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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[590]] – [[Hormizd IV]], king of the [[Sasanian Empire]], is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law [[Vistahm]] and [[Vinduyih]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Neusner|first=Jacob|title=A History of the Jews in Babylonia. Volume 15: Later Sasanian Times|location=Leiden|publisher=Brill|date=1970|oclc=180669944|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t4x6EAAAQBAJ|page=87|isbn=978-90-04-50893-4 }}</ref>
*[[1579]] – The [[Archdiocese of Manila|Diocese of Manila]] is erected by papal bull, with [[Domingo de Salazar]] appointed its first bishop.<ref>{{cite book|title=Philippine Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pj4KAQAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University Press|page=425}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1685]] – [[James II of England and VII of Scotland]] is proclaimed [[British monarchy|King]] upon the death of his brother [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Furley|title=A History of the Weald of Kent, with an Outline of the Early History of the Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-RcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA519|year=1874|publisher=H. Igglesden|pages=519}}</ref>
*[[1694]] – The warrior queen [[Dandara]], leader of the runaway slaves in [[Palmares (quilombo)|Quilombo dos Palmares]], Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.geledes.org.br/dandara-a-face-feminina-de-palmares/#gs.hwgsjMk|title=Dandara: A Face Feminina de Palmares - Geledés|newspaper=Geledés|date=20 October 2011|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihu.unisinos.br/noticias/537524-descrita-como-heroina-dandara-mulher-de-zumbi-tem-biografia-cercada-de-incertezas|title=Instituto Humanitas Unisinos - IHU - Descrita como heroína, Dandara, mulher de Zumbi, tem biografia cercada de incertezas|last=Joao|website=www.ihu.unisinos.br|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref>
*[[1778]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: In Paris the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)|Treaty of Alliance]] and the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–France)|Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.<ref>{{cite book|author=James H. Causten|title=Review of the Veto Message of President Pierce of Feb. 17, 1855: On the Bill Relating to French Spoliations|url=https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich|year=1855|pages=[https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich/page/24 24]|publisher=Washington?}}</ref>
* 1778 – [[New York (state)|New York]] became the third state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation#Ratification|Articles of Confederation]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Hough| first = Franklin Benjamin| title = American Constitutions| url = https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog| year = 1872| publisher = Weed, Parsons, & Company| location = Albany| page = [https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog/page/n25 10] }} References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778. This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Albion M.| title = First Ownership of Ohio Lands| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=byh58dkalw8C&pg=PA1| orig-year = 1911| year = 2008| publisher = Genealogical Publishing Company| location = Baltimore| isbn = 978-0-8063-0098-6| page = 10 }}</ref>
*[[1788]] – [[Massachusetts]] becomes the sixth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
*[[1806]] – [[Battle of San Domingo]]: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite book|title=The United Service Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zd4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639|year=1847|publisher=H. Colburn|pages=639}}</ref>
*[[1819]] – The [[1819 Singapore Treaty|Treaty of Singapore]] was signed by Sir [[Thomas Stamford Raffles]], [[Hussein Shah of Johor]], and [[Temenggong Abdul Rahman]], and it is now recognised as the [[Founding years of modern Singapore|founding of modern Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stamford Raffles's landing in Singapore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914183535/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-date=14 September 2022 |website=Singapore Infopedia |publisher=[[National Library Board]], [[Singapore Government]] |quote=6 Feb 1819: The Singapore Treaty is signed between Raffles, the Sultan and the Temenggong, with commanders from the accompanying seven ships witnessing the event... The Union Jack is officially raised. This date is recognised as the official founding of Singapore.}}</ref>
*[[1820]] – The first 86 [[African American]] immigrants sponsored by the [[American Colonization Society]] depart New York to start a [[colonization|settlement]] in present-day [[History of Liberia|Liberia]].
*[[1833]] – [[Otto of Greece|Otto]] becomes the first modern [[King of Greece]].
*[[1840]] – Signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]], establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
*[[1843]] – The first [[minstrel show]] in the United States, The [[Virginia Minstrels]], opens ([[Bowery Amphitheatre]] in New York City).
*[[1851]] – The largest [[Bushfires in Australia|Australian bushfires]] in a populous region in recorded history [[Black Thursday (1851)|take place]] in the state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
*[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] its first victory of the war, capturing [[Fort Henry, Tennessee]] in the [[Battle of Fort Henry]].
*[[1865]] – The [[Municipalities of Finland#History|municipal administration of Finland]] is established.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nopolanews.fi/nopolanewsarkisto/nopolanews2/www.nopolanews.fi/artikkelit/2015/02/kunnalliselama/2332/kunnallinen_itsehallinto_150_vuotta.html|title=Kunnallinen itsehallinto 150 vuotta|work=Nopolanews|date=6 February 2015|access-date=6 February 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1899]] – [[Spanish–American War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]], a [[peace treaty]] between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rowe|first=Joseph M. Jr.|chapter=Treaty of Paris of 1898|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=624}}</ref>
*[[1900]] – The [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]], an international arbitration court at [[The Hague]], is created when the [[Senate of the Netherlands]] ratifies an [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|1899 peace conference]] decree.
===1901–present===
*[[1918]] – British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get [[Women's suffrage|the right to vote]] when [[Representation of the People Act 1918]] is passed by [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]].
* [[1919]] – The five-day [[Seattle General Strike]] begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]], walk off the job.<ref>{{cite book|last=Friedheim|first=Robert L.|title=The Seattle General Strike|location=Seattle|publisher=University of Washington Press|date=2018|isbn=9780295744438|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rv1zDwAAQBAJ|pages=ix, 129}}</ref>
*[[1922]] – The [[Washington Naval Treaty]] is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, [[British Empire|Britain]], Japan, France, and Italy.
*[[1934]] – [[Far-right leagues]] rally in front of the [[Palais Bourbon]] in an attempted [[coup d'état|coup]] against the [[French Third Republic]], creating a [[6 February 1934 crisis|political crisis in France]].
*[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Bombing of Helsinki in World War II#Great raids of February 1944|Great Raids Against Helsinki]] begins.<ref>{{cite book | author= Aake Pesonen | title= Tuli-iskuja taivaalle| year= 1982| chapter=Taistelu Helsingistä | publisher = Kirjayhtymä| isbn =951-26-2318-8| language = fi}}</ref>
*[[1951]] – The [[Canadian Army]] enters combat in the [[Canada in the Korean War|Korean War]].
* 1951 – ''The Broker'', a [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] passenger train [[Woodbridge train wreck|derails]] near [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
*[[1952]] – [[Elizabeth II]] becomes [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] and her other Realms and Territories and [[Head of the Commonwealth]] upon the death of her father, [[George VI]]. At the exact moment of [[Order of succession|succession]], she was in a [[tree house]] at the [[Treetops Hotel]] in [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The day Princess Elizabeth became Queen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/08/queen-elizabeth-treetops-kenya |website=the Guardian |access-date=12 December 2021 |language=en |date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
*[[1958]] – Eight [[Manchester United F.C.]] players and 15 other passengers are killed in the [[Munich air disaster]].
*[[1959]] – [[Jack Kilby]] of [[Texas Instruments]] files the first [[patent]] for an [[integrated circuit]].
* 1959 – At [[Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], the first successful test firing of a [[Titan intercontinental ballistic missile]] is accomplished.
*[[1973]] – The {{M|s}} 7.6 [[1973 Luhuo earthquake|Luhuo earthquake]] strikes Sichuan Province, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 2,199 people.<ref name="Utsu">{{cite web|url=http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html|title=Search Page|last=Utsu|first=T.|work=Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2008)|access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – In testimony before a [[United States Senate]] subcommittee, [[Lockheed Corporation]] president [[Carl Kotchian]] admits that the company had paid out approximately [[Lockheed bribery scandals|$3 million in bribes]] to the office of Japanese Prime Minister [[Kakuei Tanaka]].
*[[1978]] – The [[Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978|Blizzard of 1978]], one of the worst [[Nor'easter]]s in [[New England]] history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
*[[1981]] – The [[National Resistance Army]] of [[Uganda]] launches an attack on a [[Uganda National Liberation Army|Ugandan Army]] installation in the central [[Mubende District]] to begin the [[Ugandan Bush War]].
*[[1987]] – Justice [[Mary Gaudron]] becomes the first woman to be appointed to the [[High Court of Australia]].
*[[1989]] – The [[Polish Round Table Talks|Round Table Talks]] start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of [[communism]] in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite book|author=Andr?s Boz?ki|title=The Roundtable Talks of 1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VQhQqCmSaoC&pg=PA365|date=1 January 2002|publisher=Central European University Press|isbn=978-963-9241-21-3|pages=365}}</ref>
*[[1996]] – [[Willamette Valley flood of 1996|Willamette Valley Flood]]: Floods in the [[Willamette Valley]] of [[Oregon]], United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the [[Pacific Northwest]].
* 1996 – [[Birgenair Flight 301]] crashed off the coast of the [[Dominican Republic]], killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a [[Boeing 757]].
*[[1998]] – Washington National Airport is renamed [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Ronald Reagan National Airport]].
*[[2000]] – [[Second Chechen War]]: Russia [[Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)|captures]] [[Grozny]], [[Chechnya]], forcing the separatist [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] government into [[government in exile|exile]].
*[[2006]] – [[Stephen Harper]] becomes [[Premiership of Stephen Harper|Prime Minister of Canada]].
