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January 6
Observing 4 Icons for January 6 Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for January 6 (4 results)

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Ida Tarbell — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ida Tarbell
Ida Minerva Tarbell

Pioneering Investigative Journalist, Muckraker & Author of The History of the Standard Oil Company

United States Journalism
Nov 5, 1857 — Jan 6, 1944
Theodore Roosevelt — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

26th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate, Conservationist & Historian

United States Politics
Oct 27, 1858 — Jan 6, 1919
Dizzy Gillespie — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

American Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader & Founding Pioneer of Bebop and Afro-Cuban Jazz

United States Music
Oct 21, 1917 — Jan 6, 1993
Om Puri — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Om Puri
ओम पुरी

Two-Time National Award-Winning Actor, Pioneer of Indian Parallel Cinema & International Film Icon

India Cinema
Oct 18, 1950 — Jan 6, 2017