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6 February 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
1987 - Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.Australian judge (1943–2026)
Anniversary
1976 - Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka.American aerospace company (1926–1995)
Anniversary
1958 - The aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany, killing 8 players and 23 people in total (news reel featured).Association football club in England
Anniversary
1951 - A train derailed while crossing a temporary wooden trestle in Woodbridge, New Jersey, causing 85 deaths.1951 disaster in New Jersey, U.S.
Anniversary
1922 - Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.1922 pact by the Allies of WWI
Historical events
History
2023 - Two earthquakes measuring Mww 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between Turkey and Syria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.Major earthquakes in the Turkey–Syria border region
History
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.American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962)
History
2018 - SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.American spaceflight and AI company
History
2016 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.Deadly earthquake centered north of Pingtung City, Taiwan
History
2012 - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Negros, leaving 112 people dead.Earthquake in the Philippines
History
2006 - Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015
History
2000 - Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
History
1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.Airport in Arlington, Virginia, serving Washington, D.C., United States
History
1996 - Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.Series of floods in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, particularly in Oregon
History
1996 - Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757.1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean
Notable births
Born
1998 - Adley Rutschman, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Kevon Looney, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1993 - Teresa Scanlan, American beauty pageant titleholder, Miss America 2011Miss America 2011 winner (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (born 1923)American football executive (1923–2025)
Died
2025 - Nigel McCrery, English screenwriter, producer and writer (born 1953)English screenwriter, producer and writer (1953–2025)
Died
2024 - Sebastian Piñera, former Chilean president (born 1949)President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022)
Died
2022 - Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (born 1929)Indian singer (1929–2022)
Died
2021 - George Shultz, American politician, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor (born 1920)American economist, diplomat and statesman (1920–2021)
Died
2020 - Jhon Jairo Velásquez, Colombian hitman and drug dealer (born 1962)Colombian contract killer (1962–2020)
Died
2019 - Manfred Eigen, German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (born 1927)German biophysical chemist (1927–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
81.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
17.22 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Gemini
20.54 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.