94 sourced historical events are currently published for January 6. Browse the chronology below or filter this date by place and event type. This collection is expanding, not an exhaustive account of the day.
The published January 6 chronology runs from 1066 to 2025, a span of 959 years. It contains 94 sourced records across 30 countries and 8 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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On 6 January 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned King of England. Following Edward the Confessor’s death, the Witan chose Harold as his successor; the coronation was most likely held at Westminster Abbey.
The retained account describes Westminster Abbey as the most likely coronation venue.
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The Battle of Mount Cadmus took place near Laodicea at Chonae on 6 January 1148 during the Second Crusade. The French Crusader army, led by Louis VII of France, was defeated by the Seljuks of Rum.
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Philip of Swabia (German: Philipp von Schwaben; February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of Philip's older brother Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (which reached as far as the Kingdom of Sicily) collapsed in imperial Italy and created a power vacuum to the north of the Alps.
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Nicodemus, the archbishop of Serbia, crowned Stefan Dečanski (Stefan Uroš III) king on 6 January 1322. His son Stefan Dušan was crowned young king in the same ceremony.
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On 6 January 1355, Charles IV received the Iron Crown of Lombardy at the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan as he was crowned King of Italy. He was crowned emperor later that year in Rome.
This is the Italian coronation in Milan, not the later imperial coronation in Rome on 5 April 1355.
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The Battle of Nebovidy was fought on January 6, 1422 between the Holy Roman Empire and the Hussites. The Hussites were led by Jan Žižka, while the Imperial forces were led by Emperor Sigismund. The Hussites were victorious.
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Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor. He died in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Constantine's death marked the definitive end of the Eastern Roman Empire, which traced its origin to Constantine the Great's foundation of Constantinople as the Roman Empire's new capital in 330.
This entry records the civil proclamation at Mystras on January 6, not a traditional coronation in Constantinople.
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On 6 January 1492, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile made their official entry into Granada with their court.
The royal entry followed the surrender and handover of the Alhambra on 2 January 1492.
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The naval Battle of Calicut (known then and now as Kozhikode) was a military encounter between the 16 ships (10 carracks and six caravels) of the 4th Portuguese Armada and a fleet led by two Arabic corsairs formed under the orders of the Zamorin of Kozhikode. After the fleet of Vasco da Gama reunited with 6 caravels of the patrol fleet of Vicente Sodré, the Portuguese inflicted a heavy defeat on Kozhikode.
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On 6 January 1536, the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco opened in Mexico City. The school was run by Franciscans and provided education for Indigenous students.
This records the school’s opening ceremony.
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Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 28 June or 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was a German princess who briefly became Queen of England in 1540 as the fourth wife of Henry VIII, from their marriage on 6 January until its annulment on 12 July. Born in Düsseldorf to John III, Duke of Cleves and Maria of Jülich-Berg, little is known about Anne before 1527.
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Representatives of Artois, Hainaut and Douai formed an alliance at Arras during the Dutch Revolt. The agreement preceded the separate peace treaty negotiated later that year.
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On 6 January 1585, Walter Raleigh was knighted under Queen Elizabeth I of England.
The knighthood is dated 6 January 1585 in the cited scholarly study.
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The Battle of Hitotoribashi (Japanese: 人取橋の戦い) was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan. Due to the death of Date Masamune's father, Date Terumune by the hands of Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu, Masamune swore vengeance. After succeeding to the throne of the Date clan, Masamune would effectively have his revenge by launching an attack against the Nihonmatsu clan and their allies at Hitotoribashi in January 1586.
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The siege of Tomioka Castle (2–6 January 1638) was a defeat of the rebel peasants and ronin during Shimabara Rebellion. After a successful uprising in Shimabara Domain, several thousand of rebels crossed the sea to the nearby Amakusa islands, domain of the Terazawa family, to help the local Christians who rose to arms at the same time.
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Mapuche leaders and Spanish colonial officials met near the Quillén River and agreed to a pause in hostilities in the Arauco War. The meeting became known as the Parliament of Quillín.
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Shivaji led Maratha forces to Surat and set up camp near its eastern gate. His troops plundered much of the Mughal port city.
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Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen (They will all come forth out of Sheba), BWV 65, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1724 in Leipzig for Epiphany and first performed it on 6 January 1724 as part of his first cantata cycle. Bach wrote the cantata to conclude his first Christmas season as Thomaskantor in Leipzig which had been celebrated with five cantatas, four of them new compositions, the Magnificat and a new Sanctus.
