At A Glance

6 February 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 2021 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2021 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 2021 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  • 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
  • 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
  • 2018 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.
  • 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries.

Famous people born on February 6

  • 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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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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