February 06
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Amand, Dorothea of Caesarea, Hildegund,O.Praem., Jacut, Mateo Correa Magallanes(one ofSaints of the Cristero War), Mél of Ardagh, Paul MikiandTwenty-six Martyrs of Japan, Relindis (Renule) of Maaseik, Vedastus, February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
An Eastern Orthodox feast day honoring multiple Christian saints and martyrs, celebrated on February 6.
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation(United Nations)
A United Nations observance dedicated to ending female genital mutilation worldwide and protecting girls’ rights.
Ronald Reagan Day(California, United States)
A California state holiday honoring the legacy of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.
Sami National Day(Russia,Finland,NorwayandSweden)
A day celebrating the culture, heritage, and unity of the Sami people across northern Europe.
Waitangi Day, celebrates the founding ofNew Zealandin 1840.
New Zealand’s national day commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
Amand
Feast day of Saint Amand of Maastricht, a seventh-century missionary bishop celebrated on February 6.
Dorothea of Caesarea
Feast day of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea, a fourth-century Christian martyr known for her purity and devotion.
Hildegund,O.Praem.
Feast day of Saint Hildegund of Schönau, a 12th-century Premonstratensian abbess renowned for her piety.
Jacut
Commemoration of Saint Jacut, a 6th-century Breton abbot celebrated for his missionary work.
Events
Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih.
Hormizd IV is deposed and blinded in a dramatic palace coup led by his brothers-in-law, triggering a power struggle in the Sasanian Empire.
The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointed its first bishop.
A papal bull erects the first Catholic diocese in the Philippines, with Domingo de Salazar as its inaugural bishop.
James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
James II ascends to the thrones of England and Scotland after the death of his brother Charles II, heightening religious and political tensions.
The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
Dandara, leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares escaped slaves, is captured and chooses death over a return to slavery.
American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
The United States and France sign the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, formalizing French support for the American Revolution.
New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
New York becomes the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, strengthening the young American union.
Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Massachusetts ratifies the United States Constitution as the sixth state, advancing the formation of the federal government.
Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
The British navy secures a decisive victory over the French at the Battle of San Domingo in the Caribbean.
The Treaty of Singapore was signed by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Hussein Shah of Johor, and Temenggong Abdul Rahman, and it is now recognised as the founding of modern Singapore.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles signs the Treaty of Singapore, laying the foundation for the modern city-state.
Births
Emperor of Japan from 897 to 930 who oversaw the flourishing of the Heian court.
Louis I
Landgrave of Hesse from 1413 to 1458, known for consolidating and expanding his territories.
Joanna
Infanta of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso V, remembered for her devotion and charitable works.
Girolamo Benivieni
Italian Renaissance poet and friend of the Medici, known for his lyrical verse.
Scipione del Ferro
Italian mathematician who first solved the depressed cubic equation in the 16th century.
Sassa Narimasa
Japanese samurai and daimyō who served under Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period.
Beatrice Cenci
Italian noblewoman infamous for her role in the murder of her abusive father.
Mario Bettinus
Italian Jesuit scholar and mathematician known for his work in astronomy and philosophy.
Bernard of Corleone
Sicilian Capuchin friar canonized as a saint for his humility and peacemaking efforts.
Deaths
Hlothhere
Hlothhere was a 7th-century king of Kent in Anglo-Saxon England.
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik was the tenth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 724 to 743 CE.
Donnchad Midi
Donnchad Midi was a High King of Ireland from the Clann Cholmáin branch of the southern Uí Néill dynasty.
Photios I was a 9th-century Patriarch of Constantinople and a leading Byzantine scholar.
Elvira of Castile
Elvira of Castile was a princess of León and Castile who became Queen of Sicily in the early 12th century.
Thurstan
Thurstan was Archbishop of York who defended the independence of his see in the early 12th century.
Hōjō Tokimasa
Hōjō Tokimasa was the first regent (shikken) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
Joanna of Bourbon was Queen of France as the wife of King Charles V in the 14th century.
Esau de' Buondelmonti
Esau de' Buondelmonti was an Italian nobleman who ruled Epirus in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.