January 6th, 1778

Born on January 6th, 1778

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

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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

Same year
Born in 1778

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

63

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

*February 4th, 1778, Geneva †September 9th, 1841, Geneva

52

José de La Mar

President of Peru

*May 12th, 1778, Cuenca †October 11th, 1830, San José

52

William Hazlitt

English essayist and writer

*April 10th, 1778, Maidstone †September 18th, 1830, London

61

Fernando Sor

Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

*February 13th, 1778, Barcelona †July 10th, 1839, Paris

75

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

*August 11th, 1778, Lanz †October 15th, 1853, Freyburg

91

Pauline Fourès

French painter (1778-1869)

*March 15th, 1778, Pamiers †March 18th, 1869, 8th arrondissement of Paris

53

Johan Storm Munch

Norwegian bishop (1778-1832)

*August 31st, 1778, Vågå †January 26th, 1832, Kristiansand Municipality

49

Jules Anglès

French politician (1778-1828)

*July 29th, 1778, Grenoble †January 16th, 1828, Mably

75

August Zeune

German educator

*May 12th, 1778, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †November 14th, 1853, Berlin

60

Philipp von Borries

(1778-1838)

*April 26th, 1778, Harsefeld †June 17th, 1838, Herford

83

Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky

Czech nobleman (1778-1861)

*January 31st, 1778, Prague †April 4th, 1861, Vienna

77

George Bellas Greenough

English geologist (1778–1855)

*January 18th, 1778, London †April 2nd, 1855, Naples

85

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

British Baron (1778-1863)

*February 16th, 1778, Hampshire †April 17th, 1863, Torquay

35

Isidoro de Antillón y Marzo

Spanish politician and writer (1778-1814)

*January 1st, 1778, Santa Eulalia del Campo †November 30th, 1813, Santa Eulalia del Campo

73

Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen

Composer and music teacher

*September 27th, 1778, Berlin †December 21st, 1851, Berlin

86

Paul Traugott Meissner

Austrian chemist (1778-1864)

*March 23rd, 1778, Mediaș †July 9th, 1864, Neuwaldegg

73

Florestano Pepe

Italian general

*March 4th, 1778, Squillace †April 3rd, 1851, Naples

69

William Herbert

British botanist, botanical illustrator, poet, and clergyman (1778–1847)

*January 12th, 1778, Hampshire †May 28th, 1847, London

53

Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac

French politician (1778-1832)

*June 20th, 1778, Bordeaux †April 3rd, 1832, Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 6th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day, Christmas, Epiphany or Three Kings' Day) which are celebrated on January 6th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1778 is a normal year and no leap year.

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