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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[590]]  &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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=[[Kentish Express#History|H Igglesden]]|pages=519}}</ref>
*[[1694]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Massachusetts]] becomes the sixth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[Otto of Greece|Otto]] becomes the first modern [[King of Greece]].
*[[1840]] &ndash; Signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]], establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
*[[1843]] &ndash; The first [[minstrel show]] in the United States, The [[Virginia Minstrels]], opens ([[Bowery Amphitheatre]] in New York City).
*[[1851]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; British women over the age of 30 who meet [[Property qualification|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]]   &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; The [[Canadian Army]] enters combat in the [[Canada in the Korean War|Korean War]].
*  1951   &ndash; ''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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; Eight [[Manchester United F.C.]] players and 15 other passengers are killed in the [[Munich air disaster]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Jack Kilby]] of [[Texas Instruments]] files the first [[patent]] for an [[integrated circuit]].
*  1959   &ndash; At [[Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], the first successful test firing of a [[Titan intercontinental ballistic missile]] is accomplished.
*[[1973]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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&nbsp;mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
*[[1981]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; Justice [[Mary Gaudron]] becomes the first woman to be appointed to the [[High Court of Australia]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; Washington National Airport is renamed [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Ronald Reagan National Airport]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Stephen Harper]] becomes [[Premiership of Stephen Harper|Prime Minister of Canada]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; An [[2016 Taiwan earthquake|earthquake of magnitude 6.6]] strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Emperor Daigo]] of Japan (died 930)
*[[1402]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse]], Landgrave of Hesse (died 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]] &ndash; [[Joanna, Princess of Portugal]] (died 1490)
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Girolamo Benivieni]], Florentine poet (died 1542)
*[[1465]] &ndash; [[Scipione del Ferro]], Italian mathematician and theorist (died 1526)
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Sassa Narimasa]], Japanese samurai (died 1588)
*[[1577]] &ndash; [[Beatrice Cenci]], Italian murderer (died 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]] &ndash; [[Mario Bettinus]], Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1657)

===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] &ndash; [[Bernard of Corleone]], Italian saint (died 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]] &ndash; [[António Vieira]], Portuguese priest and philosopher (died 1697)
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Chongzhen Emperor]] of China (died 1644)
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Antoine Arnauld]], French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (died 1694)
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg]], Prussian politician, 1st [[Minister President of Prussia]] (died 1712)
*[[1649]] &ndash; [[Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp]], German noblewoman (died 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]] &ndash; [[Mustafa II]], Ottoman sultan (died 1703)
*[[1665]] &ndash; [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]], Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 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]] &ndash; [[Nicolaus II Bernoulli]], Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1726)
*[[1719]] &ndash; [[Alberto Pullicino]], Maltese painter (died 1759)
*[[1726]] &ndash; [[Patrick Russell (herpetologist)|Patrick Russell]], Scottish surgeon and zoologist (died 1805)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]], English-American general (died 1782)
*[[1736]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Messerschmidt]], German-Austrian sculptor (died 1783)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Joseph Desault]], French anatomist and surgeon (died 1795)
*[[1748]] &ndash; [[Adam Weishaupt]], German philosopher and academic, founded the [[Illuminati]] (died 1830)
*[[1753]] &ndash; [[Évariste de Parny]], French poet and author (died 1814)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[Aaron Burr]], American colonel and politician, 3rd [[Vice President of the United States]] (died 1836)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz]], Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (died 1841)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn]], Austrian general (died 1862)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[George Murray (British Army officer)|George Murray]], Scottish general and politician, [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] (died 1830)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Ugo Foscolo]], Italian author and poet (died 1827)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[John Keane, 1st Baron Keane]], Irish general and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia|Governor of Saint Lucia]] (died 1844)
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[John Stevens Henslow]], English botanist and geologist (died 1861)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Joseph von Radowitz]], Prussian general and politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Prussia|Foreign Minister of Prussia]] (died 1853)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Imre Frivaldszky]], Hungarian botanist and entomologist (died 1870)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Achille Devéria]], French painter and lithographer (died 1857)
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Charles Wheatstone]], English-French physicist and cryptographer (died 1875)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Henry Liddell]], English priest, author, and academic (died 1898)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Auguste Chapdelaine]], French missionary and saint (died 1856)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[William M. Evarts]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[United States Secretary of State]] (died 1901)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Thomas C. Durant]], American railroad tycoon (died 1885)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer]], French architect, designed the [[La Santé Prison]] and [[Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge]] (died 1914)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[John Brown Gordon]], American general and politician, 53rd [[Governor of Georgia]] (died 1904)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[José María de Pereda]], Spanish author and academic (died 1906)
