Births on January 6

Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)

Born on January 6, 1955

Alex Forsyth, American ice hockey player

Alex Forsyth (born January 6, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He was also drafted by the San Diego Mariners (ninth round, 122nd overall) of the World Hockey Association in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.

Forsyth played just one game in the National Hockey League with the Capitals, during the 1976–77 season.

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Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)

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Events on 1955

7 Jan

Metropolitan Opera
Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
13 Feb

Dead Sea Scrolls
Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
18 Feb

Nevada Test Site
Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
14 May

Warsaw Pact
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
23 Oct

State of Vietnam referendum, 1955
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.

Births on January 6

Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)

Born on January 6, 1955

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Events on 1955

Metropolitan Opera

Dead Sea Scrolls

Nevada Test Site

Warsaw Pact

State of Vietnam referendum, 1955