Births on January 6

Jérémie Renier

Born on January 6, 1981

Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor

Jérémie Renier (French: [ʁenje]; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in the critically praised La Promesse (1996), directed by the Dardenne brothers. He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and L'Enfant (2005). The latter was also directed by the Dardenne brothers. He portrayed French singer Claude François in the 2012 film My Way, for which he was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor, and Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé in the 2014 biopic Saint Laurent, which earned him a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

References

Jérémie Renier

Choose Another Date

Events on 1981

20 Jan

Iran hostage crisis
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
27 Apr

Computer mouse
Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
27 Jun

Mao Zedong
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
7 Jul

Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
15 Sep

Sandra Day O'Connor
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Births on January 6

Jérémie Renier

Born on January 6, 1981

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1981

Iran hostage crisis

Computer mouse

Mao Zedong

Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor