MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 ©
NEW ZEALAND DAY/ WAITANGI DAY
BOB MARLEY DAY/ REGGAE DAY [JAMAICA, ETHIOPIA]
RONALD REAGAN DAY [CALIFORNIA]
SAMI NATIONAL DAY [SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES]
WORLD NUTELLA DAY
LAME DUCK DAY
PAY A COMPLIMENT DAY
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MAZARIN FLED PARIS
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1651, plagued by his rivals, CARDINAL JULES MAZARIN fled PARIS, FRANCE.
1778, with FRENCH recognition, the UNITED STATES entered its first foreign alliance and signed its first treaty ("TREATY OF ALLIANCE"). The same day, ENGLAND declared war on FRANCE. |
1804, philosopher-chemist JOSEPH PRIESTLEY died at 70.
1815, JOHN STEVENS received the nation's first railroad charter from the state of NEW JERSEY.
1819, SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES founded the BRITISH outpost at SINGAPORE.
1820, the CENSUS revealed the UNITED STATES population at 9,638,453. The same day, 86 AFRICAN-AMERICAN immigrants founded a settlement in what is now LIBERIA.
1832, the first cholera breakout began in EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.
"TREATY OF WAITANGI"
1840, EUROPEAN settlers in NEW ZEALAND signed the "TREATY OF WAITANGI" with the MAORI natives at the latter's meeting house.
1843, the first minstrel show, "THE VIRGINIA MINSTRELS", opened at the BOWERY AMPHITHEATRE in NEW YORK.
1851, ROBERT SCHUMANN'S "THIRD SYMPHONY (RHENISCH)" debuted in DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.
"BATTLE OF
FORT HENRY"
1862, UNION forces, led by BRIGADIER-GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT, seized FORT HENRY in TENNESSEE.
"BATTLE OF
MORTON'S FORD"
1864, UNION cavalry crossed the RAPIDAN RIVER at MORTON'S FORD in VIRGINIA but, after two days of skirmishing, then withdrew.
1891, the DALTON GANG robbed its first train -- SOUTHERN PACIFIC #17.
"BATTLE OF
VAALKRANS"
1900, in SOUTH AFRICA for the second day, the BOERS faced off against the BRITISH at the three-day "BATTLE OF VAALKRANS".
1911, a fire destroyed much of ISTANBUL, TURKEY. The same day, the nation's first home for the elderly opened in PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. The same day, RONALD REAGAN, the 40th president, was born in TAMPICO, ILLINOIS.
1916, TRIANGLE FILMS released a silent version of "THE THREE MUSKETEERS", starring ORIN JOHNSON.
1918, GREAT BRITAIN granted women, over 30, the right to vote.
1921, "THE KID", a silent-film starring CHARLIE CHAPLIN and JACKIE COOGAN, opened theatrically. It had debuted in NEW YORK in JANUARY.
Also in 1922, the COLLEGE OF CARDINALS elected CARDINAL ACHILLE RATTI to become POPE PIUS XI.
1929, singer RUDY VALLEE recorded "DEEP NIGHT".
| 1931, UNITED ARTISTS released CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S silent classic, "CITY LIGHTS", starring CHARLIE, VIRGINIA CHERRILL, FLORENCE LEE, and HARRY MYERS.
1932, at the LAKE PLACID WINTER OLYMPICS, dog sled racing was introduced as a demonstration sport. | |
"CITY LIGHTS" RELEASED
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"20TH AMENDMENT" RATIFIED
1933, the"20TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION", setting inauguration day on JANUARY 20TH, went into effect. The same day, the temperature at OYMYAKON in the SOVIET UNION dropped to minus-90 degrees FAHRENHEIT -- an ASIAN record.
1934, the CINCINNATI REDS purchased DAZZY VANCE, 43, from the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS for $7,500.
GERMAN WINTER OLYMPICS OPENED
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1936, the FOURTH WINTER OLYMPICS opened in GARMISCH- PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY.
1939,in the SPANISH CIVIL WAR, the republican government fled to FRANCE.
1941, the BRITISH and AUSTRALIANS captured BENGHAZI in NORTH AFRICA.
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1943, in a sensational LOS ANGELES trial, actor ERROL FLYNN was acquitted on three statutory- rape charges. The same day, FRANK SINATRA made his first appearance on radio's "YOUR HIT PARADE".
1945, in WORLD WAR II, the RUSSIAN army crossed the ODER RIVER.
