On This Day for January 6 - Epiphany, Richard II is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 06 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Richard II READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT Today Epiphany READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2001: The U.S. Congress certified George W. Bush as the winner of the 2000 presidential election following a legal battle. [Take our quiz about U.S. presidential elections.] 1966: Indian composer A.R. Rahman, known as "the Mozart of Madras," was born in Madras (now Chennai), India. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about composers.] 1950: Great Britain announced its recognition of the People's Republic of China. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about China.] 1941: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined his Four Freedoms in his State of the Union message to Congress. [Take our U.S. presidents quiz.] 1878: American poet, historian, and folklorist Carl Sandburg, whose Abraham Lincoln: The War Years won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1940, was born. [Test your knowledge of authors and poets.] 1838: German composer Max Bruch was born in Cologne, Prussia. [How much do you know about classical composers?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1982 Eddie Redmayne British actor 1955 Rowan Atkinson British actor 1966 A.R. Rahman Indian composer 1367 Richard II king of England 1913 Loretta Young American actress 1799 Jedediah Smith American explorer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help