# December 6

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For the novel, see [December 6 (novel)](/source/December_6_(novel)).

## Events

### Pre-1600

- [1060](/source/1060) – [Béla I](/source/B%C3%A9la_I_of_Hungary) is crowned king of [Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary_in_the_Middle_Ages).[1]
- [1240](/source/1240) – [Mongol invasion of Rus'](/source/Mongol_invasion_of_Rus'): [Kyiv](/source/Kyiv), defended by [Voivode Dmytro](/source/Voivode_Dmytro), [falls](/source/Siege_of_Kiev_(1240)) to the [Mongols](/source/Mongols) under [Batu Khan](/source/Batu_Khan).[2]
- [1492](/source/1492) – After exploring the island of [Cuba](/source/Cuba) (which he had mistaken for [Japan](/source/Japan)) for gold, [Christopher Columbus](/source/Christopher_Columbus) lands on an island he names [Hispaniola](/source/Hispaniola).[3]
- [1534](/source/1534) – The city of [Quito](/source/Quito) in [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) is founded by Spanish settlers led by [Sebastián de Belalcázar](/source/Sebasti%C3%A1n_de_Belalc%C3%A1zar).[4]

### 1601–1900

- [1648](/source/1648) – [Pride's Purge](/source/Pride's_Purge) removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the [High Court of Justice](/source/High_Court_of_Justice_(1649)) could put the King on trial.
- [1745](/source/1745) – [Charles Edward Stuart](/source/Charles_Edward_Stuart)'s army begins retreat during the [second Jacobite Rising](/source/Jacobite_rising_of_1745).
- [1790](/source/1790) – The [U.S. Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) moves from [New York City](/source/New_York_City) to [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia).
- [1803](/source/1803) – Five [French warships](/source/French_Navy) attempting to escape the [Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue](/source/Blockade_of_Saint-Domingue) are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the [Haitian Revolution](/source/Haitian_Revolution).[5]
- [1865](/source/1865) – [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) ratifies the [13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution](/source/13th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution).[6]
- [1882](/source/1882) – [Transit of Venus](/source/1882_transit_of_Venus), second and last of the [19th century](/source/19th_century).[7]
- [1884](/source/1884) – The [Washington Monument](/source/Washington_Monument) in Washington, D.C., is completed.
- [1897](/source/1897) – London becomes the world's first city to host licensed [taxicabs](/source/Taxicab).

### 1901–present

- [1904](/source/1904) – [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt) articulated his ["Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine](/source/Roosevelt_Corollary), stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
- [1907](/source/1907) – A [coal mine explosion](/source/Monongah_mining_disaster) at [Monongah, West Virginia](/source/Monongah,_West_Virginia), kills 362 workers.
- [1912](/source/1912) – The [Nefertiti Bust](/source/Nefertiti_Bust) is discovered.
- [1916](/source/1916) – [World War I](/source/World_War_I): The Central Powers [capture Bucharest](/source/Battle_of_Bucharest).
- [1917](/source/1917) – [Finland declares independence](/source/Finnish_Declaration_of_Independence) from [the Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire).
- 1917 – [Halifax Explosion](/source/Halifax_Explosion): A munitions explosion near [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia) kills more than 1,900 people in the [largest artificial explosion up to that time](/source/Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions#Largest_accidental_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions_by_magnitude).
- 1917 – World War I: [USS *Jacob Jones*](/source/USS_Jacob_Jones_(DD-61)) is the first American [destroyer](/source/Destroyer) to be sunk by enemy action when it is [torpedoed](/source/Torpedo) by German submarine [SM *U-53*](/source/SM_U-53).[8]
- [1921](/source/1921) – The [Anglo-Irish Treaty](/source/Anglo-Irish_Treaty) is signed in [London](/source/London) by British and Irish representatives.
- [1922](/source/1922) – Ireland is [partitioned](/source/Partition_of_Ireland), with [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) and the [Irish Free State](/source/Irish_Free_State) coming into existence, one year to the day after the signing of the [Anglo-Irish Treaty](/source/Anglo-Irish_Treaty).
- [1928](/source/1928) – The government of Colombia [sends military forces](/source/Banana_massacre) to suppress a month-long [strike](/source/Strike_action) by [United Fruit Company](/source/United_Fruit_Company) workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
- [1933](/source/1933) – In *[United States v. One Book Called Ulysses](/source/United_States_v._One_Book_Called_Ulysses)* Judge [John M. Woolsey](/source/John_M._Woolsey) rules that [James Joyce](/source/James_Joyce)'s novel *[Ulysses](/source/Ulysses_(novel))* is not obscene despite coarse language and sexual content, a leading decision affirming free expression.
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Winter War](/source/Winter_War): The [Red Army](/source/Red_Army)'s advance on the [Karelian Isthmus](/source/Karelian_Isthmus) is stopped by Finns at the [Mannerheim Line](/source/Mannerheim_Line) during the [Battle of Taipale](/source/Battle_of_Taipale).[9]
- [1941](/source/1941) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): [Camp X](/source/Camp_X) opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war.
