On This Day for February 6 - Accession of Elizabeth II, Ronald Reagan is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. February 06 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Ronald Reagan READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1952 Accession of Elizabeth II READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: SpaceX 's Falcon Heavy rocket had its first test flight; on board was a Tesla automobile owned by SpaceX's founder, Elon Musk. [Sort fact from fiction in our space exploration quiz.] 2014: American comedian Jay Leno hosted his last episode of The Tonight Show ; he had previously retired in 2009 but returned the following year. [Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 2012: Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies, who was credited with introducing contemporary abstract painting in Spain, died in Barcelona. [Take our artists and painters quiz.] 1993: American tennis player Arthur Ashe, who was the first black man to win a Grand Slam championship, died of AIDS-related pneumonia; he had likely contracted the virus through a tainted blood transfusion received during coronary bypass surgeries. [Get the facts about HIV/AIDS.] 1945: Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley—who achieved stardom by blending early ska, rock steady, and reggae forms into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid—was born. [Test your knowledge of musicians.] 1932: French film director François Truffaut, whose attacks on established filmmaking techniques paved the way for the movement known as New Wave, was born. [Take our film buff quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1950 Natalie Cole American singer 1911 Ronald Reagan president of United States 1945 Bob Marley Jamaican musician 1756 Aaron Burr vice president of United States 1912 Eva Braun wife of Hitler 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor Hungarian actress and socialite 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