January 6th (2005) was a Thursday. 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, 2005
» African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) known as American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 Mississippi civil rights workers murders called murders of three civil rights workers.
» A Graniteville train disaster known as train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.
January 6th Famous Deaths for 2005
» Lois Hole, Canadian politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1933)
» Louis Robichaud, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
January 6th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Iraq known as Armed Forces Day (Iraq)
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» André Bessette (Catholic Church called Roman Catholic Church)
» January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Epiphany (holiday) or Epiphany (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances:
» Befana called Befana Day (Italy)
» Christmas Using the Julian calendar e.g Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church)
» Little Christmas (Irish Calendar or Ireland)
» Public holidays in Laos known as Pathet Lao Day (Laos)