- [1956](/source/1956) – A violent [water polo match](/source/Blood_in_the_Water_match) between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the [1956 Summer Olympics](/source/1956_Summer_Olympics) in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), against the backdrop of the [Hungarian Revolution of 1956](/source/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956).
- [1957](/source/1957) – [Project Vanguard](/source/Project_Vanguard): A [launchpad](/source/Launch_pad) explosion of [Vanguard TV3](/source/Vanguard_TV3) thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a [satellite](/source/Satellite) into Earth orbit.[10]
- [1967](/source/1967) – [Adrian Kantrowitz](/source/Adrian_Kantrowitz) performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Altamont Free Concert](/source/Altamont_Free_Concert): At a free concert performed by the [Rolling Stones](/source/Rolling_Stones), eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by [Hells Angels](/source/Hells_Angels) security guards.
- [1971](/source/1971) – Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the [Indo-Pakistani War of 1971](/source/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971).
- [1973](/source/1973) – [The Twenty-fifth Amendment](/source/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution): The [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) votes 387–35 to confirm [Gerald Ford](/source/Gerald_Ford) as [Vice President of the United States](/source/Vice_President_of_the_United_States). (On [November 27](/source/November_27), the [Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) confirmed him 92–3.)
- [1975](/source/1975) – [The Troubles](/source/The_Troubles): Fleeing from the police, a [Provisional IRA](/source/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army) unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a [six-day siege](/source/Balcombe_Street_siege).
- [1977](/source/1977) – South Africa grants independence to [Bophuthatswana](/source/Bophuthatswana), although it is not recognized by any other country.
- [1978](/source/1978) – Spain ratifies the [Spanish Constitution of 1978](/source/Spanish_Constitution_of_1978) in a referendum.[11]
- [1982](/source/1982) – The Troubles: The [Irish National Liberation Army](/source/Irish_National_Liberation_Army) [bombs a pub](/source/Droppin_Well_bombing) frequented by British soldiers in [Ballykelly, Northern Ireland](/source/Ballykelly,_County_Londonderry), killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
- [1989](/source/1989) – The [École Polytechnique massacre](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre) (or Montreal Massacre): [Marc Lépine](/source/Marc_L%C3%A9pine), an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the [École Polytechnique](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_de_Montr%C3%A9al) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal).
- [1990](/source/1990) – A military jet of the [Italian Air Force](/source/Italian_Air_Force), abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, [crashed into a high school](/source/1990_Italian_Air_Force_MB-326_crash) near [Bologna](/source/Bologna), Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.[12]
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Yugoslav Wars](/source/Yugoslav_Wars): In [Croatia](/source/Croatia), forces of the Serb-dominated [Yugoslav People's Army](/source/Yugoslav_People's_Army) (JNA) heaviest bombardment of [Dubrovnik](/source/Dubrovnik) during a siege of seven months.
- [1992](/source/1992) – The [Babri Masjid](/source/Babri_Masjid) in [Ayodhya](/source/Ayodhya), India, is [demolished](/source/Demolition_of_the_Babri_Masjid), leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
- [1995](/source/1995) – The United States [Food and Drug Administration](/source/Food_and_Drug_Administration) approves [Saquinavir](/source/Saquinavir), the first [protease inhibitor](/source/Protease_inhibitor_(pharmacology)) to treat [HIV/AIDS](/source/HIV/AIDS). Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.[13]
- [1998](/source/1998) – in [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Hugo Chávez](/source/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez) is victorious in presidential elections.
- [1999](/source/1999) – *[A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.](/source/A%26M_Records,_Inc._v._Napster,_Inc._(2000))*: The [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) sues the [peer-to-peer](/source/Peer-to-peer) [file-sharing](/source/File_sharing) service [Napster](/source/Napster), alleging [copyright infringement](/source/Copyright_infringement).[14]
- [2005](/source/2005) – An [Iranian Air Force](/source/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force) [C-130](/source/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules) military transport aircraft [crashes into a ten-floor apartment building](/source/2005_Iranian_Air_Force_C-130_crash) in a residential area of [Tehran](/source/Tehran), killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
- [2006](/source/2006) – [NASA](/source/NASA) reveals photographs taken by [Mars Global Surveyor](/source/Mars_Global_Surveyor) suggesting the presence of liquid [water on Mars](/source/Water_on_Mars).
- [2015](/source/2015) – [Venezuelan parliamentary election](/source/2015_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election): For the first time in 17 years, the [United Socialist Party of Venezuela](/source/United_Socialist_Party_of_Venezuela) loses its majority in parliament.
- [2017](/source/2017) – [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump)'s administration officially announces [the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel](/source/United_States_recognition_of_Jerusalem_as_Israeli_capital).

