At A Glance

6 January 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
6 January 2015 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top-Rated TV Show
“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 January 2015 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 January 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 6 January

  • 1974 In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the United States implements the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, switching to permanent daylight saving time for a trial period.
  • 1992 President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
  • 1994 U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
  • 2019 Muhammad V of Kelantan resigns as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, becoming the first monarch to do so.
  • 2025 Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.

Famous people born on January 6

  • Nigella Lawson, English chef and author (born 1960)
  • Eminem, Mother of Eminem (1955–2024)
  • Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
  • Jameis Winston, American football player (born 1994)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
  • January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
  • February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.

Life in the US in 2015

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.43

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$294,000

Weekly Wage

$818

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