6. јануар 1977. је био четвртак под знаком звездице ♑. Био је 5 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Gerald R. Ford.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 49 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био уторак, 6. јануар 2026., пре 177 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је среда, 6. јануар 2027., за 187 дана. Живели сте 18.074 дана, или око 433.779 сати, или око 26.026.749 минута, или око 1.561.604.940 секунди.
Date: 06 January 1977
Eric Abraham, S African journalist who was declared banned person and placed under house arrest in Cape Town in Nov '76, arrives in Botswana after escaping across border (S)
Date: 06 January 1977
By SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Fed grand jury, concluding 18-mo investigation, repts that IRS intelligence agents did not violate civil rights of taxpayers during highly publicized 'sex and drinking' investigation in Miami known as Operation Leprechaun; sharply criticizes press for not exercising greater care in printing series of exposes in early '75 that led to Cong hearings and cutback by Donald C Alexander, IRS head, on intelligence activities; rept specifically accuses Miami News, which first disclosed details of Operation Leprechaun, of 'knowingly' publishing false information about IRS intelligence activities; bulk of grand jury rept dealt with various published allegations stemming from Operation Leprechaun, IRS intelligence div operation in early '70s aimed at gathering tax information on group of 30 prominent Miamians, including city officials and Fed and state judges (M)
Date: 07 January 1977
Miami News editor Howard Kleinberg says content of still-secret Fed grand jury rept is ludicrous; Kleinberg recalls US Sen select com rept of Apr 23, '76, which strongly condemned IRS and Justice Dept for 'misdeeds in connection with Operation Leprechaun' (S)
Date: 06 January 1977
'77 Natl Award for Journalistic Merit from William Allen White Foundation is won by Clayton Kirkpatrick (Chicago Tribune) (S)
Date: 06 January 1977
Date: 06 January 1977
Date: 06 January 1977
At least 6 people die and as many as 6 are missing in fire at Hull, Eng, old age home (S)
Date: 06 January 1977
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
NBC pres and chief operating officer Herbert S Schlosser is named chief exec, title relinquished by chmn Julian Goodman (M)