What are the important events that happened on February 6? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 6: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 6 is the 37^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 24, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 483,000 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontaheptagon’ day.

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 376 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,430 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

February 6 Historical Events

• 1778 –
  American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
• 1815 –
  New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens.
• 1900 –
  The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
• 1913 –
  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Ox in Chinese astrology.
• 1918 –
  British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
• 1933 –
  The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices, goes into effect.
• 1978 –
  The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4\" an hour.
• 1996 –
  Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• 1998 –
  Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
• 2000 –
  Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.

Who were born on February 6?

• 1582 –
  Mario Bettinus, Italian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1657)
• 1608 –
  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese writer (d. 1697)
• 1726 –
  Patrick Russell, Scottish surgeon and naturalist (d. 1805)
• 1842 –
  Mary Rudge, English chess master (d. 1919)
• 1894 –
  Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer (d. 1979)
• 1908 –
  Michael Maltese, American screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 1955 –
  Bruno Stolorz, French rugby coach
• 1969 –
  Tim Sherwood, English footballer
• 1981 –
  Alison Haislip, American actress and TV personality
• 1988 –
  Bailey Hanks, American actress

Who died on February 6?

• 1515 –
  Aldus Manutius, Italian printer
• 1929 –
  Maria Christina of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)
• 1964 –
  Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and President (b. 1869)
• 1976 –
  Vince Guaraldi, American musician (b. 1928)
• 1996 –
  Guy Madison, American actor (b. 1922)
• 1997 –
  Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver (b. 1913)
• 1998 –
  Falco, Austrian singer (b. 1957)
• 2001 –
  Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (b. 1953)
• 2005 –
  Karl Haas, American radio presenter (b. 1913)
• 2007 –
  Len Hopkins, Canadian politician (b. 1930)