- On This Day

Find out what happened on this day in the past (and every other day). Thousands of famous births,deaths as well as political and social events.

06-February-1820 The first freed slaves leave the US to form Liberia

06-February-1840 The treaty of Waitangi is signed thus creating New Zealand as a British Colony

06-February-1895 Babe Ruth born

06-February-1911 Ronald Reagan born

06-February-1913 Mary Leakey born

06-February-1919 Zsa Zsa Gabor born

06-February-1931 Rip Torn born

06-February-1931 Mamie Van Doren born

06-February-1939 Mike Farrell born

06-February-1940 Tom Brokaw born

06-February-1943 Fabian born

06-February-1944 Michael Tucker born

06-February-1945 Bob Marley born

06-February-1950 Natalie Cole born

06-February-1952 Death of King George IV

06-February-1958 Munich air disaster, 7 Manchester United team members killed

06-February-1962 Axl Rose born

06-February-1969 Masaharu Fukuyama born