Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.
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Two earthquakes measuring Mww 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between Turkey and Syria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Negros, leaving 112 people dead.
“Well done is better than well said.”
One highlighted entry is from 1987: Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.
People listed for February 6 include Conor Gallagher (2000), Adley Rutschman (1998), and Kevon Looney (1996).
Observances listed for February 6 include International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations), Sami National Day (Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden), and Christian feast day: Amand.