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Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen (Dearest Immanuel, Lord of the Faithful), BWV 123, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for Epiphany and first performed it on 6 January 1725. It is based on the 1679 hymn of the same name by Ahasverus Fritsch which is focused on the contrast of the vanities of the world and the trust in support by Jesus.
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The Battle of Jersey (6 January 1781) was an attempt by French forces to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to French and American shipping in the Anglo-French War. Jersey provided a base for British privateers, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an expedition to gain control of the island. The French expedition ultimately failed. Its commander, Baron Phillipe de Rullecourt, died of wounds sustained in the fighting. The battle is often remembered for the death of the British officer Major Peirson, and a painting based on his final moments by John Singleton Copley.
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The 1797 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on January 6, 1797. Henry Latimer defeated the future governor of Delaware David Hall by 10 votes.
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The Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, also known as Conquest of Cayenne (Portuguese: Conquista de Caiena), was the capture of the French colony of Cayenne by Anglo-Portuguese forces in January 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. It formed part of the Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810, a British-led campaign against the colonies of France and its allies during the conflict.
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The 1834 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on January 6, 1834, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent National Republican governor James Thomas was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Democratic nominee and former governor Edward Lloyd.
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Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807 – January 18, 1859) was an American machinist and inventor. Along with Samuel Morse, Vail was central in developing and commercializing American electrical telegraphy between 1837 and 1844.
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Samuel Morse, Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale demonstrated their electric telegraph at the Speedwell works in Morristown, New Jersey. The early test preceded the public demonstration and the later Washington–Baltimore telegraph line.
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The Battle of Buin was fought on January 6, 1839, during the Chilean second expedition of the War of the Confederation. The Restoring Army rearguard led by General Manuel Bulnes successfully held the bridge over the Buin River in the North Peruvian territory from the attack of the Confederacy Army commanded by Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz, yet retreated to San Miguel leaving the field before Santa Cruz could engage him again. Both countries consider this action as a victory. In Chile, a regiment was named "Buin" 1st Line Regiment on 1851, in commemoration of the soldiers who fought and died in this encounter.
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A powerful windstorm began sweeping across Ireland on January 6, bringing destructive winds that continued into the following night. The storm damaged or destroyed homes, wrecked ships and killed hundreds of people across Ireland and parts of Britain. In northern Dublin, an estimated fifth to a quarter of houses sustained damage. Contemporary accounts also describe severe losses at sea, where many ships could not reach shelter. The event became a lasting part of Irish memory as the Night of the Big Wind. Its exact onset, geographic reach and reported toll distinguish it from an ordinary winter storm.
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The Battle of Hancock was fought during the Confederate Romney Expedition of the American Civil War on January 5 and 6, 1862, near Hancock, Maryland. Major General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army, commanding his own Valley District and Brigadier General William W. Loring's force known as the Confederate Army of the Northwest, began moving against Union Army forces in the Shenandoah Valley area on January 1.
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The Capture of the Amambaí steam occurred on January 6, 1865, when the Paraguayan corvettes Yporá and Río Apa attacked the Amambaí gunboat on São Lourenço River, after the people who had been evacuated from the Fort of Coimbra and Corumbá landed in Sará. Yporá rammed the gunboat Amambaí, throwing it against the bank, near Morro do Caracará.
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The siege of Rocroi took place from 4 to 6 January 1871 during the Franco-Prussian War. Rocroi was a French stronghold west of Sedan. Prussian artillery bombardment forced the French garrison to surrender.
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The siege of Lydenburg was a siege carried out by South African Republican forces on British-occupied Lydenburg, between January and March 1881 during the First Boer War. Despite fierce British resistance, the Boers reclaimed the town following the British defeat at the end of the war. The siege lasted 84 days.
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The 1890 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 6, 1890 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the sixth Calgary Town Council from January 20, 1890 to January 19, 1891.
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On 6 January 1896, Fan Shoukang, an educator and philosopher, was born.
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The Otaki by-election of 1900 was a by-election during the 14th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 6 January following the death of Henry Augustus Field, and was won by his brother William Hughes Field.
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On 6 January 1900, Boer forces attacked British positions at Wagon Hill and Caesar’s Camp on the Platrand ridge south of Ladysmith. The British defenders held the positions.
