Born This Day In History 6th February

Celebrating Birthday's Today


Ronald Reagan


Born: Ronald Wilson Reagan 6th February 1911 Tampico, Illinois


Died: 5th June 2004 Bel Air, Los Angeles, California




Known For : Ronald Reagan is best known and remembered as the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), and prior to entering politics and becoming the Governor of California (1967–1975), he was a successfull actor appearing in over 50 movies including Cowboy from Brooklyn ( 1938 ), Kings Row ( 1942 ). In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was a republican president who pushed through sweeping changes in home economics by reducing business regulation and the growth in government spending often referred to as the "Reagan Doctrine". He is also remembered for his foriegn policy where he supported anti-Communist movements worldwide and used the strength of the American Economy to expand the military which contributed to the end of the Cold War. He was a popular president with the people and in the western world. The only blot on his presidency was the Iran-Contra affair. In his personal life he was married to Jane Wyman in 1940 and divorced in 1948, he married his second wife Nancy in 1952 who he was married to until his death in 2005. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease diagnosed in 1994 until his death.












Bob Marley


Born: Robert Nesta Marley 6th February 1945 Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica


Died: 11th May 1981 Miami, Florida, United States




Known For : Bob Marley was a Jamaican born singer-songwriter and musician best known for his music as "Bob Marley and The Wailers" whose reggae hits included "I Shot the Sheriff" ( 1973 ), "No Woman, No Cry" ( 1974 ) , and "One Love" ( 1977 ). These hits and others have stood the test of time and are still popular 30 years later. On a personal note this webmaster was introduced to reggae music through the work of Bob Marley and love his music to this day.