## Births

### Pre-1600

- [846](/source/846) – [Hasan al-Askari](/source/Hasan_al-Askari), Arabian 11th of [the Twelve Imams](/source/The_Twelve_Imams) (died 874)
- [1285](/source/1285) – [Ferdinand IV of Castile](/source/Ferdinand_IV_of_Castile) (died 1312)[15]
- [1421](/source/1421) – [Henry VI of England](/source/Henry_VI_of_England) (died 1471)
- [1478](/source/1478) – [Baldassare Castiglione](/source/Baldassare_Castiglione), Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (died 1529)
- [1520](/source/1520) – [Barbara Radziwiłł](/source/Barbara_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82), queen of Poland (died 1551)
- [1545](/source/1545) – [Janus Dousa](/source/Janus_Dousa), Dutch historian and noble (died 1604)
- [1586](/source/1586) – [Niccolò Zucchi](/source/Niccol%C3%B2_Zucchi), Italian astronomer and physicist (died 1670)
- [1592](/source/1592) – [William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle](/source/William_Cavendish,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle) (died 1676)

### 1601–1900

- [1608](/source/1608) – [George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle](/source/George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle), English general and politician, [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland](/source/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland) (died 1670)
- [1637](/source/1637) – [Edmund Andros](/source/Edmund_Andros), English courtier and politician, 4th [Colonial Governor of New York](/source/Colonial_Governor_of_New_York) (died 1714)
- [1640](/source/1640) – [Claude Fleury](/source/Claude_Fleury), French historian and author (died 1723)
- [1645](/source/1645) – [Maria de Dominici](/source/Maria_de_Dominici), Maltese sculptor and painter (died 1703)[16]
- [1685](/source/1685) – [Marie Adélaïde of Savoy](/source/Marie_Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_of_Savoy) (died 1712)
- [1721](/source/1721) – [Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes](/source/Guillaume-Chr%C3%A9tien_de_Lamoignon_de_Malesherbes), French minister and politician (died 1794)
- 1721 – [James Elphinston](/source/James_Elphinston), Scottish philologist and linguist (died 1809)
- [1732](/source/1732) – [Warren Hastings](/source/Warren_Hastings), British colonial administrator of India (died 1818)[17]
- [1752](/source/1752) – [Gabriel Duvall](/source/Gabriel_Duvall), American jurist and politician (died 1844)
- [1778](/source/1778) – [Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac](/source/Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac), French physicist and chemist (died 1850)
- [1792](/source/1792) – [William II of the Netherlands](/source/William_II_of_the_Netherlands) (died 1849)
- [1803](/source/1803) – [Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony](/source/Maria_Josepha_Amalia_of_Saxony) (died 1829)
- [1805](/source/1805) – [Richard Hanson](/source/Richard_Hanson_(Australian_politician)), English-Australian politician, 4th [Premier of South Australia](/source/Premier_of_South_Australia) (died 1876)
- [1812](/source/1812) – [Robert Spear Hudson](/source/Robert_Spear_Hudson), English businessman and philanthropist (died 1884)
- [1823](/source/1823) – [Max Müller](/source/Max_M%C3%BCller), German-English philologist and orientalist (died 1900)
- [1827](/source/1827) – [William Arnott](/source/William_Arnott_(biscuit_manufacturer)), Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of [Arnott's Biscuits](/source/Arnott's_Biscuits) (died 1901)
- [1833](/source/1833) – [John S. Mosby](/source/John_S._Mosby), American colonel (died 1916)
- [1835](/source/1835) – [Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig](/source/Wilhelm_Rudolph_Fittig), German chemist (died 1910)
- [1841](/source/1841) – [Frédéric Bazille](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille), French painter and soldier (died 1870)
- [1848](/source/1848) – [Johann Palisa](/source/Johann_Palisa), Austrian astronomer (died 1925)[18][19]
- [1849](/source/1849) – [August von Mackensen](/source/August_von_Mackensen), German field marshal (died 1945)
- [1853](/source/1853) – [Hans Molisch](/source/Hans_Molisch), Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (died 1937)
- 1853 – [Haraprasad Shastri](/source/Haraprasad_Shastri), Indian historian and scholar (died 1931)
- [1863](/source/1863) – [Charles Martin Hall](/source/Charles_Martin_Hall), American chemist and engineer (died 1914)
- [1864](/source/1864) – [William S. Hart](/source/William_S._Hart), American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946)
- [1875](/source/1875) – [Albert Bond Lambert](/source/Albert_Bond_Lambert), American golfer and pilot (died 1946)
- 1875 – [Evelyn Underhill](/source/Evelyn_Underhill), English mystic and author (died 1941)
- [1876](/source/1876) – [Fred Duesenberg](/source/Fred_Duesenberg), German-American businessman, co-founded the [Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company](/source/Duesenberg) (died 1932)
- [1878](/source/1878) – [Elvia Carrillo Puerto](/source/Elvia_Carrillo_Puerto), Mexican politician (died 1968)[20]
- [1882](/source/1882) – [Warren Bardsley](/source/Warren_Bardsley), Australian cricketer (died 1954)
- [1884](/source/1884) – [Cornelia Meigs](/source/Cornelia_Meigs), American author, playwright, and academic (died 1973)
- [1886](/source/1886) – [Joyce Kilmer](/source/Joyce_Kilmer), American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918)
- [1887](/source/1887) – [Lynn Fontanne](/source/Lynn_Fontanne), British actress (died 1983)
- 1887 – [Joseph Lamb](/source/Joseph_Lamb_(composer)), American pianist and composer (died 1960)
- [1888](/source/1888) – [Will Hay](/source/Will_Hay), English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949)
- [1890](/source/1890) – [Dion Fortune](/source/Dion_Fortune), Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (died 1946)
- 1890 – [Yoshio Nishina](/source/Yoshio_Nishina), Japanese physicist and academic (died 1951)
- 1890 – [Rudolf Schlichter](/source/Rudolf_Schlichter), German painter and illustrator (died 1955)
- [1892](/source/1892) – [Osbert Sitwell](/source/Osbert_Sitwell), English-Italian captain, poet, and author (died 1969)
- [1893](/source/1893) – [Homer N. Wallin](/source/Homer_N._Wallin), American admiral (died 1984)
- 1893 – [Sylvia Townsend Warner](/source/Sylvia_Townsend_Warner), English author and poet (died 1978)
- [1896](/source/1896) – [Ira Gershwin](/source/Ira_Gershwin), American songwriter (died 1983)
- [1898](/source/1898) – [Alfred Eisenstaedt](/source/Alfred_Eisenstaedt), German-American photographer and journalist (died 1995)
- 1898 – [John McDonald](/source/John_McDonald_(Victorian_politician)), Scottish-Australian politician, 37th [Premier of Victoria](/source/Premier_of_Victoria) (died 1977)