"LUTE SONG"
OPENED
1946, the musical "LUTE SONG" opened at the PLYMOUTH THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 142 performances.
1947, FRANK CAPRA'S film-project "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" received its patent.
| 1951, radio-commentator PAUL HARVEY, trying to prove lax security, attempted to sneak into the ARGONNE ATOMIC LABORATORY in ILLINOIS. Captured and arrested, he turned out to be incorrect. | |
HARVEY TESTED ATOMIC SECURITY
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GEORGE VI DIED
1952, BRITISH KING GEORGE VI died at 56 in SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND. His daughter, ELIZABETH II, ascended the throne.
1956, on a trip to ALGIERS, FRENCH PREMIER GUY MOLLET was pelted with tomatoes.
1957, BILL HALEY and the COMETS began one of the first BRITISH concert tours by an AMERICAN rock-and-roll group.
1958, signing a $135,000 contract with the BOSTON RED SOX, TED WILLIAMS became major-league baseball's highest-paid player. The same day, a plane crash at MUNICH, GERMANY, took the lives of seven soccer players of ENGLAND'S MANCHESTER UNITED.
1959, CBS-newsman EDWARD R. MURROW interviewed CUBAN-dictator FIDEL CASTRO.
1960, a HOPE, ARKANSAS, car accident killed singer JESSE BELVIN, 26.
1967, in a HOUSTON heavyweight-bout, rising-star CASSIUS CLAY (later MUHAMMAD ALI) beat ERNIE TERRELL in a 15-round decision.
GRENOBLE WINTER OLYMPICS OPENED
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1968, the TENTH WINTER OLYMPICS opened in GRENOBLE, FRANCE. The same day in golf, former-president DWIGHT EISENHOWER shot a hole-in-one. |
| 1969, the JERRY HERMAN musical, "DEAR WORLD", opened at the MARK HELLINGER THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 132 performances.
1970, adding franchises in BUFFALO, CLEVELAND, HOUSTON, and PORTLAND, the NBA expanded to 18 teams.
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"DEAR WORLD" OPENED
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1973, in the ABA ALL-STAR GAME, the WEST beat the EAST, 123-111.
1974, WARNER BROTHERS released the film-drama "McQ", starring JOHN WAYNE, EDDIE ALBERT, DIANA MULDAUR, and COLLEEN DEWHURST.
1976, jazz-pianist VINCE GUARALDI died at 43.
1978, 18 inches of snow fell on NEW YORK CITY as blizzard conditions also struck southern NEW ENGLAND.
1981, 20TH CENTURY FOX released the film "FORT APACHE, THE BRONX", starring PAUL NEWMAN, EDWARD ASNER, KEN WAHL, and DANNY AIELLO.
1982, "CENTERFOLD" by the J. GEILS BAND topped the pop-singles charts.
"WINDS OF WAR"
DEBUTED
1983, the mini-series "THE WINDS OF WAR", with an all-star cast including ROBERT MITCHUM, ALI MACGRAW, JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT, and JOHN HOUSEMAN, debuted on ABC TELEVISION. The same day, the NFC beat the AFC, 20-19, in the NFL PRO BOWL.
1984, in LEBANON, MOSLEM militiamen took control of WEST BEIRUT.
1985, the HONOLULU TELEPHONE COMPANY fired an operator, after she gave the city-morgue number to a BOSTON disc jockey, who had requested actor TOM SELLECK'S home-phone number.
1987, "NO SMOKING REGULATIONS" went into effect in all federal buildings. The same day, JILL TRENARY won the U-S WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP.
1989, historian-and-author BARBARA TUCHMAN died at 77. The same day, labor-leader LECH WALESA began negotiations with the POLISH government.
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON ORIOLE PARK
1990, groundbreaking began on the new ORIOLE PARK, the $102-million baseball stadium at CAMDEN STATION in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
1991, television-star DANNY THOMAS died at 76 in LOS ANGELES.
1993, RIDDICK BOWE won the HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP, defeating MICHAEL STOKES by a tko in the first round. The same day, tennis-legend ARTHUR ASHE died at 49 from the complications of AIDS; and in MONTREAL, the WALES CONFERENCE beat the CAMPBELL CONFERENCE, 16-6, in the NHL ALL-STAR GAME.
1994, actor JOSEPH COTTEN died at 88. The same day in the NFL PRO BOWL, the NFC beat the AFC, 17-3.