*  1833   &ndash; [[J. E. B. Stuart]], American general (died 1864)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Edwin Klebs]], German-Swiss pathologist and academic (died 1913)
*  1834   &ndash; [[Ema Pukšec]], Croatian-German soprano (died 1889)
*  1834   &ndash; [[Wilhelm von Scherff]], German general and author (died 1911)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Henry Irving]], English actor and manager (died 1905)
*  1838   &ndash; [[Israel Meir Kagan]], Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (died 1933)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Eduard Hitzig]], German neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1907)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Ribot]], French academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 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]] &ndash; [[Inoue Kowashi]], Japanese scholar and politician (died 1895)
*  1843   &ndash; [[Frederic William Henry Myers]], English poet and philologist, co-founded the [[Society for Psychical Research]] (died 1901)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Isidor Straus]], German-American businessman and politician (died 1912)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Henry Janeway Hardenbergh]], American architect, designed the [[Plaza Hotel]] (died 1918)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[C. Lloyd Morgan]], English zoologist and psychologist (died 1936)
*  1852   &ndash; [[Vasily Safonov]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1918)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Zelinsky]], Russian chemist and academic (died 1953)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[John Henry Mackay]], Scottish-German philosopher and author (died 1933)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Karl Sapper]], German linguist and explorer (died 1945)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Robert Maillart]], Swiss engineer, designed the [[Salginatobel Bridge]] and [[Schwandbach Bridge]] (died 1940)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura]], Indian religious leader, founded the [[Gaudiya Math]] (died 1937)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Leonid Gobyato]], Russian general (died 1915)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Henry Blogg]], English fisherman and sailor (died 1954)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Othon Friesz]], French painter (died 1949)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Magnús Guðmundsson (politician)|Magnús Guðmundsson]], Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (died 1937)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Edwin Samuel Montagu]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (died 1924)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Carl Ramsauer]], German physicist and author (died 1955)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Nishinoumi Kajirō II]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (died 1931)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Marcel Cohen]], French linguist and scholar (died 1974)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Josef Frings]], German cardinal (died 1978)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]], Pakistani activist and politician (died 1988)
*  1890   &ndash; [[James McGirr]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (died 1957)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Maximilian Fretter-Pico]], German general (died 1984)
*  1892   &ndash; [[William P. Murphy]], American physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1987)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]], Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan]] (died 1985)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Eric Partridge]], New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (died 1979)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Kirpal Singh]], Indian spiritual master (died 1974)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Robert La Follette Jr.]], American politician (died 1953)
*  1895   &ndash; [[María Teresa Vera]], Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (died 1965) 
*  1895   &ndash; [[Babe Ruth]], American baseball player and coach (died 1948)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Harry Haywood]], American soldier and politician (died 1985)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Ramon Novarro]], Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (died 1968)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Ben Lyon]], American actor (died 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]] &ndash; [[George Brunies]], American trombonist (died 1974)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Claudio Arrau]], Chilean pianist and composer (died 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]] &ndash; [[Władysław Gomułka]], Polish politician (died 1982)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Jan Werich]], Czech actor and playwright (died 1980)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Joseph Schull]], Canadian playwright and historian (died 1980)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Geo Bogza]], Romanian poet and journalist (died 1993)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Amintore Fanfani]], Italian journalist and politician, 32nd [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (died 1999)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Edward Lansdale]], American general and [[CIA]] agent (died 1987)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Michael Maltese]], American actor, screenwriter, and composer (died 1981)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Roman Czerniawski]], Polish air force officer and spy (died 1985)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Irmgard Keun]], German author (died 1982)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Carlos Marcello]], Tunisian-American gangster (died 1993)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ronald Reagan]], American actor and politician, 40th [[President of the United States]] (died 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]] &ndash; [[Eva Braun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (died 1945)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1912   &ndash; [[Christopher Hill (historian)|Christopher Hill]], English historian and author (died 2003)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Mary Leakey]], English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (died 1996)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Thurl Ravenscroft]], American voice actor and singer (died 2005)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Kavi Pradeep]], Indian poet and songwriter (died 1998)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[John Crank]], English mathematician and physicist (died 2006)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Louis-Philippe de Grandpré]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2008)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]], Hungarian-American