January 6th, 1952

Born on January 6th, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1952

68

Armelia McQueen

American actress (1952-2020)

*January 6th, 1952, Southern Pines †October 3rd, 2020, Beverly Hills

66

Jiichiro Date

Olympic wrestler (1952-2018)

*January 6th, 1952, Saiki †February 20th, 2018, Chofu

72

Sefer Halilović

Former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

*January 6th, 1952, Prijepolje

72

Frank Sivero

American actor

*January 6th, 1952, Siculiana

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Who's birthday is on January 6th?

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

64

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

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

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

60

Syd Barrett

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

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

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

71

Manfred Kaltz

German footballer and manager

*January 6th, 1953, Ludwigshafen

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

58

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

70

Norbert Hahn

East German luger

*January 6th, 1954, Elbingerode

66

Maria Klein-Schmeink

German politician

*January 6th, 1958, Dingden

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

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

61

Norm Charlton

American baseball player and coach

*January 6th, 1963, Fort Johnson

86

Adriano Celentano

Italian musician

*January 6th, 1938, Milan

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

38

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Born on January 6th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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