What Happened on February 6, 2024

• 'Godfathers of Wind' Henrik Stiesdal and Andrew Garrad awarded QEPrize, the 'Noble of Engineering' for pioneering wind energy [1]

• Jennifer Crumbley is the first American parent of a school shooter to be found guilty of manslaughter, held responsible for her teenager killing four at Oxford High School (2021) [1]

• Landslide kills at least 68 with more missing, amid torrential rain, in Maco town, Davao de Oro, southern Philippines [1]
• Swedish automaker Polestar introduces its Polestar 4 - first mass-market car with no rear window, an electric SUV coupé with a rear-mounted camera instead [1]

• Anthony Epstein, English pathologist and virologist (co-discover of the Epstein–Barr virus), dies at 102 [1]
• Don McKay, New Zealand rugby union winger (5 Tests; Auckland RU), dies at 86
• Miguel Ángel, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Real Madrid 247 games), dies of ALS at 76

• Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1973-2002, Vienna State Opera, 2002-10), dies of heart failure at 88 [1] [2]

Holidays: Waitangi Day (New Zealand)

• #1 Song: Hiss - Megan Thee Stallion
• #1 Song: Stick Season - Noah Kahan