February 6

February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 328 days remaining, 329 in leap years.

Events:

• 1840 - Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, founding document of New Zealand

Births:

• 1895 - Babe Ruth, baseball player and American icon
• 1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States
• 1912 - Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's mistress
• 1922 - Patrick Macnee, British actor
• 1932 - François Truffaut, French film director

Deaths:

• 1966 - Buster Keaton

Holidays and observances:

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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