*[[2012]] – A [[2012 Negros earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake]] hits the central Philippine island of [[Negros (island)|Negros]], leaving 112 people dead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deaths from Earthquakes in 2012|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327084344/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php |publisher= [[USGS]] |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |access-date= March 9, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2016]] – An [[2016 Taiwan earthquake|earthquake of magnitude 6.6]] strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
*[[2018]] – [[SpaceX|SpaceX's]] [[Falcon Heavy]], a [[Super heavy-lift launch vehicle|super heavy]] [[launch vehicle]], makes [[Falcon Heavy test flight|its maiden flight]].<ref name="wire-2018-02-07">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-successfully-launches-the-falcon-heavyand-elon-musks-roadster/ |title=SpaceX Successfully Launches the Falcon Heavy—And Elon Musk's Roadster |magazine=[[WIRED]] |first=Robin |last=Seemangal |access-date=February 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207003954/https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-successfully-launches-the-falcon-heavyand-elon-musks-roadster/ |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[2021]] – U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send [[Asylum in the United States|asylum seekers]] back to their home countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=US to end deals to send asylum seekers back to Central America |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/us-to-end-deals-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-central-america |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=February 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|Two earthquakes]] measuring {{M|ww|link=yes}} 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XII (''Extreme''). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.8 - 26 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive|date=6 February 2023|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlqa/executive|date=6 February 2023|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[885]] – [[Emperor Daigo]] of Japan (d. 930)
*[[1402]] – [[Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse]], Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1458)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008410/images/index.html?seite=117|title=Ludwig I. v. Hessen|publisher=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906|page=115|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2018-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170604/http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008410/images/index.html?seite=117|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1452]] – [[Joanna, Princess of Portugal]] (d. 1490)
*[[1453]] – [[Girolamo Benivieni]], Florentine poet (d. 1542)
*[[1465]] – [[Scipione del Ferro]], Italian mathematician and theorist (d. 1526)
*[[1536]] – [[Sassa Narimasa]], Japanese samurai (d. 1588)
*[[1577]] – [[Beatrice Cenci]], Italian murderer (d. 1599)<ref>{{cite book|author=Rev. Msgr. Hugh Francis Blunt|title=The Great Magdalens: Famous Women Who Returned to God after Lives of Sin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjSiDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT110|year=1928|publisher=TAN Books|isbn=978-1-5051-0833-0|pages=110–}}</ref>
*[[1582]] – [[Mario Bettinus]], Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657)
===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] – [[Bernard of Corleone]], Italian saint (d. 1667)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_20010610_ber-da-corleone_en.html|title=Bernardo da Corleone (1605-1667)|publisher=Holy See|date=|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[1608]] – [[António Vieira]], Portuguese priest and philosopher (d. 1697)
*[[1611]] – [[Chongzhen Emperor]] of China (d. 1644)
*[[1612]] – [[Antoine Arnauld]], French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694)
*[[1643]] – [[Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg]], Prussian politician, 1st [[Minister President of Prussia]] (d. 1712)
*[[1649]] – [[Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp]], German noblewoman (d. 1728)<ref>{{cite book|title=Royal Genealogies: Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ge9lAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA439|year=1736|publisher=Bettenham|pages=439}}</ref>
*[[1664]] – [[Mustafa II]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1703)
*[[1665]] – [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]], Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (d. 1714)<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Anne: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/anne.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1695]] – [[Nicolaus II Bernoulli]], Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1726)
*[[1719]] – [[Alberto Pullicino]], Maltese painter (d. 1759)
*[[1726]] – [[Patrick Russell (herpetologist)|Patrick Russell]], Scottish surgeon and zoologist (d. 1805)
*[[1732]] – [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]], English-American general (d. 1782)
*[[1736]] – [[Franz Xaver Messerschmidt]], German-Austrian sculptor (d. 1783)
*[[1744]] – [[Pierre-Joseph Desault]], French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
*[[1748]] – [[Adam Weishaupt]], German philosopher and academic, founded the [[Illuminati]] (d. 1830)
*[[1753]] – [[Évariste de Parny]], French poet and author (d. 1814)
*[[1756]] – [[Aaron Burr]], American colonel and politician, 3rd [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1836)
*[[1758]] – [[Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz]], Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1841)
*[[1769]] – [[Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn]], Austrian general (d. 1862)
*[[1772]] – [[George Murray (British Army officer)|George Murray]], Scottish general and politician, [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] (d. 1830)
*[[1778]] – [[Ugo Foscolo]], Italian author and poet (d. 1827)
*[[1781]] – [[John Keane, 1st Baron Keane]], Irish general and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia|Governor of Saint Lucia]] (d. 1844)
*[[1796]] – [[John Stevens Henslow]], English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)
*[[1797]] – [[Joseph von Radowitz]], Prussian general and politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Prussia|Foreign Minister of Prussia]] (d. 1853)
*[[1799]] – [[Imre Frivaldszky]], Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870)
*[[1800]] – [[Achille Devéria]], French painter and lithographer (d. 1857)
*[[1802]] – [[Charles Wheatstone]], English-French physicist and cryptographer (d. 1875)
*[[1811]] – [[Henry Liddell]], English priest, author, and academic (d. 1898)
*[[1814]] – [[Auguste Chapdelaine]], French missionary and saint (d. 1856)
*[[1818]] – [[William M. Evarts]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1901)
*[[1820]] – [[Thomas C. Durant]], American railroad tycoon (d. 1885)
*[[1829]] – [[Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer]], French architect, designed the [[La Santé Prison]] and [[Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge]] (d. 1914)
*[[1832]] – [[John Brown Gordon]], American general and politician, 53rd [[Governor of Georgia]] (d. 1904)
*[[1833]] – [[José María de Pereda]], Spanish author and academic (d. 1906)
* 1833 – [[J. E. B. Stuart]], American general (d. 1864)
*[[1834]] – [[Edwin Klebs]], German-Swiss pathologist and academic (d. 1913)
* 1834 – [[Ema Pukšec]], Croatian-German soprano (d. 1889)
* 1834 – [[Wilhelm von Scherff]], German general and author (d. 1911)
*[[1838]] – [[Henry Irving]], English actor and manager (d. 1905)
* 1838 – [[Israel Meir Kagan]], Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (d. 1933)
*[[1839]] – [[Eduard Hitzig]], German neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1907)
*[[1842]] – [[Alexandre Ribot]], French academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1923)<ref name="Tucker2005">{{cite book|author=Spencer Tucker|title=World War I: Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YqjfHLyyj8C&pg=PA982|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-420-2|page=982}}</ref>
*[[1843]] – [[Inoue Kowashi]], Japanese scholar and politician (d. 1895)
* 1843 – [[Frederic William Henry Myers]], English poet and philologist, co-founded the [[Society for Psychical Research]] (d. 1901)
*[[1845]] – [[Isidor Straus]], German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912)
*[[1847]] – [[Henry Janeway Hardenbergh]], American architect, designed the [[Plaza Hotel]] (d. 1918)
*[[1852]] – [[C. Lloyd Morgan]], English zoologist and psychologist (d. 1936)
* 1852 – [[Vasily Safonov]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1918)
*[[1861]] – [[Nikolay Zelinsky]], Russian chemist and academic (d. 1953)
*[[1864]] – [[John Henry Mackay]], Scottish-German philosopher and author (d. 1933)
*[[1866]] – [[Karl Sapper]], German linguist and explorer (d. 1945)
*[[1872]] – [[Robert Maillart]], Swiss engineer, designed the [[Salginatobel Bridge]] and [[Schwandbach Bridge]] (d. 1940)
*[[1874]] – [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura]], Indian religious leader, founded the [[Gaudiya Math]] (d. 1937)
*[[1875]] – [[Leonid Gobyato]], Russian general (d. 1915)
*[[1876]] – [[Henry Blogg]], English fisherman and sailor (d. 1954)
*[[1879]] – [[Othon Friesz]], French painter (d. 1949)
* 1879 – [[Magnús Guðmundsson (politician)|Magnús Guðmundsson]], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (d. 1937)
* 1879 – [[Edwin Samuel Montagu]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (d. 1924)
* 1879 – [[Carl Ramsauer]], German physicist and author (d. 1955)
*[[1880]] – [[Nishinoumi Kajirō II]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (d. 1931)
*[[1884]] – [[Marcel Cohen]], French linguist and scholar (d. 1974)
*[[1887]] – [[Josef Frings]], German cardinal (d. 1978)
*[[1890]] – [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]], Pakistani activist and politician (d. 1988)
* 1890 – [[James McGirr]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1957)
*[[1892]] – [[Maximilian Fretter-Pico]], German general (d. 1984)
* 1892 – [[William P. Murphy]], American physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1987)
*[[1893]] – [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]], Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan]] (d. 1985)
*[[1894]] – [[Eric Partridge]], New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (d. 1979)
* 1894 – [[Kirpal Singh]], Indian spiritual master (d. 1974)
*[[1895]] – [[Robert La Follette Jr.]], American politician (d. 1953)
* 1895 – [[María Teresa Vera]], Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (d. 1965)
* 1895 – [[Babe Ruth]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1948)
*[[1898]] – [[Harry Haywood]], American soldier and politician (d. 1985)
*[[1899]] – [[Ramon Novarro]], Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1968)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] – [[Ben Lyon]], American actor (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Lyon, 78, Silent-Screen Star Who Discovered' Marilyn Monroe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/26/archives/ben-lyon-78-silentscreen-star-who-discovered-marilyn-monroe-jean.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=26 March 1979}}</ref>
*[[1902]] – [[George Brunies]], American trombonist (d. 1974)
*[[1903]] – [[Claudio Arrau]], Chilean pianist and composer (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite book|title=Unisa Latin American Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bjglAQAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=UNISA Centre for Latin American Studies|page=99}}</ref>
*[[1905]] – [[Władysław Gomułka]], Polish politician (d. 1982)
* 1905 – [[Jan Werich]], Czech actor and playwright (d. 1980)
*[[1906]] – [[Joseph Schull]], Canadian playwright and historian (d. 1980)
*[[1908]] – [[Geo Bogza]], Romanian poet and journalist (d. 1993)
* 1908 – [[Amintore Fanfani]], Italian journalist and politician, 32nd [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (d. 1999)
* 1908 – [[Edward Lansdale]], American general and [[CIA]] agent (d. 1987)
* 1908 – [[Michael Maltese]], American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981)
*[[1910]] – [[Roman Czerniawski]], Polish air force officer and spy (d. 1985)
* 1910 – [[Irmgard Keun]], German author (d. 1982)
* 1910 – [[Carlos Marcello]], Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993)
*[[1911]] – [[Ronald Reagan]], American actor and politician, 40th [[President of the United States]] (d. 2004)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 6: Fabian Forte, Axl Rose |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-6-Fabian-Forte-Axl-Rose/8101675546698/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1912]] – [[Eva Braun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (d. 1945)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1912 – [[Christopher Hill (historian)|Christopher Hill]], English historian and author (d. 2003)
*[[1913]] – [[Mary Leakey]], English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1996)
*[[1914]] – [[Thurl Ravenscroft]], American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
*[[1915]] – [[Kavi Pradeep]], Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998)
*[[1916]] – [[John Crank]], English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)
*[[1917]] – [[Louis-Philippe de Grandpré]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
* 1917 – [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]], Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1918]] – [[Lothar-Günther Buchheim]], German author and painter (d. 2007)
*[[1919]] – [[Takashi Yanase]], Japanese poet and illustrator, created ''[[Anpanman]]'' (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] – [[Carl Neumann Degler]], American historian and author (d. 2014)
* 1921 – [[Bob Scott (rugby)|Bob Scott]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2012)
*[[1922]] – [[Patrick Macnee]], English-American actor and costume designer (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1922 – [[Denis Norden]], English actor, screenwriter, and television host (d. 2018)
* 1922 – [[Haskell Wexler]], American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2015)
*[[1923]] – [[Gyula Lóránt]], Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1981)
*[[1924]] – [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], English footballer and manager (d. 1994)
* 1924 – [[Jin Yong]], Hong Kong author and publisher, founded ''[[Ming Pao]]'' (d. 2018)
*[[1925]] – [[Walker Edmiston]], American actor and puppeteer (d. 2007)
*[[1927]] – [[Gerard K. O'Neill]], American physicist and astronomer (d. 1992)
*[[1928]] – [[Allan H. Meltzer]], American economist and academic (d. 2017)
*[[1929]] – [[Colin Murdoch]], New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the [[tranquilliser gun]] (d. 2008)
* 1929 – [[Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta]], Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011)
