06 January In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, January 06 is the day number 6 in a given year. January 06 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1066	Harold Godwinson, widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon king before the Norman conquest, was crowned King of England.
1316	Sultan Alauddin Khilji, the ruler of the Khilji dynasty, died.
1322	Having defeated his half-brother Stephen Constantine in battle,Stephen Decanski was crowned King of Serbia.
1449	Constantine XI Palaeologus was crowned Byzantine-Roman Emperor prior to the fall of the Constantopapala.
1449	The last Byzantine-Roman Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was crowned, four years before the Fall of Constantinople.
1664	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Surat.
1773	Massachusetts slaves petitioned the Legislature for independence.
1824	French writer and litterateur Alexander Doma Junior was born in Paris.
1832	Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society.
1838	Samuel Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail successfully tested the electrical telegraph for the first time at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey.
1838	Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse made the first successful demonstration of the electric telegraph in front of the world.
1839	The most damaging storm in 300 years swept across Ireland, with 100-knot winds damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
1853	Florida Governor Thomas Brown signed legislation that provided public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
1870	Musikverin, Vienna inaugurated Austria-Hungary.
1896	The first US women's six-day cycle race began at Madison Square Garden.
1907	Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, employing the philosophy of education that now bears her name.
1907	The first Montessori school and day care center started in Rome.
1912	German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presented his theory of continental drift.
1912	Alfred Wegener introduced the theory of continental displacement.
1919	The 26th President of the United States, Theodar Roosevelt, died.
1928	Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy film The Circus premiered at the Strand Theater in New York City.
1932	Joseph Lyons became the 10th Prime Minister of Australia.
1950	Britain recognized the Communist government of China.
1953	The first Asian Socialist Conference, an organization of socialist political parties in Asia, opened in Rangoon, Burma, with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.
1953	The Asian Socialist Conference opened in Rangoon, Burma.
1955	Sir Rowan Sebastian, who made the world crazy with the character of Mr. Bean, took the first step in the world.
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.
1967	Allaah Rakha Rahman (AR Rahman), the eminent king of the world of music, was born.
1977	The record label EMI ended its contract with the English punkrock band Sex Pistols in response to its members' disruptive behaviourat London Heathrow Airport two days earlier.
1989	Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh, both the culprits of Indira Gandhi's assassination, were hanged.
1994	A new show ‘Government Inspector” opened at Lyceum Theatre New York city for 37 performances.
1994	Two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist NancyKerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant hired by JeffGillooly, the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.
1995	Atlanta Hawk's Lenny Wilkens became NBA's most winning coach.
1996	A record of $65.2 million British lottery was won by 3 people.
1997	The famous show “It's a slippery slope” finally ends at Vivian Beaumont Theatre New York city.
2005	About 60 tons of chlorine gas were released when two Norfolk Southern trains collided in Graniteville, South Carolina, USA.
2008	The storms in the western coastal region of America caused heavy destruction.
2010	Extreme cold temperatures across Europe led to 122 deaths in Poland and 7 died in Switzerland as a result of an avalanche.
2011	China placed new controls on text messages on mobile phones containing references to democracy, human rights and corruption.
2012	Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica new P.M. announces that the country will become a republic. It removes Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
2012	About 4,500 logins and passwords of FaceBook were stolen by the Rammit worm.
2012	A suicide attack in the Syrian capital Damascus killed 26 people and injured 63.
2013	Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian National Authority has declared that official document must use the words “State of Palestine”.
2014	Jenet Yellen becomes the chairman of the US Federal Reserve. She is the first woman to hold the post of chairman.
2016	North Korea successfully tested a thermonuclear weapon.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1786	The outer bound East Indian Halswell was wrecked on a storm off the south coast of England, leaving only 74 of the 240 survivors.
1885	Bharatendu Harishchandra, one of the Hindi poets and writers of modern India, died.
1899	Lord Curzon was made Viceroy of India.
1947	The All India Congress Committee accepted the Partition of India.
1991	All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers was established in Udaipur.
1993	Indian Border Security Force (BSF) units killed 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1967	A R Rahman / Musician / India
1940	Narendra Kohli / Writer / India
1949	Bana Singh / Soldier / India
1959	Kapil Dev / Cricketer / India
1959	Kapil Dev / Player / India
1966	A. R. Rahman / Musician / India
1967	A. R. Rahman / Writer / India
1971	Madhu Koda / Politician / India

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