| Date | Text | |||
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| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 1925 | Paavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile and 14:44.6 5,000m | |||
| 06 Jan 1925 | John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005) | |||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 1950 | Isaiah Bowman: Geographer / co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 | |||
| 06 Jan 1950 | "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 3 performances | |||
| 06 Jan 1950 | Britain recognizes Communist government of China | |||
| 06 Jan 1950 | The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response. | |||
| 06 Jan 1950 | Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist; 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 1975 | James Farrior: Linebacker (NY Jets) | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Laura Berg: Whittier, California -- Softball outfielder (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist) | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Noel Madison: Actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77 | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | "AM America, " premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | "Wheel Of Fortune, " debuts on NBC-tv | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Jason King, English radio and television host | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | James Farrior, American football player | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005) | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Yukana, Japanese voice actress and singer | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | Pink Floyd started sessions start at Abbey Road Studios London for their next album 'Wish You Were Here'. Read the full story | |||
| 06 Jan 1975 | The mayor of Boston cancelled a Led Zeppelin concert after over 2,000 fans rioted trying to buy tickets. The fans caused an estimated $50,000 to $75,000 damage at Boston Garden. The gig during the bands North American tour was rescheduled for Feb 4th. | |||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 2000 | Celia, the last Pyrenean ibex was found dead after a tree had landed on her. | |||
| 06 Jan 2000 | Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931) | |||
| 06 Jan 2000 |
Pyrenean ibex extinct In 2000, the last Pyrenean ibex was found dead under a fallen tree with a crushed skull, by forest rangers in the Ordesa National Park in northern Spain. The 13-year-old female, named Celia, was the last known survivor of Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica, one of the four subspecies of the Spanish ibex. Of those, another subspecies, the Portuguese ibex had already became extinct in 1892. Known locally as a bucardo, Celia was studied by scientists while she lived in captivity within the park. Shortly before her death, they had taken tissue and blood samples to preserve the DNA for a cloning attempt. On 23 Jan 2009, a baby Pyranean ibex was born from a surrogate gate, becoming the first extinct species to be resurrected. Sadly, the baby died 7 minutes later due to lung defects. The Pyranean ibex was thus also the first species to go extinct twice. |
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| 20 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 2005 | A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas. | |||
| 06 Jan 2005 | American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. | |||
| 06 Jan 2005 | Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925) | |||
| 06 Jan 2005 | Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929) | |||
| 06 Jan 2005 | US CD sales rose for the first time in four years. The CD format accounted for 98% of the 666 million albums sold, according to research company Nielsen Soundscan. A total of 140 million digital tracks were legally downloaded during 2004, equivalent to 14 million albums. R&B star Usher was the biggest-selling artist with his album 'Confessions' selling eight million copies. Other top sellers of the year were Norah Jones, Eminem and country stars Kenny Chesney and Gretchen Wilson. The UK recorded a record year for album sales in 2004, with 237 million sold The Scissor Sisters proved the most popular album of the year, followed by Keane and Maroon 5. | |||
| 15 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 2010 | James von Brunn, American murderer (b. 1920) | |||
| 10 years anniversary | ||||
| 06 Jan 2015 | Thunder Rumble, American race horse (b. 1989) | |||
| 06 Jan 2015 | Lance Percival, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1933) | |||
| 06 Jan 2015 | Buffalo Tiger, American politician (b. 1920) | |||
| 06 Jan 2015 | Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923) | |||
| 06 Jan 2015 | Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918) | |||
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