On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
Go to article » On Feb. 6, 1895, George Herman 'Babe' Ruth, baseball's great star, was born. Following his death on Aug. 16, 1948, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1756 | Aaron Burr, America's third vice president, was born in Newark, N.J. |
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| 1788 | Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. |
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| 1895 | Baseball Hall of Famer George Herman "Babe" Ruth was born in Baltimore. |
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| 1899 | A peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate. |
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| 1933 | The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. It moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January. |
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| 1945 | Reggae musician Bob Marley was born in St. Ann parish in Jamaica. |
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| 1952 | Britain's King George VI died. |
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| 1993 | Tennis Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe, who had conracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion, died at age 49. |
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| 1999 | Excerpts of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's videotaped testimony were shown at President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial in the Senate. |
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| 2000 | First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched her successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate. |
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| 2001 | Ariel Sharon was elected Israeli prime minister in a landslide over Ehud Barak. |
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| 2003 | Rapper 50 Cent's debut CD, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," was released. |
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| 2004 | An explosion ripped through a Moscow subway car during rush hour, killing 41 people in a terrorist attack blamed on Chechen separatists. |
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Current Birthdays
Singer Natalie Cole turns 61 years old today.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Actor Rip Torn ("The Larry Sanders Show") turns 80 years old today.
AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz
| 1917 | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress, turns 94 |
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| 1939 | Mike Farrell, Actor ("M*A*S*H," "Providence"), turns 72 |
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| 1940 | Tom Brokaw, Broadcast journalist, author, turns 71 |
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| 1943 | Fabian, Singer, turns 68 |
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| 1957 | Kathy Najimy, Actress, turns 54 |
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| 1957 | Robert Townsend, Actor, director, turns 54 |
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| 1962 | Axl Rose, Rock singer (Guns N' Roses), turns 49 |
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| 1966 | Rick Astley, Singer, turns 45 |
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Historic Birthdays
Babe Ruth2/6/1895 - 8/16/1948American professional baseball player.Go to obituary »
| 80 | Aaron Burr 2/6/1756 - 9/14/1836
3rd Vice President of The United States |
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| 73 | Sir Charles Wheatstone 2/6/1802 - 10/19/1875
English physicist |
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| 83 | William Maxwell Evarts 2/6/1818 - 2/28/1901
American lawyer/statesman |
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| 31 | Jeb Stuart 2/6/1833 - 5/12/1864
American Confederate cavalry officer |
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| 67 | Sir Henry Irving 2/6/1838 - 10/13/1905
English actor/stage manager |
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| 57 | F. W. H. Myers 2/6/1843 - 1/17/1901
English writer/cofounder of the Society for Psychical Research |
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| 48 | George Tyrrell 2/6/1861 - 7/15/1909
Irish-bn. English Jesuit priest/philosopher |
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| 68 | Ronald Reagan 2/6/1911 - 6/5/2004
40th president of the United States |
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| 68 | Melvin Tolson 2/6/1898 - 8/29/1966
African-American poet |
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| 33 | Eva Braun 2/6/1912 - 4/30/1945
German mistress/wife of Adolf Hitler |
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| 83 | Mary Douglas Leakey 2/6/1913 - 12/9/1996
English-bn. archaeologist/paleoanthropologist |
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| 52 | Francois Truffaut 2/6/1932 - 10/21/1984
French film critic/producer |
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