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. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. Date: February 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile. Date: February 6, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada. Date: February 6, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Negros, leaving 112 people dead. Date: February 6, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people. Date: February 6, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight. Date: February 6, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries. Date: February 6, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: February 6, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this…