On February 6, history records 39 notable events, 243 famous births and 103 deaths, spanning the years 1579 to 1833.
Events on this day include: The Archdiocese of Manila was made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop. (1579); The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parl... (1649).
Notable people born on February 6 include Emperor Daigo (885), Dorothea of Montau (1347), Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse (1402).
Notable figures who died on this day include Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (743), Donnchad Midi (797), Photios I of Constantinople (891).
Events on 6 February 39
See all →The Archdiocese of Manila was made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.
James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
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.
Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
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Birthdays on 6 February 243
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Deaths on 6 February 103
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