Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States
from 1981 to 1989. Prior to the presidency, he was a Hollywood
actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd Governor of
California from 1967 to 1975.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton formally declared that she was
a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat from the state of New York on
this day in 2000.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George)
(December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952)
Britain’s King George VI died on this day in 1952. His daughter,
Elizabeth II, succeeded him.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)
Babe Ruth was a professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The
Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar
left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame
as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.
Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981)
Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an
international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae,
ska and rocksteady in his compositions.
Marley died of skin cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami
(now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36. The spread of cancer
to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son
Ziggy were… "Money can’t buy life”.
Bob Marley Statue at Celebrity Park, Kingston, Jamaica.