Born on 6 February 1956

At A Glance

6 February 1956 at a glance

Day of the week

6 February 1956 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Mitch Miller was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1956

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.

Star sign

The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1956 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 6 February 1956 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

• 1944 World War II: The Great Raids Against Helsinki begins.
• 1951 The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
• 1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
• 1959 At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
• 1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.

Famous people born on 6 February

• Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
• Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
• Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
• Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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