On This Day in History for January 6
Events in History
- 1017 Cnut the Great crowned King of England in London by Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1066 Harold II (Harold Godwinson) crowned King of England after the death of his brother-in-law Edward the Confessor
- 1099 Henry V crowned German king
- 1205 Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
- 1227 Ferrand, Count of Flanders, freed from the Louvre after being held prisoner for 12 years by the French
- 1322 Stephen Uros III becomes King of Serbia
- 1352 French King Jean II introduces Order of the Star
- 1355 Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy
- More Events in History
Richard II
John Smith
Heinrich SchliemannWeddings in History
- 1759 US 1st President George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis at White House Plantation
- 1836 Author Harriet Beecher (24) weds educator Calvin Ellis Stowe (33) in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1903 German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (23) weds Serbian physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić (27); divorce in 1919
More Weddings in History
Haym Salomon
Louis Braille
Gregor Mendel
Georg Cantor
Theodore RooseveltJanuary in History
Gillette, The Billionaire Shaving Pioneer
Safety razor pioneer King Camp Gillette, a billionaire who offered a former President a million dollars to join him in a business venture, was born on this day.
January 5, 1855
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms
President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech on this day. It would form the basis of the UN Declaration of Human Rights three years later.
January 6, 1941
Morse Telegraph First Demonstrated
The original Morse telegraph machine, as developed by Samuel Morse
January 6, 1838
Getting In a Spin On Saint Distaff’s Day
Distaff is not one of the best known saints; in fact he never existed. But January 7 is Saint Distaff’s Day and once one of seemingly dangerous fun and frolics.
January 7, 1 AD