Born on 6 February 1973

At A Glance

6 February 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

6 February 1973 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“I'd Love You to Want Me” by Lobo 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 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 6 February 1973 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

• 1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
• 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.
• 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 four inches an hour.
• 1981 The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
• 1987 Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.

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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