What happened on December 6? There are more than 278 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About December 6
December 6 is the 341st day of the year 2024. There are 25 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 49th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039 sunrise will occur at 07:12 AM and sunset will occur at 04:48 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Sagittarius. The modern birthstone for this month is Turquoise while the mystical birthstone is Onyx.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 54 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For December 6
- 1060Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary.
- 1240Mongol invasion of Rus': Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
- 1534The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1648Colonel Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King’s trial to go ahead; came to be known as “Pride’s Purge”.
- 1704Battle of Chamkaur.
- 1745Charles Edward Stuart’s army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
- 1768The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
- 1790The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1865The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
- 1877The first edition of the Washington Post is published.
- 1877Thomas Edison, using his new phonograph, makes one of the earliest recordings of a human voice, reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
- 1884The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
- 1897London becomes the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs.
- 1907A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia kills 362 workers.
- 1916World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
- 1917Finland declares independence from Russia.
- 1917Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1,900 people and destroys part of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 1917World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine ship SM.
- 1921The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
- 1922One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
- 1928The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
- 1933U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce’s novel Ulysses is not obscene.
- 1941World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Finland in support of the Soviet Union during the Continuation War.
- 1947The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
- 1956A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
- 1957Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
- 1965Pakistan’s Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate level.
- 1967Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States.
- 1969Meredith Hunter is killed by the Hells Angels during a The Rolling Stones’s concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
- 1971Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India following New Delhi’s recognition of Bangladesh.
- 1973The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3).
- 1975Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London.
- 1977South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
- 1978Spain approves its latest constitution in a referendum.
- 1982Droppin Well bombing: The Irish National Liberation Army detonate a bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British soldiers and six civilians.
- 1988The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government.
- 1989The École Polytechnique Massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
- 1991In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People’s Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege to the city since May.
- 1992The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1500 people.
- 1997A Russian Antonov An-124 cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.
- 2001The Canadian province of Newfoundland is renamed Newfoundland and Labrador.
- 2005An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more civilians.
- 2005Several villagers are shot dead during protests in Dongzhou, China.
- 2006NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
- 2008The 2008 Greek riots break out upon the killing of a 15-year-old boy, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by a police officer.
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Who Were Born On December 6?
- 846Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)
- 1285King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
- 1421King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
- 1478Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1550Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (baptism) (d. 1605)
- 1586Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)
- 1608George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier (d. 1670)
- 1637Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)
- 1640Claude Fleury, French historian (d. 1723)
- 1642Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d. 1703)
- 1685Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France (d. 1712)
- 1721Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
- 1721James Elphinston, British philologist (d. 1809)
- 1752Gabriel Duvall, American jurist, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1844)
- 1778Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
- 1792King William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
- 1805Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
- 1805Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 1812Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (d. 1884)
- 1823Friedrich Max Müller, German orientalist (d. 1900)
- 1833John S. Mosby, American Civil War figure (d. 1916)
- 1841Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)
- 1849August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
- 1853Haraprasad Shastri, Indian scholar and historian (d. 1931)
- 1863Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)
- 1872Arthur Henry Adams, Australian writer (d. 1936)
- 1872William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)
- 1875Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)
- 1876Fred Duesenberg, German-born American automobile maker (d. 1932)
- 1886Joyce Kilmer, American poet (d. 1918)
- 1887Joseph Lamb, American ragtime composer (d. 1960)
- 1887Lynn Fontanne, British-American actress (d. 1983)
- 1888Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949)
- 1890Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946)
- 1890Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)
- 1890Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)
- 1892Sir Osbert Sitwell, British author (d. 1969)
- 1896Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (d. 1983)
- 1898Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-born American photojournalist (d. 1995)
- 1898Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (d. 1987)
