6th of February 2026
6th of February 2026 is the 37th day of the year.
This day in history:
1819: Raffles Founds Singapore - ...more
1840: Treaty of Waitangi - ...more
1918: Women get the Vote - ...more
1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen - ...more
1958: Munich Air Crash - ...more
1989: Launch of Sky TV - ...more
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British quote for the day:
All men would be tyrants if they could. - Daniel Defoe.
Born today:
Queen Anne - 1665, Charles Wheatstone - 1802, Sir Henry Irving - 1838, Cyril Garbett - 1875, Dennis Norden - 1922, Keith Waterhouse - 1929, Fred Trueman - 1931, Jimmy Tarbuck - 1940, Rick Astley - 1966.
Died today:
Capability Brown - 1783, Joseph Priestley - 1804, Richard Lander - 1834, Mrs Beeton - 1865, Ellen Wilkinson - 1947, George VI - 1952, James Kemsley - 1968, Ben Nicholson - 1982, Marghanita Laski - 1988, Max Perutz - 2002.
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