* 1929 – [[Valentin Yanin]], Russian historian and author (d. 2020)
*[[1930]] – [[Jun Kondo]], Japanese physicist and academic (d. 2022)
*[[1931]] – [[Rip Torn]], American actor (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1931 – [[Fred Trueman]], English cricketer (d. 2006)
* 1931 – [[Mamie Van Doren]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
* 1931 – [[Ricardo Vidal]], Filipino cardinal (d. 2017)
*[[1932]] – [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], Cuban soldier and anarchist (d. 1959)
* 1932 – [[François Truffaut]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1933]] – [[Leslie Crowther]], English comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 1996)
*[[1936]] – [[Kent Douglas]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2009)
*[[1938]] – [[Fred Mifflin]], Canadian admiral and politician, 19th [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Veterans Affairs]] (d. 2013)
*[[1939]] – [[Jean Beaudin]], Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2019)
* 1939 – [[Mike Farrell]], American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker<ref name="AP"/>
* 1939 – [[Jair Rodrigues]], Brazilian singer (d. 2014)
*[[1940]] – [[Tom Brokaw]], American journalist and author<ref name="AP"/>
* 1940 – [[Petr Hájek]], Czech mathematician and academic (d. 2016)
* 1940 – [[Jimmy Tarbuck]], English comedian and actor
*[[1941]] – [[Stephen Albert]], American pianist and composer (d. 1992)
* 1941 – [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], English pop singer
* 1941 – [[Gigi Perreau]], American actress and director
*[[1942]] – [[Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov]], Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (d. 2021)
* 1942 – [[Sarah Brady]], American activist and author (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1942 – [[Charlie Coles]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
* 1942 – [[James Loewen]], American sociologist and historian (d. 2021)
* 1942 – [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (d. 2012)
*[[1943]] – [[Fabian Forte]], American pop singer and actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1943 – [[Gayle Hunnicutt]], American actress (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gayle Hunnicutt obituary {{!}} Television & radio {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/03/gayle-hunnicutt-obituary |website=amp.theguardian.com |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1944]] – [[Christine Boutin]], French politician, [[Minister of Housing and Territorial Equality (France)|French Minister of Housing and Urban Development]]
* 1944 – [[Willie Tee]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2007)
*[[1945]] – [[Bob Marley]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1945 – [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1946]] – [[Richie Hayward]], American drummer and songwriter (d. 2010)
* 1946 – [[Kate McGarrigle]], Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
* 1946 – [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]], American captain and politician
*[[1947]] – [[Charlie Hickcox]], American swimmer (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Hickcox|url=https://www.olympic.org/charles-hickcox|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
* 1947 – [[Bill Staines]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
*[[1949]] – [[Mike Batt]], English singer-songwriter and producer
* 1949 – [[Manuel Orantes]], Spanish tennis player
* 1949 – [[Jim Sheridan]], Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1949 – [[Mike Anderson (linebacker)|Mike Anderson]], former American football player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://smartbrothamedia.com/interview-with-mike-anderson | title=Mike Anderson - LSU Living Legend - Count Time Podcast | date=3 September 2021 }}</ref>
*[[1950]] – [[Natalie Cole]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1950 – [[Timothy M. Dolan]], American cardinal
* 1950 – [[Punky Meadows]], American rock guitarist and songwriter
*[[1951]] – [[Kevin Whately]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1952]] – [[Ric Charlesworth]], Australian cricketer, coach, and politician
* 1952 – [[Viktor Giacobbo]], Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter
* 1952 – [[Ricardo La Volpe]], Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach
*[[1955]] – [[Avram Grant]], Israeli football manager
* 1955 – [[John Kuester]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=John Kuester |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77320/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1955 – [[Michael Pollan]], American journalist, author, and academic
* 1955 – [[Bruno Stolorz]], French rugby player and coach
*[[1956]] – [[Jerry Marotta]], American drummer
*[[1957]] – [[Andres Lipstok]], Estonian economist and politician, [[Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs]]
* 1957 – [[Kathy Najimy]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
* 1957 – [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]], English drummer and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1957 – [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1958]] – [[Cecily Adams]], American actress and casting director (d. 2004)
*[[1960]] – [[Jeremy Bowen]], Welsh journalist
* 1960 – [[Megan Gallagher]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1961]] – [[Cam Cameron]], American football player and coach
* 1961 – [[Bill Lester]], American race car driver
* 1961 – [[Yury Onufriyenko]], Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
*[[1962]] – [[Stavros Lambrinidis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece]]
* 1962 – [[Axl Rose]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 6, 2023 includes celebrities Rick Astley, Axl Rose |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-6-2023-includes-celebrities-rick-astley-axl-rose.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1963]] – [[David Capel]], English cricketer (d. 2020)
* 1963 – [[Scott Gordon (ice hockey)|Scott Gordon]], American ice hockey player and coach
* 1963 – [[Quentin Letts]], English journalist and critic
*[[1964]] – [[Laurent Cabannes]], French rugby player
* 1964 – [[Gordon Downie]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2017)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1964 – [[Colin Miller (cricketer)|Colin Miller]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
* 1964 – [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]], Russian actor and director
*[[1965]] – [[Jan Svěrák]], Czech actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1966]] – [[Rick Astley]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1967]] – [[Anita Cochran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1967 – [[Izumi Sakai]], Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
* 1967 – [[Michelle Thrush]], Canadian actress and activist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |page=233}}</ref>
*[[1968]] – [[Adolfo Valencia]], Colombian footballer
* 1968 – [[Akira Yamaoka]], Japanese composer and producer
*[[1969]] – [[David Hayter]], American actor and screenwriter
* 1969 – [[Masaharu Fukuyama]], Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
* 1969 – [[Tim Sherwood]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7243|title=Tim Sherwood|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1969 – [[Bob Wickman]], American baseball player
*[[1970]] – [[Per Frandsen]], Danish footballer and manager
* 1970 – [[Tim Herron]], American golfer
*[[1971]] – [[Brad Hogg]], Australian cricketer
* 1971 – [[Carlos Rogers (basketball)|Carlos Rogers]], American basketball player
* 1971 – [[Brian Stepanek]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1972]] – [[Stefano Bettarini]], Italian footballer
* 1972 – [[David Binn]], American football player
*[[1974]] – [[Aljo Bendijo]], Filipino journalist
*[[1975]] – [[Chad Allen (baseball)|Chad Allen]], American baseball player and coach
* 1975 – [[Orkut Büyükkökten]], Turkish computer scientist and engineer, created [[Orkut]]
* 1975 – [[Tomoko Kawase]], Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1976]] – [[Tanja Frieden]], Swiss snowboarder and educator
* 1976 – [[Kim Zmeskal]], American gymnast and coach
*[[1977]] – [[Josh Stewart]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1978]] – [[Yael Naim]], French-Israeli singer-songwriter
*[[1979]] – [[Dan Bălan]], Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1980]] – [[Kerry Jeremy]], Antiguan cricketer
* 1980 – [[Konnor (wrestler)|Konnor]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Konnor |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17173541/wwe-profile-page-konnor |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=11 August 2016}}</ref>
* 1980 – [[Ben Lawson]], Australian actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Kim Poirier]], Canadian actress, singer, and producer
* 1980 – [[Luke Ravenstahl]], American politician, 58th [[Mayor of Pittsburgh]]
*[[1981]] – [[Ricky Barnes]], American golfer
* 1981 – [[Calum Best]], American-English model and actor
* 1981 – [[Shim Eun-jin]], South Korean singer and actress
* 1981 – [[Alison Haislip]], American actress and producer
* 1981 – [[Jens Lekman]], Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1982]] – [[Alice Eve]], English actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1982 – [[Elise Ray]], American gymnast
* 1982 – [[Tank (Taiwanese singer)|Tank]], Taiwanese singer-songwriter
*[[1983]] – [[Dimas Delgado]], Spanish footballer
* 1983 – [[S. Sreesanth]], Indian cricketer
* 1983 – [[Jamie Whincup]], Australian race car driver
*[[1984]] – [[Darren Bent]], English international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=28055|title=Darren Bent|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1984 – [[Piret Järvis]], Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1984 – [[Antoine Wright (basketball)|Antoine Wright]], American basketball player
*[[1985]] – [[Fallulah]], Danish singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/kunstner/fallulah/10419694|title=Fallulah, singer-songwriter|website=Danish Broadcast Corporation|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
* 1985 – [[Kris Humphries]], American basketball player
* 1985 – [[Crystal Reed]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1986]] – [[Dane DeHaan]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1986 – [[Tony Johnson (fighter)|Tony Johnson]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tony-Johnson-41069|title=Tony "Hulk" Johnson|work=Sherdog}}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Yunho]], South Korean singer and actor
*[[1987]] – [[Pedro Álvarez (baseball)|Pedro Álvarez]], Dominican-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pedro Alvarez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/pedro-alvarez-476883 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1987 – [[Travis Wood]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Wood |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/travis-wood-475243 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] – [[Anna Diop]], Senegalese-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1988 – [[Bailey Hanks]], American actress, singer, and dancer
*[[1989]] – [[Craig Cathcart]], Northern Irish footballer
* 1989 – [[Jonny Flynn]], American basketball player
*[[1990]] – [[Adam Henrique]], Canadian ice hockey player
* 1990 – [[Jermaine Kearse]], American football player
* 1990 – [[Aida Rybalko]], Lithuanian figure skater
* 1990 – [[Dominic Sherwood]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1991]] – [[Tobias Eisenbauer]], Austrian ice dancer
* 1991 – [[Aleksandar Katai]], Serbian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/aleksandar-katai|title=Aleksandar Katai {{pipe}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref>
* 1991 – [[Ida Njåtun]], Norwegian speed skater
* 1991 – [[Eva Wacanno]], Dutch tennis player
* 1991 – [[Fei Yu]], Chinese footballer
*[[1992]] – [[Víctor Mañón]], Mexican footballer
*[[1993]] – [[Teresa Scanlan]], American beauty pageant titleholder, [[Miss America 2011]]
* 1993 – [[Tinashe]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1994]] – [[Charlie Heaton]], English actor and musician<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1995]] – [[Nyck de Vries]], Dutch race car driver<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/driver/nyck-de-vries/19622/ |title=Nyck de Vries Profile - Bio, News, High-Res Photos & High Quality Videos |website=motorsport.com |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/nyck-de-vries/ |title=Nyck de Vries {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |website=Driver Database |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref>
* 1995 – [[Leon Goretzka]], German footballer
* 1995 – [[Sam McQueen]], English footballer
*[[1996]] – [[Kevon Looney]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevon Looney |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1626172/kevon-looney |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] – [[Adley Rutschman]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adley Rutschman |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/adley-rutschman-668939 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[685]] – [[Hlothhere of Kent|Hlothhere]], king of Kent<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[743]] – [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad caliph]] (b. 691)
* [[797]] – [[Donnchad Midi]], Irish king (b. 733)
* [[891]] – [[Photios I of Constantinople]] (b. 810)
* [[1135]] – [[Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily]] (b.c. 1100){{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
*[[1140]] – [[Thurstan]], [[Archbishop of York]]
*[[1215]] – [[Hōjō Tokimasa]], Japanese [[shikken]] of the [[Kamakura bakufu]] (b. 1138)
*[[1378]] – [[Joanna of Bourbon]] (b. 1338)
*[[1411]] – [[Esau de' Buondelmonti]], ruler of [[Despotate of Epirus|Epirus]]
*[[1497]] – [[Johannes Ockeghem]], Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410)
*[[1515]] – [[Aldus Manutius]], Italian publisher, founded the [[Aldine Press]] (b. 1449)
*[[1519]] – [[Lorenz von Bibra]], Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459)
*[[1539]] – [[John III, Duke of Cleves]] (b. 1491)
*[[1585]] – [[Edmund Plowden]], English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518)
*[[1593]] – [[Jacques Amyot]], French author and translator (b. 1513)
* 1593 – [[Emperor Ōgimachi]] of Japan (b. 1517)