actress and socialite (died 2016)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Lothar-Günther Buchheim]], German author and painter (died 2007)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Takashi Yanase]], Japanese poet and illustrator, created ''[[Anpanman]]'' (died 2013)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Carl Neumann Degler]], American historian and author (died 2014)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Bob Scott (rugby)|Bob Scott]], New Zealand rugby player (died 2012)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Patrick Macnee]], English-American actor and costume designer (died 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Denis Norden]], English actor, screenwriter, and television host (died 2018)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Haskell Wexler]], American director, producer, and cinematographer (died 2015)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Gyula Lóránt]], Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1981)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], English footballer and manager (died 1994)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Jin Yong]], Hong Kong author and publisher, founded ''[[Ming Pao]]'' (died 2018)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Walker Edmiston]], American actor and puppeteer (died 2007)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Gerard K. O'Neill]], American physicist and astronomer (died 1992)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Allan H. Meltzer]], American economist and academic (died 2017)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Colin Murdoch]], New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the [[tranquilliser gun]] (died 2008)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta]], Venezuelan author and critic (died 2011)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Valentin Yanin]], Russian historian and author (died 2020)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jun Kondo]], Japanese physicist and academic (died 2022)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Rip Torn]], American actor (died 2019)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Fred Trueman]], English cricketer (died 2006)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Mamie Van Doren]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Ricardo Vidal]], Filipino cardinal (died 2017)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], Cuban soldier and anarchist (died 1959)
*  1932   &ndash; [[François Truffaut]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Leslie Crowther]], English comedian, actor, and game show host (died 1996)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Kent Douglas]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2009)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Fred Mifflin]], Canadian admiral and politician, 19th [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Veterans Affairs]] (died 2013)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Jean Beaudin]], Canadian director and screenwriter (died 2019)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Mike Farrell]], American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker<ref name="AP"/>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Jair Rodrigues]], Brazilian singer (died 2014)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Tom Brokaw]], American journalist and author<ref name="AP"/>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Petr Hájek]], Czech mathematician and academic (died 2016)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jimmy Tarbuck]], English comedian and actor
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Stephen Albert]], American pianist and composer (died 1992)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], English pop singer
*  1941   &ndash; [[Gigi Perreau]], American actress and director
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov]], Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (died 2021)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Sarah Brady]], American activist and author (died 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Charlie Coles]], American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
*  1942   &ndash; [[James Loewen]], American sociologist and historian (died 2021)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Tommy Roberts (designer)|Tommy Roberts]], English fashion designer (died 2012)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Fabian Forte]], American pop singer and actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Gayle Hunnicutt]], American actress (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gayle Hunnicutt obituary {{!}} Television & radio {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/03/gayle-hunnicutt-obituary |website=amp.theguardian.com |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Christine Boutin]], French politician, [[Minister of Housing and Territorial Equality (France)|French Minister of Housing and Urban Development]]
*  1944   &ndash; [[Willie Tee]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2007)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Bob Marley]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Richie Hayward]], American drummer and songwriter  (died 2010)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Kate McGarrigle]], Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (died 2010)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]], American captain and politician
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Charlie Hickcox]], American swimmer (died 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   &ndash; [[Bill Staines]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Mike Batt]], English singer-songwriter and producer 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Manuel Orantes]], Spanish tennis player
*  1949   &ndash; [[Jim Sheridan]], Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1949   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Natalie Cole]], American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2015)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Timothy M. Dolan]], American cardinal
*  1950   &ndash; [[Punky Meadows]], American rock guitarist and songwriter
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Kevin Whately]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Ric Charlesworth]], Australian cricketer, coach, and politician
*  1952   &ndash; [[Viktor Giacobbo]], Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1952   &ndash; [[Ricardo La Volpe]], Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Avram Grant]], Israeli football manager
*  1955   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Michael Pollan]], American journalist, author, and academic
*  1955   &ndash; [[Bruno Stolorz]], French rugby player and coach
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jerry Marotta]], American drummer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Andres Lipstok]], Estonian economist and politician, [[Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs]]
