This Day in History
Today: February 6, 2026
590
Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih.[1]
1579
The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointed its first bishop.[2]
1685
James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.[3]
1694
The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.[4][5]
1778
American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.[6]
1778
New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.[7]
1788
Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1806
Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.[8]
1819
The Treaty of Singapore was signed by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Hussein Shah of Johor, and Temenggong Abdul Rahman, and it is now recognised as the founding of modern Singapore.[9]
1820
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
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