert Sibbald

Scottish physician and antiquary (1641-1722)

*April 15th, 1641, Edinburgh †August 9th, 1722, Edinburgh

38

Tokugawa Ietsuna

Tokugawa shogun (1641-1680)

*September 7th, 1641, Edo Castle †June 4th, 1680, Edo Castle

78

Anthonie Heinsius

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1641-1720)

*November 23rd, 1641, Delft †August 3rd, 1720, The Hague

72

Hans Wachtmeister

Swedish count, admiral and governor-general (1641-1714)

*December 24th, 1641, Stockholm †February 15th, 1714, Stockholm

66

Konrad Samuel Schurzfleisch

German librarian and historian (1641-1708)

*December 3rd, 1641, Korbach †July 7th, 1708, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

74

Hans Rudolf Tschudi

(1641-1716)

*October 11th, 1641, Gretschins †June 24th, 1716

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1641 is a normal year and no leap year.

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