*  1957   &ndash; [[Kathy Najimy]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP"/>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]], English drummer and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Cecily Adams]], American actress and casting director (died 2004)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Bowen]], Welsh journalist
*  1960   &ndash; [[Megan Gallagher]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Cam Cameron]], American football player and coach
*  1961   &ndash; [[Bill Lester]], American race car driver
*  1961   &ndash; [[Yury Onufriyenko]], Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Stavros Lambrinidis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece]]
*  1962   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[David Capel]], English cricketer (died 2020)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Scott Gordon (ice hockey)|Scott Gordon]], American ice hockey player and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[Quentin Letts]], English journalist and critic
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Laurent Cabannes]], French rugby player
*  1964   &ndash; [[Gordon Downie]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2017)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Colin Miller (cricketer)|Colin Miller]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
*  1964   &ndash; [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]], Russian actor and director
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jan Svěrák]], Czech actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Rick Astley]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Anita Cochran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Izumi Sakai]], Japanese singer-songwriter (died 2007)
*  1967   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Adolfo Valencia]], Colombian footballer
*  1968   &ndash; [[Akira Yamaoka]], Japanese composer and producer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[David Hayter]], American actor and screenwriter
*  1969   &ndash; [[Masaharu Fukuyama]], Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
*  1969   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Bob Wickman]], American baseball player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Per Frandsen]], Danish footballer and manager
*  1970   &ndash; [[Tim Herron]], American golfer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Brad Hogg]], Australian cricketer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Carlos Rogers (basketball)|Carlos Rogers]], American basketball player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Brian Stepanek]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Stefano Bettarini]], Italian footballer
*  1972   &ndash; [[David Binn]], American football player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Aljo Bendijo]], Filipino journalist
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Chad Allen (baseball)|Chad Allen]], American baseball player and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Orkut Büyükkökten]], Turkish computer scientist and engineer, created [[Orkut]]
*  1975   &ndash; [[Tomoko Kawase]], Japanese singer-songwriter and producer 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Tanja Frieden]], Swiss snowboarder and educator
*  1976   &ndash; [[Kim Zmeskal]], American gymnast and coach
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Josh Stewart]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Yael Naim]], French-Israeli singer-songwriter
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Dan Bălan]], Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer 
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Kerry Jeremy]], Antiguan cricketer
*  1980   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Ben Lawson]], Australian actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Kim Poirier]], Canadian actress, singer, and producer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Luke Ravenstahl]], American politician, 58th [[Mayor of Pittsburgh]]
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ricky Barnes]], American golfer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Calum Best]], American-English model and actor
*  1981   &ndash; [[Shim Eun-jin]], South Korean singer and actress 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Alison Haislip]], American actress and producer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jens Lekman]], Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Alice Eve]], English actress<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Elise Ray]], American gymnast
*  1982   &ndash; [[Tank (Taiwanese singer)|Tank]], Taiwanese singer-songwriter
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Dimas Delgado]], Spanish footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[S. Sreesanth]], Indian cricketer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jamie Whincup]], Australian race car driver
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Piret Järvis]], Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1984   &ndash; [[Antoine Wright (basketball)|Antoine Wright]], American basketball player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Kris Humphries]], American basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Crystal Reed]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Dane DeHaan]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/> 
*  1986   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Yunho]], South Korean singer and actor
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Anna Diop]], Senegalese-American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Bailey Hanks]], American actress, singer, and dancer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Craig Cathcart]], Northern Irish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Jonny Flynn]], American basketball player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Adam Henrique]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jermaine Kearse]], American football player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Aida Rybalko]], Lithuanian figure skater
*  1990   &ndash; [[Dominic Sherwood]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Tobias Eisenbauer]], Austrian ice dancer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Katai]], Serbian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/aleksandar-katai|title=Aleksandar Katai {{pipe}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Ida Njåtun]], Norwegian speed skater
*  1991   &ndash; [[Eva Wacanno]], Dutch tennis player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Fei Yu]], Chinese footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Víctor Mañón]], Mexican footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Teresa Scanlan]], American beauty pageant titleholder, [[Miss America 2011]]
*  1993   &ndash; [[Tinashe]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Charlie Heaton]], English actor and musician<ref name="UPI"/> 
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Nyck de Vries]], Dutch racing 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   &ndash; [[Leon Goretzka]], German footballer