- 1898 – [Gunnar Myrdal](/source/Gunnar_Myrdal), Swedish sociologist and economist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences) laureate (died 1987)
- 1898 – [Winifred Lenihan](/source/Winifred_Lenihan), American actress, writer, and director (died 1964)
- [1900](/source/1900) – [Agnes Moorehead](/source/Agnes_Moorehead), American actress (died 1974)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Eliot Porter](/source/Eliot_Porter), American photographer and academic (died 1990)
- [1903](/source/1903) – [Tony Lazzeri](/source/Tony_Lazzeri), American baseball player and manager (died 1946)
- [1904](/source/1904) – [Ève Curie](/source/%C3%88ve_Curie), French-American journalist and pianist (died 2007)[21]
- [1905](/source/1905) – [Elizabeth Yates](/source/Elizabeth_Yates_(author)), American journalist and author (died 2001)[22]
- [1907](/source/1907) – [John Barkley Rosser Sr.](/source/John_Barkley_Rosser_Sr.), American logician (died 1989)
- [1908](/source/1908) – [Herta Freitag](/source/Herta_Freitag), Austrian-American mathematician (died 2000)
- 1908 – [Pierre Graber](/source/Pierre_Graber), Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th [President of the Swiss Confederation](/source/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Swiss_Confederation) (died 2003)
- 1908 – [Baby Face Nelson](/source/Baby_Face_Nelson), American gangster (died 1934)[21]
- 1908 – [Miklós Szabó](/source/Mikl%C3%B3s_Szab%C3%B3_(middle-distance_runner)), Hungarian runner (died 2000)
- [1909](/source/1909) – [Rulon Jeffs](/source/Rulon_Jeffs), American religious leader (died 2002)
- 1909 – [Alan McGilvray](/source/Alan_McGilvray), Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1996)
- [1910](/source/1910) – [David M. Potter](/source/David_M._Potter), American historian, author, and academic (died 1971)
- [1912](/source/1912) – [Eleanor Holm](/source/Eleanor_Holm), American swimmer and actress (died 2004)[23]
- [1913](/source/1913) – [Karl Haas](/source/Karl_Haas), German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (died 2005)
- [1914](/source/1914) – [Cyril Washbrook](/source/Cyril_Washbrook), English cricketer (died 1999)
- [1916](/source/1916) – [Yekaterina Budanova](/source/Yekaterina_Budanova), Russian captain and pilot (died 1943)
- 1916 – [Kristján Eldjárn](/source/Kristj%C3%A1n_Eldj%C3%A1rn), Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd [President of Iceland](/source/President_of_Iceland) (died 1982)
- 1916 – [Hugo Peretti](/source/Hugo_Peretti), American songwriter and producer (died 1986)
- [1917](/source/1917) – [Dean Hess](/source/Dean_Hess), American minister and colonel (died 2015)
- 1917 – [Kamal Jumblatt](/source/Kamal_Jumblatt), Lebanese lawyer and politician (died 1977)
- 1917 – [Irv Robbins](/source/Irv_Robbins), Canadian-American businessman, co-founded [Baskin-Robbins](/source/Baskin-Robbins) (died 2008)
- [1918](/source/1918) – [Tauba Biterman](/source/Tauba_Biterman), Polish Holocaust survivor (died 2019)
- [1919](/source/1919) – [Skippy Baxter](/source/Skippy_Baxter), Canadian-American figure skater and coach (died 2012)
- 1919 – [Paul de Man](/source/Paul_de_Man), Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (died 1983)
- [1920](/source/1920) – [Dave Brubeck](/source/Dave_Brubeck), American pianist and composer (died 2012)[21]
- 1920 – [Peter Dimmock](/source/Peter_Dimmock), English sportscaster and producer (died 2015)
- 1920 – [George Porter](/source/George_Porter), English chemist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 2002)
- [1921](/source/1921) – [Otto Graham](/source/Otto_Graham), American football player and coach (died 2003)[21]
- 1921 – [Piero Piccioni](/source/Piero_Piccioni), Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (died 2004)
- [1922](/source/1922) – [John Brunt](/source/John_Brunt), English captain, [Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross) recipient (died 1944)
- 1922 – [Benjamin A. Gilman](/source/Benjamin_A._Gilman), American soldier and politician (died 2016)
- [1924](/source/1924) – [Wally Cox](/source/Wally_Cox), American actor (died 1973)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Jim Fuchs](/source/Jim_Fuchs), American shot putter and discus thrower (died 2010)
- [1928](/source/1928) – [Bobby Van](/source/Bobby_Van), American actor, dancer, and singer (died 1980)
- [1929](/source/1929) – [Philippe Bouvard](/source/Philippe_Bouvard), French journalist and radio host
- 1929 – [Nikolaus Harnoncourt](/source/Nikolaus_Harnoncourt), German-Austrian cellist and conductor (died 2016)
- 1929 – [Frank Springer](/source/Frank_Springer), American comic book illustrator (died 2009)
- 1929 – [Alain Tanner](/source/Alain_Tanner), Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
- [1930](/source/1930) – [Daniel Lisulo](/source/Daniel_Lisulo), Zambian banker and politician, 3rd [Prime Minister of Zambia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Zambia) (died 2000)
- [1931](/source/1931) – [Zeki Müren](/source/Zeki_M%C3%BCren), Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (died 1996)
- [1932](/source/1932) – [Kamleshwar](/source/Kamleshwar_(writer)), Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (died 2007)
- [1933](/source/1933) – [Henryk Górecki](/source/Henryk_G%C3%B3recki), Polish composer and academic (died 2010)
- 1933 – [Donald J. Kutyna](/source/Donald_J._Kutyna), American general
- [1934](/source/1934) – [Nick Bockwinkel](/source/Nick_Bockwinkel), American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (died 2015)
- [1935](/source/1935) – [Jean Lapointe](/source/Jean_Lapointe), Canadian actor, singer, and politician (died 2022)
- [1936](/source/1936) – [Bill Ashton](/source/Bill_Ashton_(jazz_musician)), English saxophonist and composer (died 2025)[24]
- 1936 – [Kenneth Copeland](/source/Kenneth_Copeland), American evangelist and author
- 1936 – [David Ossman](/source/David_Ossman), American writer and comedian
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Alberto Spencer](/source/Alberto_Spencer), Ecuadorian-American soccer player (died 2006)
- [1938](/source/1938) – [Patrick Bauchau](/source/Patrick_Bauchau), Belgian-American actor[25]
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Franco Carraro](/source/Franco_Carraro), Italian politician and sports administrator
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Lawrence Bergman](/source/Lawrence_Bergman), Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1940 – [Richard Edlund](/source/Richard_Edlund), American visual effects designer and cinematographer
- [1941](/source/1941) – [Helen Cornelius](/source/Helen_Cornelius), American country singer-songwriter and actress (died 2025)[25]
- 1941 – [Bruce Nauman](/source/Bruce_Nauman), American sculptor and illustrator
- 1941 – [Richard Speck](/source/Richard_Speck), American murderer (died 1991)
- 1941 – [Bill Thomas](/source/Bill_Thomas), American academic and politician
