Historical Events for 6th January 2019

1066 – King Harald of England crowned
1352 – French King Jean II introduces Order of the Star
1832 – New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston)
1951 – Ganghwa massacre: Hundreds of South Korean communist sympathisers are slaughtered
1971 – Neil Young returns to his homeland of Canada for his first concert there since his pre-stardom days
1972 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
1984 – Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee
1992 – Zviad Gamskahurdia, the President of Georgia, flees the country because of the military coup
1994 – Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding’s bodyguard
2018 – Jon Gruden returns to the NFL as Oakland Raiders head coach after nearly a decade of broadcasting (Monday Night Football 2009-17)

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