This was an attack during the Siege of Ladysmith, rather than the start or relief of the siege.
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Alfred Lothar Wegener (; German: [ˈʔalfʁeːt ˈveːɡənɐ]; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and as a pioneer of polar research, but today he is most remembered as the originator of the continental drift hypothesis by suggesting in 1912 that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth (German: Kontinentalverschiebung).
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President William Howard Taft signed the proclamation admitting New Mexico to the United States. The signing took place at the White House.
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The 1915 Argentine Primera División final was the match that determined the winner of 1915 season of Argentine Primera División. The final was contested by Racing and San Isidro, in order to decide a champion after both teams had finished tied on points (46 in 24 matches played) at the end of the tournament.
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The 1917 Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was the final that decided the champion of the 12th. edition of this National cup of Argentina. In the match, held in Estadio Crucecita (home of C.A. Independiente) in Avellaneda, Racing Club beat River Plate 3–1 in extra time, winning its four Copa de Honor trophy within five years.
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The Battle of Ławica was one of battles of the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919). It took place on January 6, 1919: Polish rebels defeated German forces, capturing the Poznań-Ławica Airport, together with rich war booty, estimated at 200 million ℳ. It is named after the now-suburb of Ławica.
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Sister Mary Teresa, then a member of the Sisters of Loreto, arrived in Calcutta after travelling from Ireland. She later taught at St. Mary’s School in the city before founding the Missionaries of Charity.
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US president Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on January 6, setting out four freedoms he said people everywhere should enjoy: speech, worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. The address came while World War II was under way but before the United States entered the conflict. Roosevelt argued that American security was linked to the survival of other democracies and described a role for the United States in assisting countries already at war. The speech became known as the Four Freedoms address and gave a concise expression to the administration's wartime aims.
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National Assembly elections were held in areas controlled by North Vietnam on 6 January 1946. Held under the 1946 constitution, they resulted in a victory for the Communist-led League for the Independence of Vietnam (better known as Viet Minh), which won 182 of the 302 seats, although the distribution of seats had been decided before the elections. The ballot was not secret, and ballot papers were filled in in the presence of aides who were "to help comrades who had difficulty in making out their ballots."
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On 6 January 1947, Fan Wannan, a cartoonist, was born.
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On 6 January 1950, the United Kingdom formally recognized the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China. Recognition preceded the later establishment of full ambassadorial relations.
Recognition is distinct from the later exchange of ambassadors.
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The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건; Hanja: 江華良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed civilians in the Ganghwa county of the Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea. The victims were so-called collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean occupation.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a United Nations agency regulating maritime transport. Its founding convention was adopted at a conference in Geneva in 1948 and entered into force in 1958. The organization, initially called the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, first met on 6 January 1959.
This entry records the first meeting in 1959. The founding convention entered into force in 1958.
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National Airlines Flight 2511 was a United States domestic passenger flight from New York City to Miami, Florida. On January 6, 1960, the Douglas DC-6 serving the flight exploded in midair. The National Airlines aircraft was carrying 5 crew members and 29 passengers, all of whom perished. The Civil Aeronautics Board investigation concluded that the plane was brought down by a bomb made of dynamite.
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The Associations Law was a law in Iraq, which legally regulated political parties. The law was promulgated on 1 January 1960. Prior to the adoption of this law, political parties had been banned since 1954. The law came into force on 6 January 1960 (Army Day). Under this law, a party applying for legal status at the Ministry of Interior should have at least ten members (all Iraqi citizens) and at least 50 supporters.
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Operation Deckhouse Five was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation that took place from 6–15 January 1967 in the Mekong Delta, during the Vietnam War. "The ten-day sweep," reported the AP from its daily military roundup from Saigon, "proved unproductive."
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Aeroflot Flight 1668 was a scheduled flight from Yakutsk to Novosibirsk with stopovers at Olekminsk, Lensk, Ust-Kut and Krasnoyarsk that crashed shortly after take-off from Olekminsk on 6 January 1968. All 45 people on board died. The subsequent investigation was unable to determine the root cause of the accident.
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Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 was a Convair CV-580 (aircraft registration N5825), that crashed while attempting to land at Bradford Regional Airport in Bradford, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1969. Eleven of the 28 occupants on board were killed.