- [1942](/source/1942) – [Peter Handke](/source/Peter_Handke), Austrian author and playwright, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate
- 1942 – [Robb Royer](/source/Robb_Royer), American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
- [1943](/source/1943) – [Mike Smith](/source/Mike_Smith_(Dave_Clark_Five)), English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2008)
- 1943 – [Keith West](/source/Keith_West), English rock singer-songwriter and music producer
- [1944](/source/1944) – [Jonathan King](/source/Jonathan_King), English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
- [1945](/source/1945) – [Shekhar Kapur](/source/Shekhar_Kapur), Indian director, producer, and screenwriter[21]
- [1946](/source/1946) – [Frankie Beverly](/source/Frankie_Beverly), American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer[25] (died 2024)[26]
- 1946 – [Willy van der Kuijlen](/source/Willy_van_der_Kuijlen), Dutch footballer and manager (died 2021)
- [1947](/source/1947) – [Lawrence Cannon](/source/Lawrence_Cannon), Canadian businessman and politician, 9th [Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Canada))
- 1947 – [Geoffrey Hinton](/source/Geoffrey_Hinton), British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and cognitive psychologist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate[27]
- 1947 – [Henk van Woerden](/source/Henk_van_Woerden), Dutch-South African painter and author (died 2005)
- 1947 – [Miroslav Vitouš](/source/Miroslav_Vitou%C5%A1), Czech-American bassist and songwriter
- [1948](/source/1948) – [Jean-Paul Ngoupandé](/source/Jean-Paul_Ngoupand%C3%A9), Central African politician, [Prime Minister of the Central African Republic](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_Central_African_Republic) (died 2014)
- 1948 – [Don Nickles](/source/Don_Nickles), American businessman and politician
- 1948 – [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg), Finnish racing driver[28]
- 1948 – [JoBeth Williams](/source/JoBeth_Williams), American actress[21]
- [1949](/source/1949) – [Linda Barnes](/source/Linda_Barnes_(writer)), American author, playwright, and educator
- 1949 – [Linda Creed](/source/Linda_Creed), American singer-songwriter (died 1986)
- 1949 – [Doug Marlette](/source/Doug_Marlette), American author and cartoonist (died 2007)
- 1949 – [Peter Willey](/source/Peter_Willey), English cricketer and umpire
- [1950](/source/1950) – [Guy Drut](/source/Guy_Drut), French hurdler and politician
- 1950 – [Joe Hisaishi](/source/Joe_Hisaishi), Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1950 – [Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke](/source/Helen_Liddell,_Baroness_Liddell_of_Coatdyke), Scottish journalist and politician, [Secretary of State for Scotland](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland)[29]
- [1951](/source/1951) – [Wendy Ellis Somes](/source/Wendy_Ellis_Somes), English ballerina and producer
- 1951 – [Maurice Hope](/source/Maurice_Hope), Caribbean-English boxer[30]
- [1952](/source/1952) – [Nicolas Bréhal](/source/Nicolas_Br%C3%A9hal), French author and critic (died 1999)
- 1952 – [Craig Newmark](/source/Craig_Newmark), American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded [Craigslist](/source/Craigslist)[31]
- 1952 – [Shio Satō](/source/Shio_Sat%C5%8D), Japanese illustrator (died 2010)
- [1953](/source/1953) – [Sue Carroll](/source/Sue_Carroll), English journalist (died 2011)
- 1953 – [Gary Goodman](/source/Gary_Goodman), Australian cricketer and coach
- 1953 – [Geoff Hoon](/source/Geoff_Hoon), English academic and politician, [Minister of State for Europe](/source/Minister_of_State_for_Europe)
- 1953 – [Tom Hulce](/source/Tom_Hulce), American actor[25]
- 1953 – [Masami Kurumada](/source/Masami_Kurumada), Japanese author and illustrator
- [1954](/source/1954) – [Nicola De Maria](/source/Nicola_De_Maria), Italian painter
- 1954 – [Chris Stamey](/source/Chris_Stamey), American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Anne Begg](/source/Anne_Begg), Scottish educator and politician
- 1955 – [Rick Buckler](/source/Rick_Buckler), English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)[32][25]
- 1955 – [Graeme Hughes](/source/Graeme_Hughes), Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
- 1955 – [Tony Woodcock](/source/Tony_Woodcock_(footballer)), English footballer
- 1955 – [Steven Wright](/source/Steven_Wright), American actor, comedian, and screenwriter[25]
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Peter Buck](/source/Peter_Buck), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[25]
- 1956 – [Hans Kammerlander](/source/Hans_Kammerlander), Italian mountaineer and guide
- 1956 – [Randy Rhoads](/source/Randy_Rhoads), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 1982)
- [1957](/source/1957) – [Adrian Borland](/source/Adrian_Borland), English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
- 1957 – [Andrew Cuomo](/source/Andrew_Cuomo), American politician, 56th [Governor of New York](/source/Governor_of_New_York)[21]
- 1957 – [Bill Hanzlik](/source/Bill_Hanzlik), American basketball player and coach[33]
- [1958](/source/1958) – [Nick Park](/source/Nick_Park), English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter[21]
- [1959](/source/1959) – [Deborah Estrin](/source/Deborah_Estrin), American computer scientist and academic
- 1959 – [Stephen Hepburn](/source/Stephen_Hepburn), English politician
- 1959 – [Satoru Iwata](/source/Satoru_Iwata), Japanese game programmer and businessman (died 2015)[21]
- 1959 – [Stephen Muggleton](/source/Stephen_Muggleton), English computer scientist and engineer
- [1960](/source/1960) – [Masahiko Katsuya](/source/Masahiko_Katsuya), Japanese journalist and photographer (died 2018)
- [1961](/source/1961) – [David Lovering](/source/David_Lovering), American drummer[25]
- 1961 – [Jonathan Melvoin](/source/Jonathan_Melvoin), American musician (died 1996)
- 1961 – [Manuel Reuter](/source/Manuel_Reuter), German race car driver
- [1962](/source/1962) – [Janine Turner](/source/Janine_Turner), American actress[25]
- 1962 – [Ben Watt](/source/Ben_Watt), English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter[25]
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Ulrich Thomsen](/source/Ulrich_Thomsen), Danish actor and producer
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Mall Nukke](/source/Mall_Nukke), Estonian painter
- [1965](/source/1965) – [Gordon Durie](/source/Gordon_Durie), Scottish footballer and manager
- [1966](/source/1966) – [Natascha Badmann](/source/Natascha_Badmann), Swiss triathlete
- 1966 – [Per-Ulrik Johansson](/source/Per-Ulrik_Johansson), Swedish golfer
- [1967](/source/1967) – [Judd Apatow](/source/Judd_Apatow), American director, producer, and screenwriter[25]
- 1967 – [Helen Greiner](/source/Helen_Greiner), American businesswoman and engineer
