January 6th, 1673

Born on January 6th, 1673

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What 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.

January 6th, 1066

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.

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

Born on January 6th, 1673

71

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

English politician (1673-1744)

*January 6th, 1673, Herefordshire †August 9th, 1744, Middlesex

Same year
Born in 1673

70

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Prime Minister of Great Britain

*March 18th, 1673, Warwickshire †July 2nd, 1743, London

55

Alexander Menshikov

Russian statesman and general

*November 6th, 1673, Moscow †November 2nd, 1729, Beryozovo

43

Louis de Montfort

French Catholic saint, priest, and confessor

*January 31st, 1673, Montfort-sur-Meu †April 28th, 1716, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre

86

Georg Wilhelm Kirchmaier

German philologist, philosopher and linguist

*April 29th, 1673, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †August 7th, 1759, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

52

Louis d'Aubusson de La Feuillade

French military officer and a Marshal of France

*January 1st, 1673, Marly-le-Roi †January 1st, 1725, Château de Marly

58

Jacob Paul von Gundling

German historian

*January 1st, 1673, Hersbruck †January 1st, 1731, Potsdam

71

Gottlieb Stolle

German scholar

*February 3rd, 1673, Legnica †March 4th, 1744, Jena

80

Richard Mead

British physician (1673-1754)

*August 11th, 1673, Stepney †February 16th, 1754, London

68

Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg

Legal Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

*June 13th, 1673, Amt Neuhaus †October 15th, 1741, Zákupy

49

Claude Gillot

French painter (1673-1722)

*April 28th, 1673, Langres †May 4th, 1722, Paris

63

René Duguay-Trouin

French privateer (1673-1736)

*June 10th, 1673, Saint-Malo †September 27th, 1736, Paris

73

Alessandro Marcello

Italian composer

*August 24th, 1673, Venice †June 19th, 1747, Venice

78

Anton Leodegar Keller

Swiss politician (1673-1752)

*September 13th, 1673, Locarno †January 26th, 1752

76

Gustav Philipp Mörl

German theologian and librarian (1673-1750)

*December 26th, 1673, Nuremberg †May 7th, 1750

77

Jesaias Friedrich Weissenborn

*January 1st, 1673, Schmalkalden †January 1st, 1750, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1673 is a normal year and no leap year.

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