- 1900Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
- 1903Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- 1904Ève Curie, French writer (d. 2007)
- 1908Baby Face Nelson, American bank robber (d. 1934)
- 1908Pierre Graber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2003)
- 1909Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
- 1913Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (d. 2004)
- 1913Karl Haas, German-American music educator (d. 2005)
- 1916Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (d. 1986)
- 1916Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic museum curator and politician (d. 1982)
- 1917Irv Robbins, Canadian-born American entrepreneur (d. 2008)
- 1917Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. 1977)
- 1919Paul de Man, Belgian literary critic (d. 1983)
- 1920Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer
- 1920George Porter, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
- 1921Otto Graham, American football player (d. 2003)
- 1921Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
- 1922Benjamin A. Gilman, American politician
- 1922John Brunt, English soldier, Victoria Cross holder (d. 1944)
- 1924Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1928Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980)
- 1929Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- 1929Frank Springer, American comics artist
- 1929Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor
- 1930Daniel Lisulo, Zambian Prime Minister of Zambia
- 1931Zeki Müren, Turkish, singer, actor, and composer (d. 1996)
- 1932Kamleshwar.Indian writer.(d.2007)
- 1933Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (d. 2010)
- 1934Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler
- 1935Jean Lapointe, Quebec singer and senator
- 1936David Ossman, American comedian
- 1936Kenneth Copeland, American televangelist
- 1937Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
- 1938Patrick Bauchau, Belgian actor
- 1940Lawrence Bergman, Quebec politician
- 1940Richard Edlund, American special effects photographer
- 1941Bill Thomas, American politician
- 1941Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
- 1942Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1945Dan Harrington, American poker player
- 1945Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
- 1945Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker
- 1946Frankie Beverly, American singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1946Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer
- 1947Henk van Woerden, Dutch painter and writer (d. 2005)
- 1947Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician
- 1947Miroslav Vitous, Czech jazz musician
- 1948Don Nickles, American politician
- 1948JoBeth Williams, American actress
- 1948Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
- 1948Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor and musician
- 1949Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
- 1949Gregory Venables, British Anglican bishop
- 1949Linda Creed, American songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1950Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer
- 1950Karlheinz Subklewe, German footballer
- 1950Sonia Manzano, American actress and writer
- 1951Gerry Francis, English football player and manager
- 1952Craig Newmark, American internet entrepreneur
- 1952Ric Charlesworth, Australian field hockey player
- 1953Gary Goodman, Australian cricket player
- 1953Gary Ward, American baseball player
- 1953Kin Shriner, American actor
- 1953Masami Kurumada, Japanese manga artist
- 1953Tom Hulce, American actor
- 1955Rick Buckler, British drummer (The Jam)
- 1955Steven Wright, American comedian
- 1956Peter Buck, American guitarist (R.E.M.)
- 1956Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (d. 1982)
- 1957Adrian Borland, English musician (The Sound) (d. 1999)
- 1958Nick Park, British filmmaker and animator
- 1959Satoru Iwata, Japanese video game industry executive
- 1961David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies)
- 1961Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
- 1962Janine Turner, American actress
- 1963Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor
- 1965Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer
- 1966Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
- 1967Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer
- 1967Judd Apatow, American film director, and screenwriter
- 1967Lucia Rijker, Dutch boxer and actress
- 1969Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
- 1970Adrian Fenty, American politician
- 1970Isabelle Arnould, Belgian swimmer
- 1970Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
- 1970Michaela Schaffrath, German actress
- 1970Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
- 1971Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
- 1971José Contreras, Cuban baseball player
- 1971Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese voice actor
- 1971Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- 1971Ryan White, American AIDS victim (d. 1990)
- 1972Heather Mizeur, American politician
- 1972Monica Santa Maria, Peruvian model and TV host (Nubeluz) (d. 1994)
- 1972Rick Short, American baseball player
- 1974Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
- 1974Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975Noel Clarke, English actor and writer
- 1976Alicia Machado, Venezuelan actress and former Miss Universe
- 1976Colleen Haskell, American television personality
- 1976Lindsay Price, American actress
- 1977Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer
- 1977Kevin Cash, American baseball player
- 1977Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
- 1978Chris Basak, American baseball player
- 1978Darrell Jackson, American football player
- 1978K. D. Aubert, American actress
- 1978Ramiro Pez, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- 1979Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
- 1979Yanina González, Paraguayan model
- 1980Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player
- 1980Steve Lovell, British footballer
- 1982Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
- 1982Ryan Carnes, American actor
- 1982Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982Susie Stoddart, Scottish racing driver
- 1984Syndric Steptoe, American football player
- 1985Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
- 1985Dulce María, Mexican actress and singer
- 1985Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
- 1985Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
- 1986Georgia Horsley, Miss England 2007
- 1986Matt Niskanen, American hockey player
- 1988Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian musician
- 1990Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
- 1995Joy Gruttmann, German singer
- 1996Stefanie Scott, American actress
- 2000Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal
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Who Died On December 6?