*[[1597]] – [[Franciscus Patricius]], Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Christopher Clavius]], German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Clavius |url=http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/clavius.html |website=galileo.rice.edu |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[1617]] – [[Prospero Alpini]], Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)<ref>{{cite book |title=Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Rev. and Amended A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects. 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations |year=1890 |publisher=Belford-Clarke Company |page=219 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AIhWsMeyJQC&pg=PA219 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1685]] – [[Charles II of England]] (b. 1630)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-king-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland#:~:text=Charles%20II%2C%20byname%20The%20Merry,history%20as%20the%20Restoration%20period. |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=30 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1695]] – [[Ahmed II]], Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmed II {{!}} Ottoman sultan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmed-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1740]] – [[Pope Clement XII]] (b. 1652)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clement XII {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-XII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1775]] – [[William Dowdeswell (Chancellor)|William Dowdeswell]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1721)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walpole |first1=Horace |title=Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third |year=1894 |publisher=Lawrence and Bullen |isbn=978-0-8369-5489-0 |page=139 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6rSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA139 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Dowdeswell, William (1760–1828), army officer and art collector |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7960 |year = 2004|access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7960}}</ref>
*[[1783]] – [[Capability Brown]], English gardener and architect (b. 1716)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancelot Brown {{!}} English landscape architect |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lancelot-Brown |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1793]] – [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Goldoni {{!}} Italian dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlo-Goldoni |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1804]] – [[Joseph Priestley]], English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Priestley {{!}} Biography, Discoveries, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Priestley |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1833]] – [[Pierre André Latreille]], French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre-André Latreille {{!}} French zoologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Andre-Latreille |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1834]] – [[Richard Lemon Lander]], English explorer (b. 1804)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Lemon Lander {{!}} British explorer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Lemon-Lander |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1865]] – [[Isabella Beeton]], English author of ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite web |title= History - Mrs Beeton |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/beeton_mrs.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[1899]] – [[Leo von Caprivi]], German general and politician, [[List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo, count von Caprivi {{!}} German chancellor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-Graf-von-Caprivi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[John Colton (politician)|John Colton]], English-Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1823)
*[[1908]] – [[Harriet Samuel]], English businesswoman and founder of the jewellery retailer [[H. Samuel]] (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rubinstein |first1=William D. |last2=Jolles |first2=Michael |last3=Rubinstein |first3=Hilary L. |author-link1=William Rubinstein |author-link3=Hilary L. Rubinstein |title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History |date=22 February 2011 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-4039-3910-4 |page=852 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJc8afOZV0QC&pg=PA852 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[1916]] – [[Rubén Darío]], Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
*[[1918]] – [[Gustav Klimt]], Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
*[[1929]] – [[Maria Christina of Austria]] (b. 1858)
*[[1931]] – [[Motilal Nehru]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (b. 1861)
*[[1932]] – [[John Earle (Australian politician)|John Earle]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1865)
*[[1938]] – [[Marianne von Werefkin]], Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Laurie|last1=Collier Hillstrom|first2=Kevin|last2=Hillstrom|first3=Lucy R.|last3=Lippard|title=Contemporary Women Artists|location=Farmington Hills|publisher=St. James Press|year=1999|page=707|isbn=978-1-55862-372-9}}</ref>
*[[1942]] – [[Jaan Soots]], Estonian general and politician, 7th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (b. 1880)
*[[1951]] – [[Gabby Street]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
*[[1952]] – [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite web |title=George VI {{!}} Biography & Stammer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=9 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1958]] – victims of the [[Munich air disaster]]
** [[Geoff Bent]], English footballer (b. 1932)
** [[Roger Byrne]], English footballer (b. 1929)
** [[Eddie Colman]], English footballer (b. 1936)
** [[Walter Crickmer]], English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
** [[Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933)|Mark Jones]], English footballer (b. 1933)
** [[David Pegg]], English footballer (b. 1935)
** [[Frank Swift]], English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
** [[Tommy Taylor]], English footballer (b. 1932)
*[[1963]] – [[Piero Manzoni]], Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)
*[[1964]] – [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], Filipino general and politician, 1st [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1869)
*[[1967]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (b. 1920)
*[[1971]] – [[Pete Robinson (drag racer)|Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson]], [[Drag racing|drag racer]] (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial {{!}} Pete Robinson |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=1147 |website=Motorsportmemorial.org |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1972]] – [[Julian Steward]], American anthropologist (b. 1902)
*[[1976]] – [[Ritwik Ghatak]], Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
* 1976 – [[Vince Guaraldi]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)
*[[1981]] – [[Hugo Montenegro]], American composer and conductor (b. 1925)
*[[1982]] – [[Ben Nicholson]], British painter (b. 1894)
*[[1985]] – [[James Hadley Chase]], English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)
*[[1986]] – [[Frederick Coutts]], Scottish 8th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (b. 1899)
* 1986 – [[Dandy Nichols]], English actress (b. 1907)
* 1986 – [[Minoru Yamasaki]], American architect, designed the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] (b. 1912)
*[[1987]] – [[Julien Chouinard]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)
*[[1989]] – [[Barbara W. Tuchman]], American historian and author (b. 1912)
*[[1990]] – [[Jimmy Van Heusen]], American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
*[[1991]] – [[Salvador Luria]], Italian biologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1912)
* 1991 – [[Danny Thomas]], American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)
*[[1993]] – [[Arthur Ashe]], American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)
*[[1994]] – [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (b. 1905)
* 1994 – [[Jack Kirby]], American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
*[[1995]] – [[James Merrill]], American poet and playwright (b. 1926)
*[[1998]] – [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957)
*[[1999]] – [[Don Dunstan]], Australian lawyer and politician, 35th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1926)
* 1999 – [[Jimmy Roberts (singer)|Jimmy Roberts]], American tenor (b. 1924)
*[[2000]] – [[Phil Walters]], American race car driver (b. 1916)
* 2000 – [[Hani al-Rahib]], Syrian novelist and literary academic (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=في ذكرى رحيل الأديب د.هاني الراهب |url=https://pen-sy.com/15206/ |website=pen-sy |access-date=19 July 2022 |language=ar |date=6 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[2001]] – [[Filemon Lagman]], Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953)
* 2001 – [[Trần Văn Lắm]], South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/20/world/tran-van-lam-88-top-south-vietnam-aide.html | title=Tran Van Lam, 88, Top South Vietnam Aide | work=The New York Times | author=Wolfgang Saxon | date=2001-03-20}}</ref>
*[[2002]] – [[Max Perutz]], Austrian-English biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1914)
*[[2004]] – [[Gerald Bouey]], Canadian lieutenant and economist (b. 1920)
*[[2005]] – [[Karl Haas]], German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)
*[[2007]] – [[Lew Burdette]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
* 2007 – [[Frankie Laine]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
* 2007 – [[Willye White]], American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)
*[[2008]] – [[Tony Rolt]], English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
*[[2009]] – [[Philip Carey]], American actor (b. 1925)
* 2009 – [[Shirley Jean Rickert]], American actress (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=2009-02-13|title=Shirley Jean Rickert, 82, 'Our Gang' Star, Dies|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/arts/television/13rickert.html|access-date=2021-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140932/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/arts/television/13rickert.html|archive-date=2019-05-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* 2009 – [[James Whitmore]], American actor (b. 1921)
*[[2011]] – [[Gary Moore]], Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952)
*[[2012]] – [[David Rosenhan]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
* 2012 – [[Antoni Tàpies]], Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
* 2012 – [[Janice E. Voss]], American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)
*[[2013]] – [[Chokri Belaid]], Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964)
* 2013 – [[Menachem Elon]], German-Israeli academic and jurist (b. 1923)
*[[2014]] – [[Vasiľ Biľak]], Slovak politician (b. 1917)
* 2014 – [[Ralph Kiner]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
* 2014 – [[Maxine Kumin]], American author and poet (b. 1925)
* 2014 – [[Vaçe Zela]], Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
*[[2015]] – [[André Brink]], South African author and playwright (b. 1935)
* 2015 – [[Alan Nunnelee]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1958)
* 2015 – [[Pedro León Zapata]], Venezuelan cartoonist (b. 1929)
*[[2016]] – [[Dan Gerson]], American screenwriter (b. 1966)
* 2016 – [[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
*[[2017]] – [[Irwin Corey]], American comedian and actor (b. 1914)
* 2017 – [[Inge Keller]], German actress (b. 1923)
* 2017 – [[Alec McCowen]], English actor (b. 1925)
* 2017 – [[Joost van der Westhuizen]], South African rugby union footballer (b. 1971)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/breaking-joost-van-der-westhuizen-dies-20170206|title=BREAKING: Joost van der Westhuizen dies|website=news24.com|date=7 February 2017|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[2018]] – [[Donald Lynden-Bell]], English astrophysicist (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Donald Lynden-Bell {{!}} Institute of Astronomy |url=https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/content/prof.donald.lynden-bell |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.ast.cam.ac.uk |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206164643/https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/content/prof.donald.lynden-bell |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Manfred Eigen]], German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-09 |title=Manfred Eigen, 1967 Nobel chemistry laureate, dies at 91 |url=https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/manfred-eigen-1967-nobel-chemistry-laureate-dies-at-91 |access-date=2023-02-06 |archive-date=2019-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124401/https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/manfred-eigen-1967-nobel-chemistry-laureate-dies-at-91 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Rosamunde Pilcher]], British author (born 1924)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2019-02-07 |title=Rosamunde Pilcher, author of The Shell Seekers, dies aged 94 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rosamunde-pilcher-author-of-the-shell-seekers-dies-aged-94 |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Jhon Jairo Velásquez]], Colombian hitman and drug dealer (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pablo Escobar's former hitman "Popeye" has died at 57 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jhon-jairo-velasquez-vasquez-popeye-pablo-escobar-death-today-02-06-2020/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=6 February 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2021]] – [[George Shultz]], American politician, [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/george-shultz-reagans-secretary-of-state-dies-at-100|title=George Shultz, Reagan's secretary of state, dies at 100|date=February 7, 2021|website=Washington Examiner}}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Indian singer and music composer (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lata-mangeshkar-legendary-singer-dies-at-92/article38387404.ece|title=Lata Mangeshkar, legendary singer, passes away at 92|date=February 6, 2022|website=The Hindu}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[Greta Andersen]], Danish swimmer (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greta Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Sebastian Piñera]], former Chilean president (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2024/02/06/sebastian-pinera-ex-presidente-do-chile-morre-em-acidente-de-helicoptero.ghtml|title=Sebastian Piñera, former chilean president, dies at 74 after a helicopter crash|website=G1|date=6 February 2024 }}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Saint Amand|Amand]]
** [[Dorothea of Caesarea]]
** [[Hildegund (widow)|Hildegund]], ''[[O.Praem.]]''
** [[Jacut]]
** [[Mateo Correa Magallanes]] (one of [[Saints of the Cristero War]])
** [[Mél of Ardagh]]
** [[Paulo Miki|Paul Miki]] and [[Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan]]
** [[Relindis of Maaseik|Relindis (Renule) of Maaseik]]
** [[Saint Vedastus|Vedastus]]
** [[February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation]] ([[United Nations]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ronald Reagan Day]] ([[California]], [[United States]])
* [[Sami National Day]] ([[Russia]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]])
* [[Waitangi Day]], celebrates the founding of [[New Zealand]] in 1840.
