January 6th, 1961

Born on January 6th, 1961

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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, 1961

51

Georges Jobé

Belgian motocross racer

*January 6th, 1961, Retinne †December 19th, 2012, City of Brussels

63

Harriet van Ettekoven

Dutch rower

*January 6th, 1961, Zandvoort

63

Christiane Rösinger

German musician and journalist

*January 6th, 1961, Rastatt

63

Kay Rush

American journalist and disc jockey

*January 6th, 1961, Milwaukee

63

Erik Wøllo

Norwegian composer

*January 6th, 1961, Hemsedal Municipality

63

Tōru Tanabe

Japanese actor, singer and opera singer

*January 6th, 1961, Yokohama

63

Linas Linkevičius

Lithuanian politician

*January 6th, 1961, Vilnius

63

Peter Whittle

British author, politician, and journalist

*January 6th, 1961, Peckham

63

Nigel Melville

English rugby union footballer, coach and administrator

*January 6th, 1961, Leeds

63

Aleksei Maklakov

Russian actor

*January 6th, 1961, Novosibirsk

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Who's birthday is on January 6th?

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

61

Norm Charlton

American baseball player and coach

*January 6th, 1963, Fort Johnson

64

Nigella Lawson

English food writer and television cook (born 1960)

*January 6th, 1960, London

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

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

58

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

42

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

60

Syd Barrett

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

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

50

Aron Eisenberg

American actor

*January 6th, 1969, Hollywood †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

66

Maria Klein-Schmeink

German politician

*January 6th, 1958, Dingden

57

Tanja Jess

Dutch actor, television presenter, presenter and television actor

*January 6th, 1967, Karlsruhe

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

59

Bjørn Lomborg

Danish environmental economy author noted for his controversial views about climate change and resource scarcity

*January 6th, 1965, Frederiksberg

64

Andrea Thompson

American actress

*January 6th, 1960, Ohio

38

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

58

Sharon Cuneta

Filipino actress, singer, and television personality (born 1966)

*January 6th, 1966, Manila

69

Bonnie Franklin

American actress

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

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Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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