Historical Events on December 6, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on December 6th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. |
| 2015 | Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament. |
| 2006 | NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. |
| 2005 | An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground. |
| 1999 | A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement. |
| 1998 | in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections. |
| 1997 | A Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67. |
| 1992 | The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people. |
| 1991 | Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months. |
| 1990 | A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people. |
| 1989 | The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. |
| 1982 | The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians. |
| 1978 | Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum. |
| 1977 | South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. |
| 1975 | The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege. |
| 1973 | The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.) |
| 1971 | Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. |
| 1969 | Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards. |
| 1967 | Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States. |
| 1957 | Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit. |
| 1956 | A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. |
| 1941 | World War II: Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war. |
| 1933 | U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene. |
| 1928 | The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths. |
| 1922 | One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence. |
| 1921 | The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives. |
| 1917 | Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire. |
| 1917 | Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time. |
| 1917 | World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53. |
| 1916 | World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest. |
| 1912 | The Nefertiti Bust is discovered. |
| 1907 | A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers. |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. |
| 1897 | London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs. |
| 1884 | The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed. |
| 1882 | Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century. |
| 1865 | Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
| 1803 | Five French warships attempting to escape the Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the Haitian Revolution. |
| 1790 | The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia. |
| 1745 | Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising. |
| 1704 | Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army. |
| 1648 | Colonel Thomas 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". |
| 1534 | The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar. |
| 1492 | After exploring the island of Cuba for gold (which he had mistaken for Japan), Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola. |
| 1240 | Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. |
| 1060 | Béla I is crowned king of Hungary. |
Famous People Born on December 6
Here is a random list who born on December 6. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2021) |
| 1875 | Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946) |
| 1872 | Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936) |
| 1875 | Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941) |
| 1980 | Steve Lovell, English footballer |
| 1864 | William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| 1927 | Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010) |
| 1988 | Adam Eaton, American baseball player |
| 1929 | Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host |
Famous People Deaths On December 6
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on December 6. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925) |
| 1686 | Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630) |
| 1306 | Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (b. 1270) |
| 1675 | John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602) |
| 1716 | Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642) |
| 1889 | Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808) |
| 343 | Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (b. 270) |
| 1996 | Pete Rozelle, American businessman (b. 1926) |
| 1918 | Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (b. 1851) |
| 1989 | Frances Bavier, American actress (b. 1902) |
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