- 1967 – [Arnaldo Mesa](/source/Arnaldo_Mesa), Cuban boxer (died 2012)
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Karl Ove Knausgård](/source/Karl_Ove_Knausg%C3%A5rd), Norwegian author[21]
- 1968 – [Ali Latifiyan](/source/Ali_Latifiyan), Iranian writer and political theorist
- 1968 – [Akihiro Yano](/source/Akihiro_Yano), Japanese baseball player
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Mark Gardener](/source/Mark_Gardener), English rock musician[34]
- 1969 – [Torri Higginson](/source/Torri_Higginson), Canadian actress
- [1970](/source/1970) – [Ulf Ekberg](/source/Ulf_Ekberg), Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer[25]
- 1970 – [Adrian Fenty](/source/Adrian_Fenty), American lawyer and politician, 6th [Mayor of the District of Columbia](/source/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia)
- 1970 – [Mark Reckless](/source/Mark_Reckless), English politician
- 1970 – [Jeff Rouse](/source/Jeff_Rouse_(swimmer)), American swimmer
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Craig Brewer](/source/Craig_Brewer), American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1971 – [José Contreras](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras), Cuban baseball player[35]
- 1971 – [Richard Krajicek](/source/Richard_Krajicek), Dutch tennis player
- 1971 – [Naozumi Takahashi](/source/Naozumi_Takahashi), Japanese singer and voice actor
- 1971 – [Carole Thate](/source/Carole_Thate), Dutch field hockey player
- 1971 – [Ryan White](/source/Ryan_White), American activist (died 1990)[21]
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Ewan Birney](/source/Ewan_Birney), English scientist[36]
- 1972 – [Heather Mizeur](/source/Heather_Mizeur), American lawyer and politician
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Jens Pulver](/source/Jens_Pulver), American mixed martial artist and boxer
- 1974 – [Nick Stajduhar](/source/Nick_Stajduhar), Canadian ice hockey player
- [1975](/source/1975) – [Noel Clarke](/source/Noel_Clarke), English actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1975 – [Adrian García Arias](/source/Adrian_Garc%C3%ADa_Arias), Mexican footballer
- [1976](/source/1976) – [Lindsay Price](/source/Lindsay_Price), American actress[25]
- [1977](/source/1977) – [Kevin Cash](/source/Kevin_Cash), American baseball player and manager
- 1977 – [Andrew Flintoff](/source/Andrew_Flintoff), English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
- 1977 – [Paul McVeigh](/source/Paul_McVeigh), Irish footballer
- [1978](/source/1978) – [Chris Başak](/source/Chris_Ba%C5%9Fak), American baseball player
- 1978 – [Darrell Jackson](/source/Darrell_Jackson), American football player
- 1978 – [Adriana Moisés Pinto](/source/Adriana_Mois%C3%A9s_Pinto), Brazilian basketball player[37]
- 1978 – [Ramiro Pez](/source/Ramiro_Pez), Argentine rugby player
- [1979](/source/1979) – [Tim Cahill](/source/Tim_Cahill), Australian footballer
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Danielle Downey](/source/Danielle_Downey), American golfer and coach (died 2014)
- 1980 – [Steve Lovell](/source/Steve_Lovell), English footballer
- 1980 – [Carlos Takam](/source/Carlos_Takam), Cameroonian-French boxer
- [1981](/source/1981) – [Federico Balzaretti](/source/Federico_Balzaretti), Italian footballer
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Ryan Carnes](/source/Ryan_Carnes), American actor and producer
- 1982 – [Alberto Contador](/source/Alberto_Contador), Spanish cyclist[21]
- 1982 – [Sean Ervine](/source/Sean_Ervine), Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982 – [Robbie Gould](/source/Robbie_Gould), American football player[38]
- 1982 – [Aaron Sandilands](/source/Aaron_Sandilands), Australian footballer
- 1982 – [Susie Wolff](/source/Susie_Wolff), Scottish race car driver
- [1984](/source/1984) – [Syndric Steptoe](/source/Syndric_Steptoe), American football player
- 1984 – [Nora Kirkpatrick](/source/Nora_Kirkpatrick), American actress and musician
- 1984 – [Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland](/source/Princess_Sofia,_Duchess_of_V%C3%A4rmland)
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Shannon Bobbitt](/source/Shannon_Bobbitt), American basketball player
- 1985 – [Aristeidis Grigoriadis](/source/Aristeidis_Grigoriadis), Greek swimmer
- 1985 – [R. P. Singh](/source/R._P._Singh), Indian cricketer
- [1986](/source/1986) – [Sean Edwards](/source/Sean_Edwards_(racing_driver)), English race car driver (died 2013)
- 1986 – [Matt Niskanen](/source/Matt_Niskanen), American ice hockey player
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Adam Eaton](/source/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)), American baseball player
- 1988 – [Ravindra Jadeja](/source/Ravindra_Jadeja), Indian cricketer[39]
- 1988 – [Sandra Nurmsalu](/source/Sandra_Nurmsalu), Estonian singer and violinist
- 1988 – [Nils Petersen](/source/Nils_Petersen), German footballer
- 1988 – [Nobunaga Shimazaki](/source/Nobunaga_Shimazaki), Japanese voice actor
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Felix Schiller](/source/Felix_Schiller), German footballer
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Tamira Paszek](/source/Tamira_Paszek), Austrian tennis player
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Rachel Jarry](/source/Rachel_Jarry), Australian basketball player[40]
- 1991 – [Milica Mandić](/source/Milica_Mandi%C4%87), Serbian taekwondo athlete[41]
- 1991 – [Coco Vandeweghe](/source/Coco_Vandeweghe), American tennis player
- [1992](/source/1992) – [Viktor Antipin](/source/Viktor_Antipin), Russian ice hockey player[42]
- 1992 – [Britt Assombalonga](/source/Britt_Assombalonga), Congolese footballer
- 1992 – [Johnny Manziel](/source/Johnny_Manziel), American football player[25]
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Jasprit Bumrah](/source/Jasprit_Bumrah), Indian cricketer
- 1993 – [Elián González](/source/Eli%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez), Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000[43]
- 1993 – [Tautau Moga](/source/Tautau_Moga), Australian-Samoan rugby league player
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/source/Giannis_Antetokounmpo), Greek-Nigerian basketball player[25]
- 1994 – [Wakatakakage Atsushi](/source/Wakatakakage_Atsushi), Japanese sumo wrestler[44]
- 1994 – [Shreyas Iyer](/source/Shreyas_Iyer), Indian cricketer[45]
- [1995](/source/1995) – [A Boogie wit da Hoodie](/source/A_Boogie_wit_da_Hoodie), American rapper and singer-songwriter[21]
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Davide Calabria](/source/Davide_Calabria), Italian footballer
- 1996 – [Stefanie Scott](/source/Stefanie_Scott), American actress and singer[21]
- [1997](/source/1997) – [Sabrina Ionescu](/source/Sabrina_Ionescu), American basketball player[46]
- [1998](/source/1998) – [Angelīna Kučvaļska](/source/Angel%C4%ABna_Ku%C4%8Dva%C4%BCska), Latvian figure skater