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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[590]] – [[Hormizd IV]], king of the [[Sasanian Empire]], is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law [[Vistahm]] and [[Vinduyih]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Neusner|first=Jacob|title=A History of the Jews in Babylonia. Volume 15: Later Sasanian Times|location=Leiden|publisher=Brill|date=1970|oclc=180669944|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t4x6EAAAQBAJ|page=87|isbn=978-90-04-50893-4 }}</ref>
*[[1579]] – The [[Archdiocese of Manila|Diocese of Manila]] is erected by papal bull, with [[Domingo de Salazar]] appointed its first bishop.<ref>{{cite book|title=Philippine Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pj4KAQAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University Press|page=425}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1685]] – [[James II of England and VII of Scotland]] is proclaimed [[British monarchy|King]] upon the death of his brother [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Furley|title=A History of the Weald of Kent, with an Outline of the Early History of the Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-RcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA519|year=1874|publisher=H. Igglesden|pages=519}}</ref>
*[[1694]] – The warrior queen [[Dandara]], leader of the runaway slaves in [[Palmares (quilombo)|Quilombo dos Palmares]], Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.geledes.org.br/dandara-a-face-feminina-de-palmares/#gs.hwgsjMk|title=Dandara: A Face Feminina de Palmares - Geledés|newspaper=Geledés|date=20 October 2011|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihu.unisinos.br/noticias/537524-descrita-como-heroina-dandara-mulher-de-zumbi-tem-biografia-cercada-de-incertezas|title=Instituto Humanitas Unisinos - IHU - Descrita como heroína, Dandara, mulher de Zumbi, tem biografia cercada de incertezas|last=Joao|website=wskibidi toilet ww.ihu.unisinos.br|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref>
*[[1778]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: In Paris the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)|Treaty of Alliance]] and the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–France)|Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.<ref>{{cite book|author=James H. Causten|title=Review of the Veto Message of President Pierce of Feb. 17, 1855: On the Bill Relating to French Spoliations|url=https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich|year=1855|pages=[https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich/page/24 24]|publisher=Washington?}}</ref>
* 1778 – [[New York (state)|New York]] became the third state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation#Ratification|Articles of Confederation]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Hough| first = Franklin Benjamin| title = American Constitutions| url = https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog| year = 1872| publisher = Weed, Parsons, & Company| location = Albany| page = [https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog/page/n25 10] }} References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778. This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Albion M.| title = First Ownership of Ohio Lands| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=byh58dkalw8C&pg=PA1| orig-year = 1911| year = 2008| publisher = Genealogical Publishing Company| location = Baltimore| isbn = 978-0-8063-0098-6| page = 10 }}</ref>
*[[1788]] – [[Massachusetts]] becomes the sixth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
*[[1806]] – [[Battle of San Domingo]]: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite book|title=The United Service Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zd4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639|year=1847|publisher=H. Colburn|pages=639}}</ref>
*[[1819]] – The [[1819 Singapore Treaty|Treaty of Singapore]] was signed by Sir [[Thomas Stamford Raffles]], [[Hussein Shah of Johor]], and [[Temenggong Abdul Rahman]], and it is now recognised as the [[Founding years of modern Singapore|founding of modern Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stamford Raffles's landing in Singapore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914183535/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-date=14 September 2022 |website=Singapore Infopedia |publisher=[[National Library Board]], [[Singapore Government]] |quote=6 Feb 1819: The Singapore Treaty is signed between Raffles, the Sultan and the Temenggong, with commanders from the accompanying seven ships witnessing the event... The Union Jack is officially raised. This date is recognised as the official founding of Singapore.}}</ref>
*[[1820]] – The first 86 [[African American]] immigrants sponsored by the [[American Colonization Society]] depart New York to start a [[colonization|settlement]] in present-day [[History of Liberia|Liberia]].
*[[1833]] – [[Otto of Greece|Otto]] becomes the first modern [[King of Greece]].
*[[1840]] – Signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]], establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
*[[1843]] – The first [[minstrel show]] in the United States, The [[Virginia Minstrels]], opens ([[Bowery Amphitheatre]] in New York City).
*[[1851]] – The largest [[Bushfires in Australia|Australian bushfires]] in a populous region in recorded history [[Black Thursday (1851)|take place]] in the state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
*[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] its first victory of the war, capturing [[Fort Henry, Tennessee]] in the [[Battle of Fort Henry]].
*[[1865]] – The [[Municipalities of Finland#History|municipal administration of Finland]] is established.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nopolanews.fi/nopolanewsarkisto/nopolanews2/www.nopolanews.fi/artikkelit/2015/02/kunnalliselama/2332/kunnallinen_itsehallinto_150_vuotta.html|title=Kunnallinen itsehallinto 150 vuotta|work=Nopolanews|date=6 February 2015|access-date=6 February 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1899]] – [[Spanish–American War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]], a [[peace treaty]] between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rowe|first=Joseph M. Jr.|chapter=Treaty of Paris of 1898|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=624}}</ref>
*[[1900]] – The [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]], an international arbitration court at [[The Hague]], is created when the [[Senate of the Netherlands]] ratifies an [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|1899 peace conference]] decree.
===1901–present===
*[[1918]] – British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get [[Women's suffrage|the right to vote]] when [[Representation of the People Act 1918]] is passed by [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]].
* [[1919]] – The five-day [[Seattle General Strike]] begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]], walk off the job.<ref>{{cite book|last=Friedheim|first=Robert L.|title=The Seattle General Strike|location=Seattle|publisher=University of Washington Press|date=2018|isbn=9780295744438|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rv1zDwAAQBAJ|pages=ix, 129}}</ref>
*[[1922]] – The [[Washington Naval Treaty]] is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, [[British Empire|Britain]], Japan, France, and Italy.
*[[1934]] – [[Far-right leagues]] rally in front of the [[Palais Bourbon]] in an attempted [[coup d'état|coup]] against the [[French Third Republic]], creating a [[6 February 1934 crisis|political crisis in France]].
*[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Bombing of Helsinki in World War II#Great raids of February 1944|Great Raids Against Helsinki]] begins.<ref>{{cite book | author= Aake Pesonen | title= Tuli-iskuja taivaalle| year= 1982| chapter=Taistelu Helsingistä | publisher = Kirjayhtymä| isbn =951-26-2318-8| language = fi}}</ref>
*[[1951]] – The [[Canadian Army]] enters combat in the [[Canada in the Korean War|Korean War]].
* 1951 – ''The Broker'', a [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] passenger train [[Woodbridge train wreck|derails]] near [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey]]. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
*[[1952]] – [[Elizabeth II]] becomes [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] and her other Realms and Territories and [[Head of the Commonwealth]] upon the death of her father, [[George VI]]. At the exact moment of [[Order of succession|succession]], she was in a [[tree house]] at the [[Treetops Hotel]] in [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The day Princess Elizabeth became Queen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/08/queen-elizabeth-treetops-kenya |website=the Guardian |access-date=12 December 2021 |language=en |date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
*[[1958]] – Eight [[Manchester United F.C.]] players and 15 other passengers are killed in the [[Munich air disaster]].
*[[1959]] – [[Jack Kilby]] of [[Texas Instruments]] files the first [[patent]] for an [[integrated circuit]].
* 1959 – At [[Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], the first successful test firing of a [[Titan intercontinental ballistic missile]] is accomplished.
*[[1973]] – The {{M|s}} 7.6 [[1973 Luhuo earthquake|Luhuo earthquake]] strikes Sichuan Province, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 2,199 people.<ref name="Utsu">{{cite web|url=http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html|title=Search Page|last=Utsu|first=T.|work=Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2008)|access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
*[[1976]] – In testimony before a [[United States Senate]] subcommittee, [[Lockheed Corporation]] president [[Carl Kotchian]] admits that the company had paid out approximately [[Lockheed bribery scandals|$3 million in bribes]] to the office of Japanese Prime Minister [[Kakuei Tanaka]].
*[[1978]] – The [[Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978|Blizzard of 1978]], one of the worst [[Nor'easter]]s in [[New England]] history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
*[[1981]] – The [[National Resistance Army]] of [[Uganda]] launches an attack on a [[Uganda National Liberation Army|Ugandan Army]] installation in the central [[Mubende District]] to begin the [[Ugandan Bush War]].
*[[1987]] – Justice [[Mary Gaudron]] becomes the first woman to be appointed to the [[High Court of Australia]].
*[[1989]] – The [[Polish Round Table Talks|Round Table Talks]] start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of [[communism]] in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite book|author=Andr?s Boz?ki|title=The Roundtable Talks of 1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VQhQqCmSaoC&pg=PA365|date=1 January 2002|publisher=Central European University Press|isbn=978-963-9241-21-3|pages=365}}</ref>
*[[1996]] – [[Willamette Valley flood of 1996|Willamette Valley Flood]]: Floods in the [[Willamette Valley]] of [[Oregon]], United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the [[Pacific Northwest]].
* 1996 – [[Birgenair Flight 301]] crashed off the coast of the [[Dominican Republic]], killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a [[Boeing 757]].
*[[1998]] – Washington National Airport is renamed [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Ronald Reagan National Airport]].
*[[2000]] – [[Second Chechen War]]: Russia [[Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)|captures]] [[Grozny]], [[Chechnya]], forcing the separatist [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] government into [[government in exile|exile]].
*[[2006]] – [[Stephen Harper]] becomes [[Premiership of Stephen Harper|Prime Minister of Canada]].
