February 6th (2012) was a Monday. It's the 34th day of the year (35th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 331 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 6th February, 2012
» A 2012 Visayas earthquake or 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits near the central Philippines off the coast of Negros Island causing at least 51 deaths and injuring 112 others.
February 6th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Peter Breck, American actor (b. 1929)
» Sharada Dwivedi, Indian historian and author (b. 1942)
» Nuri Otay, Turkish businessman (b. 1957)
» David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
» Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
» Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)
February 6th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Saint Amand named Amand
» Dorothea of Caesarea
» Saint Paul Miki named Paul Miki
» Saint Titus known as Titus
» Saint Vedastus known as Vedastus
» February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)
» Ronald Reagan Day (California)
» Sami National Day (Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
» Waitangi Day, celebrates the founding of New Zealand in 1840.