*  1995   &ndash; [[Sam McQueen]], English footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Conor Gallagher]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Conor Gallagher|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/21887/Conor-Gallagher/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ona Huczkowski]], Finnish actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/perhe/a/200610025164858|title=Äiti roikkuu katosta!|work=[[Iltalehti]]|date=2 October 2006|access-date=22 March 2025|language=fi|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkkojakaupunki.fi/-/-piti-heittaytya-itsekin-synkkiin-vesiin-ona-huczkowski-antaa-aanen-nuorten-pahoinvoinnille|title="Piti heittäytyä itsekin synkkiin vesiin" – Ona Huczkowski antaa äänen nuorten pahoinvoinnille|first=Janne|last=Flinkkilä|work=Kirkko ja kaupunki|date=27 February 2025|access-date=22 March 2025|language=fi}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[685]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad caliph]] (born 691)
* [[797]] &ndash; [[Donnchad Midi]], Irish king (born 733)
* [[891]] &ndash; [[Photios I of Constantinople]] (born 810)
* [[1135]] – [[Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily]]<ref>{{cite book | last=Loud | first=Graham | title=Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily | publisher=Manchester University Press | publication-place=Manchester ; New York | date=2012-06-15 | isbn=978-0-7190-8201-6 | oclc=744332253 | page=104}}</ref>
*[[1140]] &ndash; [[Thurstan]], [[Archbishop of York]]
*[[1215]] &ndash; [[Hōjō Tokimasa]], Japanese [[shikken]] of the [[Kamakura bakufu]] (born 1138)
*[[1378]] &ndash; [[Joanna of Bourbon]] (born 1338)
*[[1411]] &ndash; [[Esau de' Buondelmonti]], ruler of [[Despotate of Epirus|Epirus]] 
*[[1497]] &ndash; [[Johannes Ockeghem]], Flemish composer and educator (born 1410)
*[[1515]] &ndash; [[Aldus Manutius]], Italian publisher, founded the [[Aldine Press]] (born 1449)
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Lorenz von Bibra]], Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (born 1459)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[John III, Duke of Cleves]] (born 1491)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[Edmund Plowden]], English lawyer and scholar (born 1518)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Jacques Amyot]], French author and translator (born 1513)
*  1593   &ndash; [[Emperor Ōgimachi]] of Japan (born 1517)
*[[1597]] &ndash; [[Franciscus Patricius]], Italian philosopher and scientist (born 1529)

===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Christopher Clavius]], German mathematician and astronomer (born 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]] &ndash; [[Prospero Alpini]], Italian physician and botanist (born 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]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[Ahmed II]], Ottoman sultan (born 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]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement XII]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[William Dowdeswell (Chancellor)|William Dowdeswell]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[Capability Brown]], English gardener and architect (born 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]] &ndash; [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian-French playwright (born 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]] &ndash; [[Joseph Priestley]], English chemist and theologian (born 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]] &ndash; [[Pierre André Latreille]], French zoologist and entomologist (born 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]] &ndash; [[Richard Lemon Lander]], English explorer (born 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]] &ndash; [[Isabella Beeton]], English author of ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' (born 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]] &ndash; [[Leo von Caprivi]], German general and politician, [[List of chancellors of Germany|chancellor of Germany]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[John Colton (politician)|John Colton]], English-Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1823)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Harriet Samuel]], English businesswoman and founder of the jewellery retailer [[H. Samuel]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[Rubén Darío]], Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1867)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Gustav Klimt]], Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1862)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Maria Christina of Austria]] (born 1858)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Motilal Nehru]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (born 1861)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[John Earle (Australian politician)|John Earle]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (born 1865)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Marianne von Werefkin]], Russian-Swiss painter (born 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]] &ndash; [[Jaan Soots]], Estonian general and politician, 7th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (born 1880)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Gabby Street]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1882)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom (born 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]] &ndash; victims of the [[Munich air disaster]]
**                [[Geoff Bent]], English footballer (born 1932)
**                [[Roger Byrne]], English footballer (born 1929)
**                [[Eddie Colman]], English footballer (born 1936)
**                [[Walter Crickmer]], English footballer and manager (born 1900)
**                [[Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933)|Mark Jones]], English footballer (born 1933)
**                [[David Pegg]], English footballer (born 1935)
**                [[Frank Swift]], English footballer and journalist (born 1913)
**                [[Tommy Taylor]], English footballer (born 1932)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Piero Manzoni]], Italian painter and sculptor (born 1933)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], Filipino general and politician, 1st [[President of the Philippines]] (born 1869)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Martine Carol]], French actress (born 1920)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Pete Robinson (drag racer)|Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson]], [[Drag racing|drag racer]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[Julian Steward]], American anthropologist (born 1902)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Ritwik Ghatak]], Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (born 1925)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Vince Guaraldi]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1928)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Hugo Montenegro]], American composer and conductor (born 1925)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Ben Nicholson]], British painter (born 1894)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[James Hadley Chase]], English-Swiss soldier and author (born 1906)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Frederick