## Deaths

### Pre-1600

- [343](/source/343) – [Saint Nicholas](/source/Saint_Nicholas), Greek bishop and saint (born 270)
- [735](/source/735) – [Prince Toneri](/source/Prince_Toneri) of Japan (born 676)
- [762](/source/762) – [Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya](/source/Muhammad_al-Nafs_al-Zakiyya), Arab rebel leader (born 710)
- [1185](/source/1185) – [Afonso I of Portugal](/source/Afonso_I_of_Portugal) (born 1109)
- [1305](/source/1305) – [Maximus, Metropolitan of Kyiv](/source/Maximus,_Metropolitan_of_all_Rus)
- [1306](/source/1306) – [Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk](/source/Roger_Bigod,_5th_Earl_of_Norfolk) (born 1270)
- [1352](/source/1352) – [Pope Clement VI](/source/Pope_Clement_VI) (born 1291)[47]
- [1562](/source/1562) – [Jan van Scorel](/source/Jan_van_Scorel), Dutch painter (born 1495)

### 1601–1900

- [1616](/source/1616) – [Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi](/source/Ahmad_Ibn_al-Qadi), Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (born 1552)
- [1618](/source/1618) – [Jacques Davy Duperron](/source/Jacques_Davy_Duperron), French cardinal (born 1556)
- [1658](/source/1658) – [Baltasar Gracián](/source/Baltasar_Graci%C3%A1n), Spanish priest and author (born 1601)
- [1675](/source/1675) – [John Lightfoot](/source/John_Lightfoot), English priest, scholar, and academic (born 1602)
- [1686](/source/1686) – [Eleonora Gonzaga](/source/Eleonora_Gonzaga_(born_1630)), Queen consort of Ferdinand III (born 1630)
- [1716](/source/1716) – [Benedictus Buns](/source/Benedictus_Buns), Dutch priest and composer (born 1642)
- [1718](/source/1718) – [Nicholas Rowe](/source/Nicholas_Rowe_(writer)), English poet and playwright (born 1674)
- [1746](/source/1746) – [Lady Grizel Baillie](/source/Lady_Grizel_Baillie), Scottish poet and songwriter (born 1665)
- [1771](/source/1771) – [Giovanni Battista Morgagni](/source/Giovanni_Battista_Morgagni), Italian anatomist and pathologist (born 1682)
- [1779](/source/1779) – [Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin](/source/Jean-Baptiste-Sim%C3%A9on_Chardin), French painter (born 1699)
- [1788](/source/1788) – [Jonathan Shipley](/source/Jonathan_Shipley), English bishop (born 1714)
- [1855](/source/1855) – [William Swainson](/source/William_Swainson), English ornithologist and entomologist (born 1789)
- [1867](/source/1867) – [Jean Pierre Flourens](/source/Jean_Pierre_Flourens), French physiologist and academic (born 1794)
- [1868](/source/1868) – [August Schleicher](/source/August_Schleicher), German linguist and academic (born 1821)
- [1878](/source/1878) – [Theodoros Vryzakis](/source/Theodoros_Vryzakis), Greek painter and educator (born 1814)
- [1879](/source/1879) – [Erastus Brigham Bigelow](/source/Erastus_Brigham_Bigelow), American businessman (born 1814)
- [1882](/source/1882) – [Alfred Escher](/source/Alfred_Escher), Swiss businessman and politician, founded [Credit Suisse](/source/Credit_Suisse) (born 1819)
- 1882 – [Anthony Trollope](/source/Anthony_Trollope), English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (born 1815)
- [1889](/source/1889) – [Jefferson Davis](/source/Jefferson_Davis), American general and politician, [President of the Confederate States of America](/source/President_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America) (born 1808)
- [1892](/source/1892) – [Werner von Siemens](/source/Werner_von_Siemens), German engineer and businessman, founded the [Siemens Company](/source/Siemens) (born 1816)