*[[2012]] – A [[2012 Negros earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake]] hits the central Philippine island of [[Negros (island)|Negros]], leaving 112 people dead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deaths from Earthquakes in 2012|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327084344/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php |publisher= [[USGS]] |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |access-date= March 9, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2016]] – An [[2016 Taiwan earthquake|earthquake of magnitude 6.6]] strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
*[[2018]] – [[SpaceX|SpaceX's]] [[Falcon Heavy]], a [[Super heavy-lift launch vehicle|super heavy]] [[launch vehicle]], makes [[Falcon Heavy test flight|its maiden flight]].<ref name="wire-2018-02-07">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-successfully-launches-the-falcon-heavyand-elon-musks-roadster/ |title=SpaceX Successfully Launches the Falcon Heavy—And Elon Musk's Roadster |magazine=[[WIRED]] |first=Robin |last=Seemangal |access-date=February 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207003954/https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-successfully-launches-the-falcon-heavyand-elon-musks-roadster/ |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[2021]] – U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send [[Asylum in the United States|asylum seekers]] back to their home countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=US to end deals to send asylum seekers back to Central America |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/us-to-end-deals-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-central-america |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=February 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|Two earthquakes]] measuring {{M|ww|link=yes}} 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XII (''Extreme''). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.8 - 26 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive|date=6 February 2023|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlqa/executive|date=6 February 2023|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[885]] – [[Emperor Daigo]] of Japan (d. 930)
*[[1402]] – [[Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse]], Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1458)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008410/images/index.html?seite=117|title=Ludwig I. v. Hessen|publisher=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906|page=115|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2018-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170604/http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00008410/images/index.html?seite=117|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1452]] – [[Joanna, Princess of Portugal]] (d. 1490)
*[[1453]] – [[Girolamo Benivieni]], Florentine poet (d. 1542)
*[[1465]] – [[Scipione del Ferro]], Italian mathematician and theorist (d. 1526)
*[[1536]] – [[Sassa Narimasa]], Japanese samurai (d. 1588)
*[[1577]] – [[Beatrice Cenci]], Italian murderer (d. 1599)<ref>{{cite book|author=Rev. Msgr. Hugh Francis Blunt|title=The Great Magdalens: Famous Women Who Returned to God after Lives of Sin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjSiDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT110|year=1928|publisher=TAN Books|isbn=978-1-5051-0833-0|pages=110–}}</ref>
*[[1582]] – [[Mario Bettinus]], Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657)
===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] – [[Bernard of Corleone]], Italian saint (d. 1667)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_20010610_ber-da-corleone_en.html|title=Bernardo da Corleone (1605-1667)|publisher=Holy See|date=|access-date=17 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[1608]] – [[António Vieira]], Portuguese priest and philosopher (d. 1697)
*[[1611]] – [[Chongzhen Emperor]] of China (d. 1644)
*[[1612]] – [[Antoine Arnauld]], French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694)
*[[1643]] – [[Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg]], Prussian politician, 1st [[Minister President of Prussia]] (d. 1712)
*[[1649]] – [[Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp]], German noblewoman (d. 1728)<ref>{{cite book|title=Royal Genealogies: Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ge9lAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA439|year=1736|publisher=Bettenham|pages=439}}</ref>
*[[1664]] – [[Mustafa II]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1703)
*[[1665]] – [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]], Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (d. 1714)<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Anne: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/anne.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1695]] – [[Nicolaus II Bernoulli]], Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1726)
*[[1719]] – [[Alberto Pullicino]], Maltese painter (d. 1759)
*[[1726]] – [[Patrick Russell (herpetologist)|Patrick Russell]], Scottish surgeon and zoologist (d. 1805)
*[[1732]] – [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]], English-American general (d. 1782)
*[[1736]] – [[Franz Xaver Messerschmidt]], German-Austrian sculptor (d. 1783)
*[[1744]] – [[Pierre-Joseph Desault]], French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
*[[1748]] – [[Adam Weishaupt]], German philosopher and academic, founded the [[Illuminati]] (d. 1830)
*[[1753]] – [[Évariste de Parny]], French poet and author (d. 1814)
*[[1756]] – [[Aaron Burr]], American colonel and politician, 3rd [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1836)
*[[1758]] – [[Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz]], Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1841)
*[[1769]] – [[Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn]], Austrian general (d. 1862)
*[[1772]] – [[George Murray (British Army officer)|George Murray]], Scottish general and politician, [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] (d. 1830)
*[[1778]] – [[Ugo Foscolo]], Italian author and poet (d. 1827)
*[[1781]] – [[John Keane, 1st Baron Keane]], Irish general and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia|Governor of Saint Lucia]] (d. 1844)
*[[1796]] – [[John Stevens Henslow]], English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)
*[[1797]] – [[Joseph von Radowitz]], Prussian general and politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Prussia|Foreign Minister of Prussia]] (d. 1853)
*[[1799]] – [[Imre Frivaldszky]], Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870)
*[[1800]] – [[Achille Devéria]], French painter and lithographer (d. 1857)
*[[1802]] – [[Charles Wheatstone]], English-French physicist and cryptographer (d. 1875)
*[[1811]] – [[Henry Liddell]], English priest, author, and academic (d. 1898)
*[[1814]] – [[Auguste Chapdelaine]], French missionary and saint (d. 1856)
*[[1818]] – [[William M. Evarts]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1901)
*[[1820]] – [[Thomas C. Durant]], American railroad tycoon (d. 1885)
*[[1829]] – [[Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer]], French architect, designed the [[La Santé Prison]] and [[Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge]] (d. 1914)
*[[1832]] – [[John Brown Gordon]], American general and politician, 53rd [[Governor of Georgia]] (d. 1904)
*[[1833]] – [[José María de Pereda]], Spanish author and academic (d. 1906)
* 1833 – [[J. E. B. Stuart]], American general (d. 1864)
*[[1834]] – [[Edwin Klebs]], German-Swiss pathologist and academic (d. 1913)
* 1834 – [[Ema Pukšec]], Croatian-German soprano (d. 1889)
* 1834 – [[Wilhelm von Scherff]], German general and author (d. 1911)
*[[1838]] – [[Henry Irving]], English actor and manager (d. 1905)
* 1838 – [[Israel Meir Kagan]], Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (d. 1933)
*[[1839]] – [[Eduard Hitzig]], German neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1907)
*[[1842]] – [[Alexandre Ribot]], French academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1923)<ref name="Tucker2005">{{cite book|author=Spencer Tucker|title=World War I: Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YqjfHLyyj8C&pg=PA982|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-420-2|page=982}}</ref>
*[[1843]] – [[Inoue Kowashi]], Japanese scholar and politician (d. 1895)
* 1843 – [[Frederic William Henry Myers]], English poet and philologist, co-founded the [[Society for Psychical Research]] (d. 1901)
*[[1845]] – [[Isidor Straus]], German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912)
*[[1847]] – [[Henry Janeway Hardenbergh]], American architect, designed the [[Plaza Hotel]] (d. 1918)
*[[1852]] – [[C. Lloyd Morgan]], English zoologist and psychologist (d. 1936)
* 1852 – [[Vasily Safonov]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1918)
*[[1861]] – [[Nikolay Zelinsky]], Russian chemist and academic (d. 1953)
*[[1864]] – [[John Henry Mackay]], Scottish-German philosopher and author (d. 1933)
*[[1866]] – [[Karl Sapper]], German linguist and explorer (d. 1945)
*[[1872]] – [[Robert Maillart]], Swiss engineer, designed the [[Salginatobel Bridge]] and [[Schwandbach Bridge]] (d. 1940)
*[[1874]] – [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura]], Indian religious leader, founded the [[Gaudiya Math]] (d. 1937)
*[[1875]] – [[Leonid Gobyato]], Russian general (d. 1915)
*[[1876]] – [[Henry Blogg]], English fisherman and sailor (d. 1954)
*[[1879]] – [[Othon Friesz]], French painter (d. 1949)
* 1879 – [[Magnús Guðmundsson (politician)|Magnús Guðmundsson]], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (d. 1937)
* 1879 – [[Edwin Samuel Montagu]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (d. 1924)
* 1879 – [[Carl Ramsauer]], German physicist and author (d. 1955)
*[[1880]] – [[Nishinoumi Kajirō II]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (d. 1931)
*[[1884]] – [[Marcel Cohen]], French linguist and scholar (d. 1974)
*[[1887]] – [[Josef Frings]], German cardinal (d. 1978)
*[[1890]] – [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]], Pakistani activist and politician (d. 1988)
* 1890 – [[James McGirr]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1957)
*[[1892]] – [[Maximilian Fretter-Pico]], German general (d. 1984)
* 1892 – [[William P. Murphy]], American physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1987)
*[[1893]] – [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]], Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan]] (d. 1985)
*[[1894]] – [[Eric Partridge]], New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (d. 1979)
* 1894 – [[Kirpal Singh]], Indian spiritual master (d. 1974)
*[[1895]] – [[Robert La Follette Jr.]], American politician (d. 1953)
* 1895 – [[María Teresa Vera]], Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (d. 1965)
* 1895 – [[Babe Ruth]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1948)
*[[1898]] – [[Harry Haywood]], American soldier and politician (d. 1985)
*[[1899]] – [[Ramon Novarro]], Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1968)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] – [[Ben Lyon]], American actor (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Lyon, 78, Silent-Screen Star Who Discovered' Marilyn Monroe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/26/archives/ben-lyon-78-silentscreen-star-who-discovered-marilyn-monroe-jean.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=26 March 1979}}</ref>
*[[1902]] – [[George Brunies]], American trombonist (d. 1974)
*[[1903]] – [[Claudio Arrau]], Chilean pianist and composer (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite book|title=Unisa Latin American Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bjglAQAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=UNISA Centre for Latin American Studies|page=99}}</ref>
*[[1905]] – [[Władysław Gomułka]], Polish politician (d. 1982)
* 1905 – [[Jan Werich]], Czech actor and playwright (d. 1980)
*[[1906]] – [[Joseph Schull]], Canadian playwright and historian (d. 1980)
*[[1908]] – [[Geo Bogza]], Romanian poet and journalist (d. 1993)
* 1908 – [[Amintore Fanfani]], Italian journalist and politician, 32nd [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (d. 1999)
* 1908 – [[Edward Lansdale]], American general and [[CIA]] agent (d. 1987)
* 1908 – [[Michael Maltese]], American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981)
*[[1910]] – [[Roman Czerniawski]], Polish air force officer and spy (d. 1985)
* 1910 – [[Irmgard Keun]], German author (d. 1982)
* 1910 – [[Carlos Marcello]], Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993)
*[[1911]] – [[Ronald Reagan]], American actor and politician, 40th [[President of the United States]] (d. 2004)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 6: Fabian Forte, Axl Rose |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-6-Fabian-Forte-Axl-Rose/8101675546698/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1912]] – [[Eva Braun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (d. 1945)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1912 – [[Christopher Hill (historian)|Christopher Hill]], English historian and author (d. 2003)
*[[1913]] – [[Mary Leakey]], English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1996)
*[[1914]] – [[Thurl Ravenscroft]], American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
*[[1915]] – [[Kavi Pradeep]], Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998)
*[[1916]] – [[John Crank]], English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)
*[[1917]] – [[Louis-Philippe de Grandpré]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
* 1917 – [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]], Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1918]] – [[Lothar-Günther Buchheim]], German author and painter (d. 2007)
*[[1919]] – [[Takashi Yanase]], Japanese poet and illustrator, created ''[[Anpanman]]'' (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] – [[Carl Neumann Degler]], American historian and author (d. 2014)
* 1921 – [[Bob Scott (rugby)|Bob Scott]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2012)
*[[1922]] – [[Patrick Macnee]], English-American actor and costume designer (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1922 – [[Denis Norden]], English actor, screenwriter, and television host (d. 2018)
* 1922 – [[Haskell Wexler]], American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2015)
*[[1923]] – [[Gyula Lóránt]], Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1981)
*[[1924]] – [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], English footballer and manager (d. 1994)
* 1924 – [[Jin Yong]], Hong Kong author and publisher, founded ''[[Ming Pao]]'' (d. 2018)
*[[1925]] – [[Walker Edmiston]], American actor and puppeteer (d. 2007)
*[[1927]] – [[Gerard K. O'Neill]], American physicist and astronomer (d. 1992)
*[[1928]] – [[Allan H. Meltzer]], American economist and academic (d. 2017)
*[[1929]] – [[Colin Murdoch]], New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the [[tranquilliser gun]] (d. 2008)
* 1929 – [[Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta]], Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011)
* 1929 – [[Valentin Yanin]], Russian historian and author (d. 2020)
*[[1930]] – [[Jun Kondo]], Japanese physicist and academic (d. 2022)
