6 February 2026
► LOOKING at events on 6 February;
In 1936, in Swansea Tasmania, mother and daughter Kate & Jean Cotton were killed when struck by the undercarriage of a low-flying RAAF plane.
In 1938, in Launceston Tasmania – the city’s second commercial radio station, 7EX, commenced regular transmission.
In 1951, in Glenorchy Tasmania – A new high school, known as the Robert Cosgrove Modern School, was opened. Student capacity was limited, as classes were held in ex-Army Musset huts, pending completion of the first permanent buildings.
► ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ON THIS DATE
BORN, 1922: Patrick Macnee, in Paddington, London, England. He was an actor best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the television spy series The Avengers. Died 2015.
BORN, 1943: Fabiano Anthony Forte, alias Fabian, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He was a pop singer and teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s..
BORN, 1950: Natalie Cole, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. She was a singer, songwriter and daughter of crooner Nat King Cole and one-time Duke Ellington Orchestra singer Maria Cole. Died in 2015.
DIED 1952: King George VI of the United Kingdom, in Sandringham House, Norfolk, England, at the age of 56. His daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, was proclaimed Queen the following day.
DIED 1981: Hugo Montenegro, in California U.S.A. at the age of 55. He was an orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks best known for his cover version of the theme from the 1966 film The Good The Bad And The Ugly.
DIED 1998: Carl Wilson, in Los Angeles California U.S.A. at the age of 51. He was a rock and roll singer, guitarist and composer, and founding member and occasional lead guitarist of the pop group The Beach Boys.
DIED 2007: Francesco Paolo LoVecchio alias Frankie Laine, in San Diego, California U.S.A. at the age of 93. He was a singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of That’s My Desire in 2005.
Today’s photo – The eroded shoreline of Bass Strait, near Ulverstone. Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| Ami Leigh – Wait And See | 2025 | 09:05 | 2 | 23/1/2023 |
| 70s Classic Middle Of The Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | 1971 | 09:11 | 5 | 27/4/2025 |
| Kim Copedo – Save A Little Hope for Me | 2025 | 09:14 | 0 | |
| Comfort Zone –Well Known Artists and Songs + Julie Anthony – Bye Bye Love | 09:19 | 1 | 26/10/2018 | |
| + Sandy Scott – Behind Closed Doors | 09:22 | 2 | 5/12/2025 | |
| Allan Caswell – The Day We Sold The Farm | 09:26 | 2 | 11/1/2026 | |
| Joe Reisman & His Orchestra – Angel Of The Morning | 09:31 | 1 | 10/8/2025 | |
| Fabian – Gonna Make You Mine | 1965 | 09:35 | 2 | 5/12/2025 |
| Natalie Cole – Almost Like Being In Love | 09:40 | 1 | 25/8/2024 | |
| For a Listener Neil Sedaka – Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | 1961 | 09:44 | 6 | 4/10/2019 |
| For a Listener Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus – Ballad Of The Easy Rider | 09:46 | 3 | 21/7/2023 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Rubber Soul” Charting on this day 1966 Beatles – Norwegian Wood | 1965 | 09:51 | 6 | 1/7/2022 |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Houston” Charting on this day 1966 Dean Martin – Old Yellow Line | 1965 | 09:53 | 1 | 11/12/2022 |
| Vernon Husky – White Silver Sands | 09:57 | 4 | 26/10/2025 | |
| Dean Perrett – Road Train Country | 2026 | 10:05 | 0 | |
| Taylor Brothers – Please Let Me Wonder | 2025 | 10:10 | 2 | 27/6/2025 |
| Toni West – If I Didn’t Love Him | 2026 | 10:13 | 0 | |
| Hugo Montenegro – The Good The Bad And The Ugly | 1968 | 10:19 | 7 | 19/8/2022 |
| Vintage Vinyl Frankie Laine – That’s Mr Desire | 1951 | 10:24 | 1 | 30/3/2018 |
| Beach Boys – Then I Kissed Her | 1967 | 10:27 | 4 | 5/4/2024 |
| Richard Clayderman – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me | 10:31 | 2 | 25/7/2021 | |
| Caoimhe Murney – Your Health Is Your Wealth | 2026 | 10:35 | 0 | |
| Adrian Payne – If But Or Maybe | 2026 | 10:38 | 0 | |
| 70s Classic John Paul Joans – The Man From Nazareth | 1971 | 10:45 | 2 | 27/4/2025 |
| Zither Jackson – Valleys Of Your Mind | 2026 | 10:50 | 0 | |
| Andy Williams – Lips Of Wine | 2026 | 10:53 | 0 | |
| Seekers – The Hammer Song | 10:56 | 0 | ||
| Andy Martin – Paint Me Blue | 2025 | 11:05 | 3 | 1/2/2026 |
| Country Road- Old style country songs + Jimmy Little – Sun Arise | 11:10 | 0 | ||
| + Slim Dusty – Another Night In Broome | 11:12 | 1 | 15/12/2023 | |
| For a Listener Eydie Gorme – Blame It On The Bossa Nova | 1963 | 11:17 | 13 | 10/8/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Tony Bennett – Rags To Riches | 1951 | 11:25 | 11 | 11/4/2025 |
| Ronnie Kennedy – The Bluebell Polka | 11:28 | 8 | 31/10/2025 | |
| James Last & His Orchestra – Barcarolle | 11:33 | 6 | 26/6/2022 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “The Sound of Music Soundtrack” Charting on this day 1966 Peggy Wood, Marnie Nixon, 2 x Uncredited – Maria | 1965 | 11:37 | 2 | 30/7/2023 |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Whipped Cream” Charting on this day 1966 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – Bittersweet Samba | 1965 | 11:41 | 1 | 18/10/2024 |
| Bohemian Rogue – Hot Hot Sweaty (Summers Night) | 2026 | 11:45 | 0 | |
| Carol Stevens – My Dream Lover | 2025 | 11:48 | 1 | 16/1/2026 |
| Charlie’s Attic – Nanna’s House | 2021 | 11:52 | 4 | 9/5/2025 |