- 343Saint Nicholas (b. 270)
- 1185King Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)
- 1352Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)
- 1562Jan van Scorel Dutch painter and architect (b. 1495)
- 1618Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (b. 1601)
- 1672King John II Casimir of Poland (b. 1609)
- 1675John Lightfoot, English churchman (b. 1602)
- 1716Benedictus Buns, Dutch Carmelite and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718Nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674)
- 1746Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (b. 1682)
- 1779Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1788Jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714)
- 1855William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (b. 1789)
- 1867Jean Pierre Flourens, French physician (b. 1794)
- 1868August Schleicher, German linguist (b. 1821)
- 1878Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek artist (b. 1814)
- 1879Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (b. 1814)
- 1882Alfred Escher, Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur (b. 1819)
- 1882Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)
- 1889Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
- 1892Ernst Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (b. 1816)
- 1924Gene Stratton-Porter, American author, screenwriter and naturalist (b. 1863)
- 1934Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1863)
- 1949Leadbelly, American musician (b. 1888)
- 1951Harold Ross, American magazine editor (b. 1892)
- 1955Honus Wagner, American baseball player (b. 1874)
- 1956B. R. Ambedkar, social reformer and architect of the Constitution of India (b. 1891)
- 1961Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925)
- 1964Consuelo Vanderbilt, American socialite (b. 1877)
- 1964Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer (b. 1895)
- 1972Janet Munro, British actress (b. 1934)
- 1976João Goulart, President of Brazil (b. 1918)
- 1983Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)
- 1985Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (b. 1917)
- 1988Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936)
- 1989Frances Bavier, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1989John Payne, American actor (b. 1912)
- 1989Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (b. 1902)
- 1990Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1990Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s first prime minister (b.1903)
- 1991Mimi Smith, maternal aunt and guardian of John Lennon (b. 1906)
- 1991Sir Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 1993Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
- 1996Pete Rozelle, commissioner of the National Football League (b. 1926)
- 1997Willy den Ouden, Dutch freestyle swimmer. (b. 1918)
- 1998César Baldaccini, French sculptor. (b. 1921)
- 2000Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer (b. 1942)
- 2000Werner Klemperer, German actor (b. 1920)
- 2001Charles McClendon, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. 1923)
- 2001Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. 1948)
- 2002Philip Berrigan, American civil rights activist (b. 1923)
- 2003Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
- 2003Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (b. 1909)
- 2003Jerry Tuite, American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
- 2004Raymond Goethals, Belgian football coach (b. 1921)
- 2005Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
- 2005Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
- 2005Devan Nair, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
- 2005William P. Yarborough, Lieutenant General of the US Army and designer of “jump wings” (b. 1912)
- 2006Betty Moschona, Greek actress (b. 1927)
- 2006John Feeney, New Zealand documentary film-director (b. 1922)
- 2007Katy French, Irish supermodel and socialite (b. 1983)
- 2010Mark Dailey, Canadian television journalist and announcer (b. 1953)
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