KAREEM ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME
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1995, KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR, the NBA'S all-time leading scorer, was elected to the PRO BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME.
The same day, major-league baseball suspended player DARRYL STRAWBERRY, due to his abuse of drugs, for sixty days; and singer BRIAN WILSON wed MELINDA LEDBETTER. |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AIR CRASH
1996, a BRIGENAIR "757" crashed into the ATLANTIC OCEAN, after takeoff from the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 189 passengers and crew were killed. The same day, actor GUY MADISON died at 74 in PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.
1997, a BRITISH court ruled DIANE BLOOD, 32, could impregnate herself with her dead husband's sperm.
1998, in LOS ANGELES, 51-year-old CARL WILSON,
a founding member and lead guitarist of the BEACH BOYS, died from complications of lung cancer. The same day, 36-year-old MARY KAY LE TOURNEAU received a seven-year sentence for breaking probation to see the 14-year-old boy who had fathered her baby; rock-singer FALCO died at 30 from the results of a traffic accident; and WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT became RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.
| 1998, UNIVERSAL released the film "BLUES BROTHERS 2000", starring DAN AYKROYD, JOHN GOODMAN, JOE MORTON, and NIA PEEPLES. | |
"BB2000" RELEASED
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2000, in the NFL, the NFC beat the AFC, 51-31, in the PRO BOWL. Also in 2000, the film "SCREAM THREE" grossed more than $34.7-million at the box office during its first weekend; the EAGLES gave DON FELDER his walking papers; and HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON launched her candidacy for the U-S SENATE in NEW YORK.
GUY STOCKWELL DIED
2002, actor GUY STOCKWELL died at 67 in PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.
2003, in a BRITISH documentary, singer MICHAEL JACKSON revealed that he often let children sleep in his bed.
2004, in MOSCOW, RUSSIA, a subway suicide bombing, blamed on CHECHEN separatists, killed 41 people.
PATS WIN AGAIN
2005, the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS won their second-straight SUPER BOWL (XXXIX), defeating the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, 24-21.
2006, a CONSERVATIVE government came to power in CANADA, ending more than a dozen years of LIBERAL control. STEPHEN HARPER became 22ND PRIME MINISTER.
2007, pop-singer FRANKIE LAINE died at 93 in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; and baseball-player LEW BURDETTE died at 80 in WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA. The same day, AUSTRALIA appointed JUSTICE MARY GAUDRON to its HIGH COURT -- the first woman to gain that distinction.
 "PP2" RELEASED | |
2009, COLUMBIA PICTURES released the film-comedy "PINK PANTHER 2", starring STEVE MARTIN, JEAN RENO, EMILY MORTIMER, ANDY GARCIA, ALFRED MOLINA, JOHN CLEESE, LILY TOMLIN, and JEREMY IRONS . |
Playwright CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (1593)
QUEEN ANNE of England (1665)
3rd Vice-President AARON BURR (1756)
Confederate Cavalry-Leader JAMES "JEB" STUART (1833)
Baseball-King BABE RUTH (1895)
Actor RAMON NOVARRO (1899)
Polish-Leader WLADYSLAW GOMULKA (1905)
40th-President RONALD REAGAN (1911)
Nazi-Cohort EVA BRAUN (1912)
Anthropologist MARY LEAKEY (1913)
Film-Producer FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT (1932)
Singer-Songwriter WILLY TEE (1944)
Reggae-Great BOB MARLEY (1945)
Actress ZSA ZSA GABOR 95
Actor PATRICK MACNEE is 89
Actress MAMIE VAN DOREN is 81
Actor RIP TORN is 81
Activist-Actor MICK FARRELL is 73
News-Pundit TOM BROKAW is 72
Singer FABIAN (FABIANO FORTE) is 69
Actress GAYLE HUNNICUTT is 69
Actor MICHAEL TUCKER is 68
Singer-Songwriter KATE MCGARRIGLE is 66
Singer NATALIE COLE is 62
Actor JON WALMSLEY is 56
Rock-Musician SIMON PHILLIPS of TOTO is 55
Actor ROBERT TOWNSEND is 55
Actor BARRY MILLER is 54
Actress MEGAN GALLAGHER is 52
Singer AXL ROSE of GUNS 'N ROSES is 50
Singer RICK ASTLEY is 46
Actor BRIAN STEPANEK is 41
Actor BRANDON HAMMOND is 28
Actress BAILEY HANKS is 24
Belgian-PRINCESS LOUISE is eight
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