### 1901–present

- [1918](/source/1918) – [Alexander Dianin](/source/Alexander_Dianin), Russian chemist (born 1851)
- [1921](/source/1921) – [Said Halim Pasha](/source/Said_Halim_Pasha), Ottoman politician, 280th [Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire](/source/List_of_Ottoman_Grand_Viziers) (born 1865)
- [1924](/source/1924) – [Gene Stratton-Porter](/source/Gene_Stratton-Porter), American author and screenwriter (born 1863)
- [1945](/source/1945) – [Edmund Dwyer-Gray](/source/Edmund_Dwyer-Gray), Irish-Australian politician, 29th [Premier of Tasmania](/source/Premier_of_Tasmania) (born 1870)
- [1951](/source/1951) – [Harold Ross](/source/Harold_Ross), American journalist and publisher, founded *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)* (born 1892)
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Honus Wagner](/source/Honus_Wagner), American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
- [1956](/source/1956) – [B. R. Ambedkar](/source/B._R._Ambedkar), Indian economist and politician, 1st [Indian Minister of Justice](/source/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)) (born 1891)
- [1961](/source/1961) – [Frantz Fanon](/source/Frantz_Fanon), Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Evert van Linge](/source/Evert_van_Linge), Dutch footballer and architect (born 1895)
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Janet Munro](/source/Janet_Munro), English actress and singer (born 1934)
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Nikolay Kuznetsov](/source/Nikolay_Kuznetsov_(officer)), Soviet naval officer (born 1904)
- [1976](/source/1976) – [João Goulart](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Goulart), Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th [President of Brazil](/source/President_of_Brazil) (born 1918)
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Charles Deutsch](/source/Charles_Deutsch), French engineer and businessman, co-founded [DB](/source/DB_(car)) (born 1911)
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Jean-Marie Seroney](/source/Jean-Marie_Seroney), Kenyan activist and politician (born 1927)
- [1983](/source/1983) – [Lucienne Boyer](/source/Lucienne_Boyer), French singer and actress (born 1903)
- 1983 – [Gul Khan Nasir](/source/Gul_Khan_Nasir), Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (born 1914)
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Burr Tillstrom](/source/Burr_Tillstrom), American actor and puppeteer (born 1917)
- 1985 – [Burleigh Grimes](/source/Burleigh_Grimes), American baseball player and manager (born 1893)
- 1985 – [Carroll Cole](/source/Carroll_Cole), American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (born 1938)[48]
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Roy Orbison](/source/Roy_Orbison), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Frances Bavier](/source/Frances_Bavier), American actress (born 1902)
- 1989 – [Sammy Fain](/source/Sammy_Fain), American pianist and composer (born 1902)
- 1989 – [John Payne](/source/John_Payne_(actor)), American actor, singer, and producer (born 1912)
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Pavlos Sidiropoulos](/source/Pavlos_Sidiropoulos), Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
- 1990 – [Tunku Abdul Rahman](/source/Tunku_Abdul_Rahman), Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st [Prime Minister of Malaysia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia) (born 1903)
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Mimi Smith](/source/Mimi_Smith), English nurse (born 1906)
- 1991 – [Richard Stone](/source/Richard_Stone), English economist and statistician, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences) laureate (born 1913)
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Don Ameche](/source/Don_Ameche), American actor (born 1908)
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Heinz Baas](/source/Heinz_Baas), German footballer and manager (born 1922)
- 1994 – [Gian Maria Volonté](/source/Gian_Maria_Volont%C3%A9), Italian actor and director (born 1933)
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Pete Rozelle](/source/Pete_Rozelle), American businessman (born 1926)
- 1996 – [Harry Babcock](/source/Harry_Babcock_(American_football)), American football player and [first overall](/source/First_overall_NFL_draft_picks) draft pick (born 1930)[49]
- [1997](/source/1997) – [Willy den Ouden](/source/Willy_den_Ouden), Dutch swimmer (born 1918)
- [1998](/source/1998) – [César Baldaccini](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Baldaccini), French sculptor and educator (born 1921)
- [2000](/source/2000) – [Werner Klemperer](/source/Werner_Klemperer), German-American actor (born 1920)
- 2000 – [Aziz Mian](/source/Aziz_Mian), Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (born 1942)
- [2001](/source/2001) – [Charles McClendon](/source/Charles_McClendon), American football player and coach (born 1923)
- [2002](/source/2002) – [Philip Berrigan](/source/Philip_Berrigan), American priest and activist (born 1923)
- [2003](/source/2003) – [Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio](/source/Carlos_Manuel_Arana_Osorio), Guatemalan general and politician, [President of Guatemala](/source/President_of_Guatemala) (born 1918)
- [2005](/source/2005) – [Charly Gaul](/source/Charly_Gaul), Luxembourger cyclist (born 1932)
- 2005 – [Devan Nair](/source/Devan_Nair), Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd [President of Singapore](/source/President_of_Singapore) (born 1923)
- 2005 – [Danny Williams](/source/Danny_Williams_(singer)), South African singer (born 1942)
- 2005 – [William P. Yarborough](/source/William_P._Yarborough), American general (born 1912)
- [2006](/source/2006) – [John Feeney](/source/John_Feeney_(filmmaker)), New Zealand director and producer (born 1922)
- [2010](/source/2010) – [Mark Dailey](/source/Mark_Dailey), American-Canadian journalist and actor (born 1953)
- [2011](/source/2011) – [Dobie Gray](/source/Dobie_Gray), American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940)
- [2012](/source/2012) – [Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó](/source/Miguel_Abia_Biteo_Boric%C3%B3), Equatoguinean engineer and politician, [Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Equatorial_Guinea) (born 1961)
- 2012 – [Jan Carew](/source/Jan_Carew), Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)
- 2012 – [Jeffrey Koo Sr.](/source/Jeffrey_Koo_Sr.), Taiwanese banker and businessman (born 1933)
- 2012 – [Huw Lloyd-Langton](/source/Huw_Lloyd-Langton), English guitarist (born 1951)
- 2012 – [Pedro Vaz](/source/Pedro_Vaz_(diplomat)), Uruguayan lawyer and politician, [Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Uruguay)) (born 1963)
- [2013](/source/2013) – [Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers](/source/Jean-Pierre_Desthuilliers), French poet and critic (born 1939)
- 2013 – [Stan Tracey](/source/Stan_Tracey), English pianist and composer (born 1926)
- 2013 – [M. K. Turk](/source/M._K._Turk), American basketball player and coach (born 1942)
- [2014](/source/2014) – [Ralph H. Baer](/source/Ralph_H._Baer), German-American video game designer, created the [Magnavox Odyssey](/source/Magnavox_Odyssey) (born 1922)
- 2014 – [Jimmy Del Ray](/source/Jimmy_Del_Ray), American wrestler and manager (born 1962)
- 2014 – [Fred Hawkins](/source/Fred_Hawkins_(golfer)), American golfer (born 1923)
- 2014 – [Luke Somers](/source/Luke_Somers), English-American photographer and journalist (born 1981)
- [2015](/source/2015) – [Ko Chun-hsiung](/source/Ko_Chun-hsiung), Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (born 1945)
- 2015 – [Liu Juying](/source/Liu_Juying), Chinese general and politician (born 1917)
- 2015 – [Nicholas Smith](/source/Nicholas_Smith_(actor)), British actor (born 1934)
- [2016](/source/2016) – [Peter Vaughan](/source/Peter_Vaughan), British actor (born 1923)
- [2024](/source/2024) – [Maggie Tabberer](/source/Maggie_Tabberer), Australian fashion model and television personality (born 1936)[50]

## Holidays and observances

- [Anniversary of the Founding of Quito](/source/Anniversary_of_the_Founding_of_Quito) ([Ecuador](/source/Ecuador))
- [Armed Forces Day](/source/Armed_Forces_Day#Ukraine) ([Ukraine](/source/Ukraine))
- Christian [feast day](/source/Feast_day): - [Abraham of Kratia](/source/Abraham_of_Kratia) - [Aemilianus](/source/Aemilianus_(African_martyr)) ([Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)) - [Denise and companions](/source/Denise,_Dativa,_Leontia,_Tertius,_Emilianus,_Boniface,_Majoricus,_and_Servus) - [Blessed](/source/Beatification) [János Scheffler](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Scheffler) - [María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_del_Monte_Carmelo_Sall%C3%A9s_y_Barangueras) - [Nicholas of Myra](/source/Saint_Nicholas), and its related observances: - [Saint Nicholas Day](/source/Saint_Nicholas_Day), where [Saint Nicholas](/source/Saint_Nicholas)/[Santa Claus](/source/Santa_Claus) leaves little presents in children's shoes. ([International](/source/International_observance)) - [December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/December_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- [Constitution Day (Spain)](/source/Constitution_Day_(Spain))
- [Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan)
- [Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day_(Finland)), celebrates the [independence of Finland](/source/Independence_of_Finland) from [Russia](/source/Russia) in 1917.
- [National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women](/source/National_Day_of_Remembrance_and_Action_on_Violence_Against_Women) ([Canada](/source/Canada))

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## External links

- [BBC: On This Day](https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6)
- [Historical Events on December 6](https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/6)

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