*[[1931]] – [[Rip Torn]], American actor (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1931 – [[Fred Trueman]], English cricketer (d. 2006)
* 1931 – [[Mamie Van Doren]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
* 1931 – [[Ricardo Vidal]], Filipino cardinal (d. 2017)
*[[1932]] – [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], Cuban soldier and anarchist (d. 1959)
* 1932 – [[François Truffaut]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1933]] – [[Leslie Crowther]], English comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 1996)
*[[1936]] – [[Kent Douglas]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2009)
*[[1938]] – [[Fred Mifflin]], Canadian admiral and politician, 19th [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Veterans Affairs]] (d. 2013)
*[[1939]] – [[Jean Beaudin]], Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2019)
* 1939 – [[Mike Farrell]], American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker<ref name="AP"/>
* 1939 – [[Jair Rodrigues]], Brazilian singer (d. 2014)
*[[1940]] – [[Tom Brokaw]], American journalist and author<ref name="AP"/>
* 1940 – [[Petr Hájek]], Czech mathematician and academic (d. 2016)
* 1940 – [[Jimmy Tarbuck]], English comedian and actor
*[[1941]] – [[Stephen Albert]], American pianist and composer (d. 1992)
* 1941 – [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], English pop singer
* 1941 – [[Gigi Perreau]], American actress and director
*[[1942]] – [[Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov]], Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (d. 2021)
* 1942 – [[Sarah Brady]], American activist and author (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1942 – [[Charlie Coles]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
* 1942 – [[James Loewen]], American sociologist and historian (d. 2021)
* 1942 – [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (d. 2012)
*[[1943]] – [[Fabian Forte]], American pop singer and actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1943 – [[Gayle Hunnicutt]], American actress (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gayle Hunnicutt obituary {{!}} Television & radio {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/03/gayle-hunnicutt-obituary |website=amp.theguardian.com |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1944]] – [[Christine Boutin]], French politician, [[Minister of Housing and Territorial Equality (France)|French Minister of Housing and Urban Development]]
* 1944 – [[Willie Tee]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2007)
*[[1945]] – [[Bob Marley]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1945 – [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1946]] – [[Richie Hayward]], American drummer and songwriter (d. 2010)
* 1946 – [[Kate McGarrigle]], Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
* 1946 – [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]], American captain and politician
*[[1947]] – [[Charlie Hickcox]], American swimmer (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Hickcox|url=https://www.olympic.org/charles-hickcox|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
* 1947 – [[Bill Staines]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
*[[1949]] – [[Mike Batt]], English singer-songwriter and producer
* 1949 – [[Manuel Orantes]], Spanish tennis player
* 1949 – [[Jim Sheridan]], Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1949 – [[Mike Anderson (linebacker)|Mike Anderson]], former American football player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://smartbrothamedia.com/interview-with-mike-anderson | title=Mike Anderson - LSU Living Legend - Count Time Podcast | date=3 September 2021 }}</ref>
*[[1950]] – [[Natalie Cole]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1950 – [[Timothy M. Dolan]], American cardinal
* 1950 – [[Punky Meadows]], American rock guitarist and songwriter
*[[1951]] – [[Kevin Whately]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1952]] – [[Ric Charlesworth]], Australian cricketer, coach, and politician
* 1952 – [[Viktor Giacobbo]], Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter
* 1952 – [[Ricardo La Volpe]], Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach
*[[1955]] – [[Avram Grant]], Israeli football manager
* 1955 – [[John Kuester]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=John Kuester |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77320/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1955 – [[Michael Pollan]], American journalist, author, and academic
* 1955 – [[Bruno Stolorz]], French rugby player and coach
*[[1956]] – [[Jerry Marotta]], American drummer
*[[1957]] – [[Andres Lipstok]], Estonian economist and politician, [[Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs]]
* 1957 – [[Kathy Najimy]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
* 1957 – [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]], English drummer and producer<ref name="AP"/>
* 1957 – [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1958]] – [[Cecily Adams]], American actress and casting director (d. 2004)
*[[1960]] – [[Jeremy Bowen]], Welsh journalist
* 1960 – [[Megan Gallagher]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1961]] – [[Cam Cameron]], American football player and coach
* 1961 – [[Bill Lester]], American race car driver
* 1961 – [[Yury Onufriyenko]], Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
*[[1962]] – [[Stavros Lambrinidis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece]]
* 1962 – [[Axl Rose]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 6, 2023 includes celebrities Rick Astley, Axl Rose |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-6-2023-includes-celebrities-rick-astley-axl-rose.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1963]] – [[David Capel]], English cricketer (d. 2020)
* 1963 – [[Scott Gordon (ice hockey)|Scott Gordon]], American ice hockey player and coach
* 1963 – [[Quentin Letts]], English journalist and critic
*[[1964]] – [[Laurent Cabannes]], French rugby player
* 1964 – [[Gordon Downie]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2017)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1964 – [[Colin Miller (cricketer)|Colin Miller]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
* 1964 – [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]], Russian actor and director
*[[1965]] – [[Jan Svěrák]], Czech actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1966]] – [[Rick Astley]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1967]] – [[Anita Cochran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1967 – [[Izumi Sakai]], Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
* 1967 – [[Michelle Thrush]], Canadian actress and activist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |page=233}}</ref>
*[[1968]] – [[Adolfo Valencia]], Colombian footballer
* 1968 – [[Akira Yamaoka]], Japanese composer and producer
*[[1969]] – [[David Hayter]], American actor and screenwriter
* 1969 – [[Masaharu Fukuyama]], Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
* 1969 – [[Tim Sherwood]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7243|title=Tim Sherwood|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1969 – [[Bob Wickman]], American baseball player
*[[1970]] – [[Per Frandsen]], Danish footballer and manager
* 1970 – [[Tim Herron]], American golfer
*[[1971]] – [[Brad Hogg]], Australian cricketer
* 1971 – [[Carlos Rogers (basketball)|Carlos Rogers]], American basketball player
* 1971 – [[Brian Stepanek]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1972]] – [[Stefano Bettarini]], Italian footballer
* 1972 – [[David Binn]], American football player
*[[1974]] – [[Aljo Bendijo]], Filipino journalist
*[[1975]] – [[Chad Allen (baseball)|Chad Allen]], American baseball player and coach
* 1975 – [[Orkut Büyükkökten]], Turkish computer scientist and engineer, created [[Orkut]]
* 1975 – [[Tomoko Kawase]], Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1976]] – [[Tanja Frieden]], Swiss snowboarder and educator
* 1976 – [[Kim Zmeskal]], American gymnast and coach
*[[1977]] – [[Josh Stewart]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1978]] – [[Yael Naim]], French-Israeli singer-songwriter
*[[1979]] – [[Dan Bălan]], Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer
*[[1980]] – [[Kerry Jeremy]], Antiguan cricketer
* 1980 – [[Konnor (wrestler)|Konnor]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Konnor |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17173541/wwe-profile-page-konnor |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=11 August 2016}}</ref>
* 1980 – [[Ben Lawson]], Australian actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1980 – [[Kim Poirier]], Canadian actress, singer, and producer
* 1980 – [[Luke Ravenstahl]], American politician, 58th [[Mayor of Pittsburgh]]
*[[1981]] – [[Ricky Barnes]], American golfer
* 1981 – [[Calum Best]], American-English model and actor
* 1981 – [[Shim Eun-jin]], South Korean singer and actress
* 1981 – [[Alison Haislip]], American actress and producer
* 1981 – [[Jens Lekman]], Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1982]] – [[Alice Eve]], English actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1982 – [[Elise Ray]], American gymnast
* 1982 – [[Tank (Taiwanese singer)|Tank]], Taiwanese singer-songwriter
*[[1983]] – [[Dimas Delgado]], Spanish footballer
* 1983 – [[S. Sreesanth]], Indian cricketer
* 1983 – [[Jamie Whincup]], Australian race car driver
*[[1984]] – [[Darren Bent]], English international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=28055|title=Darren Bent|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1984 – [[Piret Järvis]], Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1984 – [[Antoine Wright (basketball)|Antoine Wright]], American basketball player
*[[1985]] – [[Fallulah]], Danish singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/kunstner/fallulah/10419694|title=Fallulah, singer-songwriter|website=Danish Broadcast Corporation|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
* 1985 – [[Kris Humphries]], American basketball player
* 1985 – [[Crystal Reed]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1986]] – [[Dane DeHaan]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1986 – [[Tony Johnson (fighter)|Tony Johnson]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tony-Johnson-41069|title=Tony "Hulk" Johnson|work=Sherdog}}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Yunho]], South Korean singer and actor
*[[1987]] – [[Pedro Álvarez (baseball)|Pedro Álvarez]], Dominican-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pedro Alvarez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/pedro-alvarez-476883 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1987 – [[Travis Wood]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Wood |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/travis-wood-475243 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1988]] – [[Anna Diop]], Senegalese-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1988 – [[Bailey Hanks]], American actress, singer, and dancer
*[[1989]] – [[Craig Cathcart]], Northern Irish footballer
* 1989 – [[Jonny Flynn]], American basketball player
*[[1990]] – [[Adam Henrique]], Canadian ice hockey player
* 1990 – [[Jermaine Kearse]], American football player
* 1990 – [[Aida Rybalko]], Lithuanian figure skater
* 1990 – [[Dominic Sherwood]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1991]] – [[Tobias Eisenbauer]], Austrian ice dancer
* 1991 – [[Aleksandar Katai]], Serbian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/aleksandar-katai|title=Aleksandar Katai {{pipe}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref>
* 1991 – [[Ida Njåtun]], Norwegian speed skater
* 1991 – [[Eva Wacanno]], Dutch tennis player
* 1991 – [[Fei Yu]], Chinese footballer
*[[1992]] – [[Víctor Mañón]], Mexican footballer
*[[1993]] – [[Teresa Scanlan]], American beauty pageant titleholder, [[Miss America 2011]]
* 1993 – [[Tinashe]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1994]] – [[Charlie Heaton]], English actor and musician<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1995]] – [[Nyck de Vries]], Dutch race car driver<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/driver/nyck-de-vries/19622/ |title=Nyck de Vries Profile - Bio, News, High-Res Photos & High Quality Videos |website=motorsport.com |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/nyck-de-vries/ |title=Nyck de Vries {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |website=Driver Database |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref>
* 1995 – [[Leon Goretzka]], German footballer
* 1995 – [[Sam McQueen]], English footballer
*[[1996]] – [[Kevon Looney]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevon Looney |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1626172/kevon-looney |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] – [[Adley Rutschman]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adley Rutschman |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/adley-rutschman-668939 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[685]] – [[Hlothhere of Kent|Hlothhere]], king of Kent<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[743]] – [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad caliph]] (b. 691)
* [[797]] – [[Donnchad Midi]], Irish king (b. 733)
* [[891]] – [[Photios I of Constantinople]] (b. 810)
* [[1135]] – [[Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily]] (b.c. 1100){{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
*[[1140]] – [[Thurstan]], [[Archbishop of York]]
*[[1215]] – [[Hōjō Tokimasa]], Japanese [[shikken]] of the [[Kamakura bakufu]] (b. 1138)
*[[1378]] – [[Joanna of Bourbon]] (b. 1338)
*[[1411]] – [[Esau de' Buondelmonti]], ruler of [[Despotate of Epirus|Epirus]]
*[[1497]] – [[Johannes Ockeghem]], Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410)
*[[1515]] – [[Aldus Manutius]], Italian publisher, founded the [[Aldine Press]] (b. 1449)
*[[1519]] – [[Lorenz von Bibra]], Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459)
*[[1539]] – [[John III, Duke of Cleves]] (b. 1491)
*[[1585]] – [[Edmund Plowden]], English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518)
*[[1593]] – [[Jacques Amyot]], French author and translator (b. 1513)
* 1593 – [[Emperor Ōgimachi]] of Japan (b. 1517)
