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Historical events for
Tuesday, 6 February 2024

  • Birth

    Francois Truffaut

    French filmmaker and central figure of the "Nouvelle Vague". He started as a fierce critic in the magazine "Cahiers du Cinéma" before revolutionizing filmmaking. His troubled and rebellious childhood inspired his first classic, "The 400 Blows" (1959). He said that "cinema is the art of doing beautiful things with beautiful women."

    21/10/1984
  • Birth

    Bob Marley

    Bob Marley (born February 6, 1945, and died May 11, 1981) was a legendary Jamaican musician and visionary. As frontman of The Wailers, he popularized reggae music globally and became an eternal symbol of peace, spirituality, and political resistance.

    11/5/1981
  • Birth

    Axl Rose

    Lafayette, Indiana, EUA

    Born William Bruce Rose Jr., he is the explosive lead singer of Guns N' Roses. Known for his impressive vocal range (5 octaves) and volatile temperament. A persistent (although unconfirmed) urban legend says that his stage name is an anagram for "Oral Sex". In 2016, he surprised the world by replacing Brian Johnson as lead singer of AC/DC.

  • Birth

    Alice Weidel

    An economist with experience in international banking, Alice Weidel (b. 1979) is the parliamentary leader of the AfD. With incisive rhetoric against immigration and European bureaucracy, she has become one of the most polarizing and influential figures of the German new right, challenging the country’s traditional political consensus.

  • History

    Public Launch of Bluesky

    On February 6, 2024, the decentralized social network Bluesky removed its invite-only system and opened to the general public, establishing itself as one of the main alternative microblogging platforms on the market.

  • History

    New Zealand National Day

    New Zealand National Day celebration, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840.