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General elections were held in India on 3 and 6 January 1980 to elect the members of the seventh Lok Sabha. Indian National Congress (Indira), led by Indira Gandhi, won landslide victory in the election, winning 353 seats.
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Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in January 1980 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.
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On 6 January 1985, Kelly Fu, an actress and model, was born.
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The 1987 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, it was contested between South Korea, winners of the 1986 Asian Games, and Egypt, winners of the 1986 African Cup of Nations. The match was played in one leg on 6 January 1988 in Doha, Qatar.
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The 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état, also known as the Tbilisi War, or the Putsch of 1991–1992, was an internal military conflict that took place in the newly independent Republic of Georgia following the fall of the Soviet Union, from 22 December 1991 to 6 January 1992.
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On 6 January 1993, Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634 was on a flight from Bremen Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. The Dash 8-311, registration D-BEAT, with 23 passengers and crew took off from Bremen Airport at 17:30. When Flight 5634 was nearing Paris a Korean Air Boeing 747 burst a tyre on landing and the runway was closed down for a short while.
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The Sopore massacre took place in Sopore, Kashmir, on 6 January 1993. Indian Border Security Force personnel killed at least 43 civilians. Some reports put the death toll as high as 57.
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The January Offensive or the Battle of Sokhumi was a battle between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists during the War in Abkhazia. It took place between January 5–6, 1993, alongside the banks of the Gumista River.
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On 6 January 1994, an assailant struck figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the knee during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The attack injured her and led to an FBI investigation.
This records the attack, rather than Kerrigan’s birth date or her later Olympic results.
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Operation Horadiz (Azerbaijani: Horadiz əməliyyatı) was a battle during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War between the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the Armenian Armed Forces in Horadiz village of Fuzuli District of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which began in December 1993 and lasted until January 6.
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A fire broke out in a Manila apartment on the evening of January 6. The police investigation that followed uncovered plans to bomb passenger aircraft.
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The 1997 Pulai Chondong by-election was a by-election that was held on 6 January 1997 for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Pulai Chondong. It was called following the death of its Parti Melayu Semangat 46 assemblyman Noor Ahmad, who recently moved to UMNO about a month before. Ahmad won the seat on 1995 Malaysian general election under Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah banner against Nooruddin Hassan of Barisan Nasional with a majority of 1,461.
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At a press conference in Shanghai, Chinese researchers announced that Hong Guofan's team had constructed a high-resolution physical map covering all twelve rice chromosomes. The map helped researchers locate and study stretches of rice DNA.
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General elections were held in Thailand on January 6, 2001. 500 seats in the House of Representatives (Sapha Poothaen Rassadorn) were at stake. In accordance with the recently enacted 1997 constitution of Thailand, the House of Representatives was composed of 400 members elected from single-member constituencies and 100 members elected from national party lists on a proportional basis.
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The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 107th United States Congress, pursuant to the Electoral Count Act, on January 6, 2001, was held as the final step to confirm then President-elect George W. Bush's victory in the 2000 presidential election over incumbent Vice President Al Gore.
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The 2001–02 FA Cup third-round association football match between Cardiff City and Leeds United was played at Ninian Park, Cardiff, on 6 January 2002. The visitors Leeds went into the match as strong favourites given the gulf in divisions that separated the two teams; Leeds were leading the Premier League at the time while Cardiff were placed 10th in the Second Division, the third tier and two tiers below their opposition.
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The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At 2:39 am EST, two Norfolk Southern freight trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville. Nine people were killed and over 250 people were treated for toxic chlorine exposure. The crash was determined to be caused by a misaligned railroad switch.
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The raid on Borota took place in Borota, Chad, near the eastern city of Adre, on January 6, 2006. According to Chadian sources, the attack began when Janjaweed, Sudanese militiamen, crossed the border from Sudan into Chad and attacked the cities of Borota, Ade, and Moudaina. Nine civilians were killed and three were seriously injured, according to the report.
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WWC Euphoria is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico since 2007. This event is always celebrated as the first show of the year.
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The January 2008 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on January 6, 2008, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Final Resolution chronology; the first of two Final Resolution events held in 2008 and the last event held in January.
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The 2011 Delta State gubernatorial by-election was the 1st gubernatorial by-election of Delta State after the 2007 Delta State gubernatorial election was annulled. Held on 6 January 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Emmanuel Uduaghan won the election, defeating Great Ogboru of the Democratic People's Party.
