Deaths on February 6

Rubén Darío

Died on February 6, 1916

Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío (US: dah-REE-oh, Spanish: [ruˈβen daˈɾi.o]), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish literature and journalism. He has been praised as the "Prince of Castilian Letters" and undisputed father of the modernismo literary movement.

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9 Jan

Gallipoli Campaign
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
21 Feb

Battle of Verdun
World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
25 Feb

Battle of Verdun
World War I: The Germans capture Fort Douaumont during the Battle of Verdun.
9 Apr

Battle of Verdun
World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
31 May

Battle of Jutland
World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet under the command of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty engage the Imperial German Navy under the command of Reinhard Scheer and Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.

Deaths on February 6

Rubén Darío

Died on February 6, 1916

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