January 6th, 1973

Born on January 6th, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 268 days, exactly on January 13th, 2025, people who were born on January 6th, 1973 will be 19,000 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, 1973

51

Tomasz Oświeciński

Polish actor and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

*January 6th, 1973, Białystok

51

Jacqui Cooper

Australian freestyle skier

*January 6th, 1973, Melbourne

51

Edoardo Ponti

Italian director

*January 6th, 1973, Geneva

51

Oliver Pink

Austrian journalist

*January 6th, 1973, Klagenfurt

51

Vasso Karantasiou

Greek beach volleyball player

*January 6th, 1973, Athens

51

Éric Piolle

French politician

*January 6th, 1973, Pau

51

Carlos Zaragoza

Argentine Footballer

*January 6th, 1973, Buenos Aires

51

Rudranil Ghosh

Indian actor

*January 6th, 1973, Howrah

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Who's birthday is on January 6th?

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

42

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

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

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

69

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

50

Aron Eisenberg

American actor

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

58

A. R. Rahman

Indian composer and musician

*January 6th, 1966, Chennai

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

50

Marlon Anderson

American baseball player

*January 6th, 1974, Montgomery

60

Syd Barrett

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

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

61

Norm Charlton

American baseball player and coach

*January 6th, 1963, Fort Johnson

55

Norman Reedus

American actor

*January 6th, 1969, Hollywood

64

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

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

50

Romain Sardou

French writer

*January 6th, 1974, Boulogne-Billancourt

40

Matteo Montaguti

Italian road and track cyclist

*January 6th, 1984, Forlì

39

Valerio Agnoli

Road bicycle racer

*January 6th, 1985, Alatri

Same year
Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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