*[[1597]] – [[Franciscus Patricius]], Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Christopher Clavius]], German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Clavius |url=http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/clavius.html |website=galileo.rice.edu |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[1617]] – [[Prospero Alpini]], Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)<ref>{{cite book |title=Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Rev. and Amended A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects. 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations |year=1890 |publisher=Belford-Clarke Company |page=219 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AIhWsMeyJQC&pg=PA219 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1685]] – [[Charles II of England]] (b. 1630)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-king-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland#:~:text=Charles%20II%2C%20byname%20The%20Merry,history%20as%20the%20Restoration%20period. |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=30 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1695]] – [[Ahmed II]], Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmed II {{!}} Ottoman sultan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmed-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1740]] – [[Pope Clement XII]] (b. 1652)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clement XII {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-XII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1775]] – [[William Dowdeswell (Chancellor)|William Dowdeswell]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1721)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walpole |first1=Horace |title=Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third |year=1894 |publisher=Lawrence and Bullen |isbn=978-0-8369-5489-0 |page=139 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6rSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA139 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Dowdeswell, William (1760–1828), army officer and art collector |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7960 |year = 2004|access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7960}}</ref>
*[[1783]] – [[Capability Brown]], English gardener and architect (b. 1716)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancelot Brown {{!}} English landscape architect |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lancelot-Brown |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1793]] – [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlo Goldoni {{!}} Italian dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlo-Goldoni |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1804]] – [[Joseph Priestley]], English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Priestley {{!}} Biography, Discoveries, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Priestley |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1833]] – [[Pierre André Latreille]], French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre-André Latreille {{!}} French zoologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Andre-Latreille |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1834]] – [[Richard Lemon Lander]], English explorer (b. 1804)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Lemon Lander {{!}} British explorer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Lemon-Lander |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1865]] – [[Isabella Beeton]], English author of ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite web |title= History - Mrs Beeton |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/beeton_mrs.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[1899]] – [[Leo von Caprivi]], German general and politician, [[List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo, count von Caprivi {{!}} German chancellor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-Graf-von-Caprivi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[John Colton (politician)|John Colton]], English-Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1823)
*[[1908]] – [[Harriet Samuel]], English businesswoman and founder of the jewellery retailer [[H. Samuel]] (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rubinstein |first1=William D. |last2=Jolles |first2=Michael |last3=Rubinstein |first3=Hilary L. |author-link1=William Rubinstein |author-link3=Hilary L. Rubinstein |title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History |date=22 February 2011 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-4039-3910-4 |page=852 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJc8afOZV0QC&pg=PA852 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[1916]] – [[Rubén Darío]], Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
*[[1918]] – [[Gustav Klimt]], Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
*[[1929]] – [[Maria Christina of Austria]] (b. 1858)
*[[1931]] – [[Motilal Nehru]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (b. 1861)
*[[1932]] – [[John Earle (Australian politician)|John Earle]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1865)
*[[1938]] – [[Marianne von Werefkin]], Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Laurie|last1=Collier Hillstrom|first2=Kevin|last2=Hillstrom|first3=Lucy R.|last3=Lippard|title=Contemporary Women Artists|location=Farmington Hills|publisher=St. James Press|year=1999|page=707|isbn=978-1-55862-372-9}}</ref>
*[[1942]] – [[Jaan Soots]], Estonian general and politician, 7th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (b. 1880)
*[[1951]] – [[Gabby Street]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
*[[1952]] – [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite web |title=George VI {{!}} Biography & Stammer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=9 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1958]] – victims of the [[Munich air disaster]]
** [[Geoff Bent]], English footballer (b. 1932)
** [[Roger Byrne]], English footballer (b. 1929)
** [[Eddie Colman]], English footballer (b. 1936)
** [[Walter Crickmer]], English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
** [[Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933)|Mark Jones]], English footballer (b. 1933)
** [[David Pegg]], English footballer (b. 1935)
** [[Frank Swift]], English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
** [[Tommy Taylor]], English footballer (b. 1932)
*[[1963]] – [[Piero Manzoni]], Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)
*[[1964]] – [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], Filipino general and politician, 1st [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1869)
*[[1967]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (b. 1920)
*[[1971]] – [[Pete Robinson (drag racer)|Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson]], [[Drag racing|drag racer]] (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial {{!}} Pete Robinson |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=1147 |website=Motorsportmemorial.org |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1972]] – [[Julian Steward]], American anthropologist (b. 1902)
*[[1976]] – [[Ritwik Ghatak]], Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
* 1976 – [[Vince Guaraldi]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)
*[[1981]] – [[Hugo Montenegro]], American composer and conductor (b. 1925)
*[[1982]] – [[Ben Nicholson]], British painter (b. 1894)
*[[1985]] – [[James Hadley Chase]], English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)
*[[1986]] – [[Frederick Coutts]], Scottish 8th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (b. 1899)
* 1986 – [[Dandy Nichols]], English actress (b. 1907)
* 1986 – [[Minoru Yamasaki]], American architect, designed the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] (b. 1912)
*[[1987]] – [[Julien Chouinard]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)
*[[1989]] – [[Barbara W. Tuchman]], American historian and author (b. 1912)
*[[1990]] – [[Jimmy Van Heusen]], American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
*[[1991]] – [[Salvador Luria]], Italian biologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1912)
* 1991 – [[Danny Thomas]], American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)
*[[1993]] – [[Arthur Ashe]], American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)
*[[1994]] – [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (b. 1905)
* 1994 – [[Jack Kirby]], American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
*[[1995]] – [[James Merrill]], American poet and playwright (b. 1926)
*[[1998]] – [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957)
*[[1999]] – [[Don Dunstan]], Australian lawyer and politician, 35th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1926)
* 1999 – [[Jimmy Roberts (singer)|Jimmy Roberts]], American tenor (b. 1924)
*[[2000]] – [[Phil Walters]], American race car driver (b. 1916)
* 2000 – [[Hani al-Rahib]], Syrian novelist and literary academic (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=في ذكرى رحيل الأديب د.هاني الراهب |url=https://pen-sy.com/15206/ |website=pen-sy |access-date=19 July 2022 |language=ar |date=6 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[2001]] – [[Filemon Lagman]], Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953)
* 2001 – [[Trần Văn Lắm]], South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/20/world/tran-van-lam-88-top-south-vietnam-aide.html | title=Tran Van Lam, 88, Top South Vietnam Aide | work=The New York Times | author=Wolfgang Saxon | date=2001-03-20}}</ref>
*[[2002]] – [[Max Perutz]], Austrian-English biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1914)
*[[2004]] – [[Gerald Bouey]], Canadian lieutenant and economist (b. 1920)
*[[2005]] – [[Karl Haas]], German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)
*[[2007]] – [[Lew Burdette]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
* 2007 – [[Frankie Laine]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
* 2007 – [[Willye White]], American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)
*[[2008]] – [[Tony Rolt]], English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
*[[2009]] – [[Philip Carey]], American actor (b. 1925)
* 2009 – [[Shirley Jean Rickert]], American actress (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=2009-02-13|title=Shirley Jean Rickert, 82, 'Our Gang' Star, Dies|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/arts/television/13rickert.html|access-date=2021-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518140932/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/arts/television/13rickert.html|archive-date=2019-05-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* 2009 – [[James Whitmore]], American actor (b. 1921)
*[[2011]] – [[Gary Moore]], Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952)
*[[2012]] – [[David Rosenhan]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
* 2012 – [[Antoni Tàpies]], Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
* 2012 – [[Janice E. Voss]], American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)
*[[2013]] – [[Chokri Belaid]], Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964)
* 2013 – [[Menachem Elon]], German-Israeli academic and jurist (b. 1923)
*[[2014]] – [[Vasiľ Biľak]], Slovak politician (b. 1917)
* 2014 – [[Ralph Kiner]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
* 2014 – [[Maxine Kumin]], American author and poet (b. 1925)
* 2014 – [[Vaçe Zela]], Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
*[[2015]] – [[André Brink]], South African author and playwright (b. 1935)
* 2015 – [[Alan Nunnelee]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1958)
* 2015 – [[Pedro León Zapata]], Venezuelan cartoonist (b. 1929)
*[[2016]] – [[Dan Gerson]], American screenwriter (b. 1966)
* 2016 – [[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
*[[2017]] – [[Irwin Corey]], American comedian and actor (b. 1914)
* 2017 – [[Inge Keller]], German actress (b. 1923)
* 2017 – [[Alec McCowen]], English actor (b. 1925)
* 2017 – [[Joost van der Westhuizen]], South African rugby union footballer (b. 1971)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/breaking-joost-van-der-westhuizen-dies-20170206|title=BREAKING: Joost van der Westhuizen dies|website=news24.com|date=7 February 2017|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[2018]] – [[Donald Lynden-Bell]], English astrophysicist (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Donald Lynden-Bell {{!}} Institute of Astronomy |url=https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/content/prof.donald.lynden-bell |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.ast.cam.ac.uk |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206164643/https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/content/prof.donald.lynden-bell |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Manfred Eigen]], German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-09 |title=Manfred Eigen, 1967 Nobel chemistry laureate, dies at 91 |url=https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/manfred-eigen-1967-nobel-chemistry-laureate-dies-at-91 |access-date=2023-02-06 |archive-date=2019-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124401/https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/manfred-eigen-1967-nobel-chemistry-laureate-dies-at-91 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Rosamunde Pilcher]], British author (born 1924)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2019-02-07 |title=Rosamunde Pilcher, author of The Shell Seekers, dies aged 94 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rosamunde-pilcher-author-of-the-shell-seekers-dies-aged-94 |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Jhon Jairo Velásquez]], Colombian hitman and drug dealer (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pablo Escobar's former hitman "Popeye" has died at 57 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jhon-jairo-velasquez-vasquez-popeye-pablo-escobar-death-today-02-06-2020/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=6 February 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2021]] – [[George Shultz]], American politician, [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/george-shultz-reagans-secretary-of-state-dies-at-100|title=George Shultz, Reagan's secretary of state, dies at 100|date=February 7, 2021|website=Washington Examiner}}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Indian singer and music composer (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lata-mangeshkar-legendary-singer-dies-at-92/article38387404.ece|title=Lata Mangeshkar, legendary singer, passes away at 92|date=February 6, 2022|website=The Hindu}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[Greta Andersen]], Danish swimmer (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greta Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Sebastian Piñera]], former Chilean president (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2024/02/06/sebastian-pinera-ex-presidente-do-chile-morre-em-acidente-de-helicoptero.ghtml|title=Sebastian Piñera, former chilean president, dies at 74 after a helicopter crash|website=G1|date=6 February 2024 }}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Saint Amand|Amand]]
** [[Dorothea of Caesarea]]
** [[Hildegund (widow)|Hildegund]], ''[[O.Praem.]]''
** [[Jacut]]
** [[Mateo Correa Magallanes]] (one of [[Saints of the Cristero War]])
** [[Mél of Ardagh]]
** [[Paulo Miki|Paul Miki]] and [[Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan]]
** [[Relindis of Maaseik|Relindis (Renule) of Maaseik]]
** [[Saint Vedastus|Vedastus]]
** [[February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation]] ([[United Nations]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ronald Reagan Day]] ([[California]], [[United States]])
* [[Sami National Day]] ([[Russia]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]])
* [[Waitangi Day]], celebrates the founding of [[New Zealand]] in 1840.
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208050226/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6 |date=2007-02-08 }}
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=6}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/6 Historical Events on February 6]
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