On This Day
February 6
Bob Marley Day
1921 The Kid is released starring Charlie Chaplin
1935 Monopoly hits store shelves for the fist time
1936 In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany the 4th winter Olympic Games open
1958 Munich air Disaster 8 Manchester United FC are killed in plane crash
1968 In Grenoble, France the 10th Winter Olympic opens
1973 In Toronto construction starts on the CN Tower
1988 The Jumpman logo is immortalized by Michael Jordan
2005 New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXIX over the Philadelphia Eagles
Happy Birthday
1895 Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame 7 x World Series champion
1911 Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States
1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor actress
1931 Rip Tron actor
1945 Bob Marley Musician
1962 Axl Rose in the band Guns N’ Roses
1963 Alundra Blayze aka Madusa WWE Wrestler, WCW Cruiserweight Championship, 3 x WWF Women's Championship in the WWE Hall of Fame, USHRA Monster Jam World Finals Racing Championship
1964 Gordon Downie in the band The Tragically Hip
1966 Rick Astley singer
1993 Teresa Scanlan Miss America
