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Tuesday, 6 January 2026

Day 6 of 2026  ·  359 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 02
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Births (8) Deaths (0) Events (3) Reminders (1)
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8 Births
3 Events
1 Reminders
12 Total entries

★ Born on this day 8 entries

1799
Jedediah Smith
US 227 yrs ago
1811
Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction Senator.
US Politics & Government 215 yrs ago
1842
Clarence King
US Politics & Government 184 yrs ago
1878
Carl Sandburg, poet to the world.
US Arts & Culture 148 yrs ago
1882
Samuel Rayburn, Speaker of the House (1940 - 1957).
US 144 yrs ago
1914
Danny Thomas, actor, comedian.
US Arts & Culture 112 yrs ago
1920
Sun Myung Moon
US Space & Astronomy 106 yrs ago
1945
Bonnie Franklin
US 81 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1681
First recorded boxing match takes place in England, between Duke of Albemarle's butler and his butcher.
GB Sport 345 yrs ago
1914
Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded.
US Geography & Exploration 112 yrs ago
1956
Dorm room refrigerator is invented (college beer cooler!)
US Science & Technology 70 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Epiphany (Twelfth Night in England)