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The 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes was a series of armed skirmishes along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir area. Starting from the mid-January 2013, they have been described as the "worst bout of fighting in the region in nearly 10 years". It began on 6 January 2013, when according to Pakistani reports Indian forces attacked a Pakistani border post, killing one soldier.
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On January 6, 2015, the first day of the 114th United States Congress and two months after the 2014 U.S. House elections, the incoming House members held an election for its speaker. This was the 123rd speaker election since the office was created in 1789. The incumbent, John Boehner, received 216 votes, a majority of the votes cast and was re-elected to office, despite a coordinated effort by Freedom Caucus Republicans to oust him.
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On January 6, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida, United States, near the baggage claim in Terminal 2. Five people were killed while six others were injured in the shooting. About 36 people sustained injuries in the ensuing panic.
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The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 115th United States Congress, pursuant to the Electoral Count Act, on January 6, 2017, was held as the final step to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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One Night Only is a series of professional wrestling events held by Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, and briefly rebranded to Global Force Wrestling) in 2017.
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A by-election for the Trutnov Senate seat in the Czech Republic was held over two rounds in January 2018. The first round was held on 5 and 6 January 2018, with the second round on 12 and 13 January. The front-runners in the election were Jan Sobotka, supported by right-wing parties, and Jiří Hlavatý, the candidate of ANO 2011.
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The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2018 was held on 6 January 2018.
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Muhammad V (Jawi: سلطان محمد ٥; born 6 October 1969) has been the 29th sultan of Kelantan since ascending to the throne in 2010. He previously reigned as King of Malaysia from 2016 until his abdication in 2019. He was proclaimed Sultan of Kelantan on 13 September 2010, succeeding his father, Sultan Ismail Petra, who was deemed incapacitated after suffering a stroke.
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The Battle of Sirte took place on January 6, 2020 during the Second Libyan Civil War. The Libyan National Army of Marshal Khalifa Haftar took the city from the forces of the Fayez el-Sarraj Government.
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A mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6 as Congress met to count Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election. The attack interrupted the joint session.
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Kings of Colosseum (2021) was a special episode of MLW Fusion which aired on January 6, 2021 on Fubo Sports Network and MLW's YouTube channel. It was the second event under the Kings of Colosseum chronology. Three professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Alexander Hammerstone defended the National Openweight Championship against Mads Krügger, which ended in a double count-out, resulting in Hammerstone retaining the title.
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The 2021 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 6 January 2022 at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, between Al Hilal and Al Faisaly.
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On January 6, 2023, al-Shabaab militants attacked the town of Hilowle Gaab, which had recently been recaptured by Somali forces. Over 20 people were killed in the attack, including several Somali commanders.
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2023 is the seventh year in the history of Legacy Fighting Alliance, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
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On 6 January 2023, Liu Jingyi, an inorganic chemist and environmental chemist, died.
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Kings of Colosseum (2024) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on January 6, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and streamed live on Triller TV (formally known as FITE). It was the fourth event under the Kings of Colosseum chronology.
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On 6 January 2025, an attack occurred in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India, where nine individuals were killed, including eight security personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian driver. The attack was carried out by Naxalites, who planted an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing between 60 and 70 kg. It was the largest assault by Maoist insurgents on security forces in the state of Chhattisgarh in the past two years.
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The Monday Night Raw premiere on Netflix was a professional wrestling television special produced by WWE. It marked the debut of WWE's weekly Monday Night Raw program on the streaming service Netflix. The event took place on January 6, 2025, from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, and featured performers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. This episode of Raw marked a shift from broadcasting on traditional linear television to over-the-top digital streaming.
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The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 119th United States Congress, pursuant to the Electoral Count Act and Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022, on January 6, 2025, was held as the final step that confirmed President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election over incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris.
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The 2024 Supercoppa Italiana, also known as Supercoppa Frecciarossa for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th iteration of Italian women's super cup, contested by the previous season champion of Serie A and winner of the Coppa Italia. AS Roma managed to win both the 2023–24 Serie A and 2023–24 Coppa Italia. The second finalist of the Coppa Italia qualifies for Supercoppa in the event of single team winning both competitions.
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On 6 January 2025, Justin Trudeau announced that he intended to resign as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and as prime minister after the party chose a successor.
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