Coutts]], Scottish 8th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (born 1899)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Dandy Nichols]], English actress (born 1907)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Minoru Yamasaki]], American architect, designed the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] (born 1912)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Julien Chouinard]], Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1929)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Barbara W. Tuchman]], American historian and author (born 1912)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Van Heusen]], American pianist and composer (born 1913)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Salvador Luria]], Italian biologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1912)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Danny Thomas]], American actor, producer, and humanitarian (born 1914)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Arthur Ashe]], American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1943)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (born 1905)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Jack Kirby]], American author and illustrator (born 1917)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[James Merrill]], American poet and playwright  (born 1926)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], Austrian pop-rock musician  (born 1957)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Don Dunstan]], Australian lawyer and politician, 35th [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1926)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Jimmy Roberts (singer)|Jimmy Roberts]], American tenor (born 1924)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Phil Walters]], American race car driver (born 1916)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Hani al-Rahib]], Syrian novelist and literary academic (born 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]] &ndash; [[Filemon Lagman]], Filipino theoretician and activist (born 1953)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Trần Văn Lắm]], South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (born 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]] &ndash; [[Max Perutz]], Austrian-English biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1914)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Gerald Bouey]], Canadian lieutenant and economist (born 1920)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Karl Haas]], German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (born 1913)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Lew Burdette]], American baseball player and coach (born 1926)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Frankie Laine]], American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1913)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Willye White]], American runner and long jumper (born 1939)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Tony Rolt]], English race car driver and engineer (born 1918)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Philip Carey]], American actor (born 1925)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Shirley Jean Rickert]], American actress (born 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   &ndash; [[James Whitmore]], American actor (born 1921)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Gary Moore]], Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1952)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[David Rosenhan]], American psychologist and academic (born 1929)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Antoni Tàpies]], Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1923)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Janice E. Voss]], American engineer and astronaut (born 1956)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Chokri Belaid]], Tunisian lawyer and politician (born 1964)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Menachem Elon]], German-Israeli academic and jurist (born 1923)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Vasiľ Biľak]], Slovak politician (born 1917)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ralph Kiner]], American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Maxine Kumin]], American author and poet (born 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Vaçe Zela]], Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (born 1939)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[André Brink]], South African author and playwright (born 1935)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Alan Nunnelee]], American lawyer and politician (born 1958)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Pedro León Zapata]], Venezuelan cartoonist (born 1929)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Dan Gerson]], American screenwriter (born 1966)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Irwin Corey]], American comedian and actor (born 1914)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Inge Keller]], German actress (born 1923)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Alec McCowen]], English actor (born 1925)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Joost van der Westhuizen]], South African rugby union footballer (born 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]] &ndash; [[Donald Lynden-Bell]], English astrophysicist (born 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]] &ndash; [[Manfred Eigen]], German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (born 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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Jhon Jairo Velásquez]], Colombian hitman and drug dealer (born 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]] &ndash; [[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]] (born 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]] &ndash; [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Indian singer and music composer (born 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]] &ndash; [[Greta Andersen]], Danish swimmer (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greta Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Sebastian Piñera]], former Chilean president (born 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>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Virginia Halas McCaskey]], American football executive (born 1923)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierson |first=Don |date=February 7, 2025 |title=Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and George Halas' daughter, dies at 102 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/06/virginia-mccaskey-chicago-bears-owner-dies/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Nigel McCrery]], English screenwriter, producer and writer (born 1953)<ref>{{cite web | last = Mzimba|first = Lizo| date = February 10, 2025|title=Silent Witness creator Nigel McCrery dies aged 71|access-date=February 10, 2025|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwypj7pp94wo|website=BBC News}}</ref>

==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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