On This Day in History - February 6 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - February 6 |
1819 February 6
1819-02-06
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore
1832 February 6
1832-02-06
1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
1948 February 6
1948-02-06
1st radio-controlled airplane flown
1958 February 6
1958-02-06
7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
1971 February 6
1971-02-06
1st time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)
1987 February 6
1987-02-06
No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
