January 6th, 1949

Born on January 6th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 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, 2021

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the certification of the presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.

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 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.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori (pictured) 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.

January 6th, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.

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

Born on January 6th, 1949

75

Thierry Ardisson

French television producer and host

*January 6th, 1949, Bourganeuf

75

Mike Boit

Athletics competitor and professor

*January 6th, 1949, Eldoret

75

Juan Carlos Bello

Peruvian swimmer

*January 6th, 1949, Mollendo

75

Damaris Wurmdobler

German painter

*January 6th, 1949, Lich

75

Silke Wenk

German art historian

*January 6th, 1949, Waldshut-Tiengen

75

Sanja Iveković

Croatian visual artist, designer and activist

*January 6th, 1949, Zagreb

75

Ulla von Gemmingen

German teacher

*January 6th, 1949, Bad Wimpfen

75

Christine Dacremont

French racing driver

*January 6th, 1949, Sedan

68

Joan Hess

American writer (1949-2017)

*January 6th, 1949, Fayetteville †November 23rd, 2017, Austin

67

Carolyn D. Wright

American poet

*January 6th, 1949, Mountain Home †January 12th, 2016, Barrington

74

Gerhard Bopp

German association football player

*January 6th, 1949, Mainz †July 14th, 2023

75

Stephen Humphrey Bogart

American writer, film producer, and businessman

*January 6th, 1949, Los Angeles

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 6th?

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

60

Syd Barrett

British musician (1946–2006), co-founder of Pink Floyd

*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

69

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

64

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

*January 6th, 1953, Glasgow †November 18th, 2017, Elizabeth Bay

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

69

Bonnie Franklin

American actress

*January 6th, 1944, Santa Monica †March 1st, 2013, Los Angeles

42

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

86

Elizabeth Teissier

French astrologer

*January 6th, 1938, Algiers

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

86

Adriano Celentano

Italian musician

*January 6th, 1938, Milan

58

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

61

Norm Charlton

American baseball player and coach

*January 6th, 1963, Fort Johnson

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

66

Maria Klein-Schmeink

German politician

*January 6th, 1958, Dingden

38

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

57

Tanja Jess

Dutch actor, television presenter, presenter and television actor

*January 6th, 1967, Karlsruhe

76

Guy Gardner

American astronaut

*January 6th, 1948, Altavista

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on January 6th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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