January 6th (1839) was a Sunday. It's the 5th day of the year (6th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 360 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 6th January, 1839
» The Night of the Big Wind named most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
January 6th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Iraq known as Armed Forces Day (Iraq)