December 6

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Events

Pre-1600

1060 – Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1492 – After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1534 – The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1648 – Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial.
1745 – Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
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.<ref name="EPB294">Template:Cite book</ref>
1865 – Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1882 – Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1884 – The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
1897 – London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

1901–present

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.
1907 – A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
1912 – The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
1916 – World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
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: Template:USS is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine Template:Ship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1921 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
1922 – One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Ireland is partitioned. Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State come into existence.
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.
1933 – In United States v. One Book Called Ulysses Judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene despite coarse language and sexual content, a leading decision affirming free expression.
1939 – Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – World War II: Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war.
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.
1957 – Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1967 – Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
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.
1971 – Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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.)
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.
1977 – South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
1978 – Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.
1989 – The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
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.<ref name="NYT-01">Template:Cite news</ref>
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.
1992 – The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
1995 – The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.
2006 – NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
2015 – Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
2017 – Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Births

Pre-1600

846 – Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874)
1285 – Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1421 – Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
1478 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529)
1520 – Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (d. 1551)
1545 – Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (d. 1604)
1586 – Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670)
1592 – William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (d. 1676)

1601–1900

1608 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670)
1637 – Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714)
1640 – Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723)
1645 – Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (d. 1703)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1685 – Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712)
1721 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794)
1721 – James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809)
1732 – Warren Hastings, British colonial administrator of India (d. 1818)<ref>Template:Cite book p. 1.</ref>
1752 – Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844)
1778 – Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
1792 – William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
1803 – Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829)
1805 – Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia (d. 1876)
1812 – Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884)
1823 – Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900)
1827 – William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott's Biscuits (d. 1901)
1833 – John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916)
1835 – Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (d. 1910)
1841 – Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870)
1848 – Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (d. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1849 – August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1853 – Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (d. 1937)
1853 – Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (d. 1931)
1863 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914)
1864 – William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1875 – Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946)
1875 – Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941)
1876 – Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932)
1878 – Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician (d. 1968)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1882 – Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954)
1884 – Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973)
1886 – Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918)
1887 – Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983)
1887 – Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960)
1888 – Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
1890 – Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946)
1890 – Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951)
1890 – Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (d. 1955)
1892 – Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969)
1893 – Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984)
1893 – Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (d. 1978)
1896 – Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (d. 1983)
1898 – Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995)
1898 – John McDonald, Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (d. 1977)
1898 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
1898 – Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (d. 1964)
1900 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)

1901–present

1901 – Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990)
1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946)
1904 – Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1905 – Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1907 – John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (d. 1989)
1908 – Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000)
1908 – Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003)
1908 – Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1908 – Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000)
1909 – Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
1909 – Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1996)
1910 – David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)
1912 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004)<ref name="Social Security Death Index 1912">Social Security Death Index: HOLM, ELEANOR H. was born 6 December 1912, received Social Security number 559-12-4524 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 31 January 2004

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1913 – Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005)
1914 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1916 – Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 – Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
1917 – Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015)
1917 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1917 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008)
1918 – Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor (d. 2019)
1919 – Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012)
1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983)
1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1920 – Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)
1920 – George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1921 – Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1921 – Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (d. 2016)
1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
1927 – Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010)
1928 – Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980)
1929 – Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016)
1929 – Frank Springer, American comic book illustrator (d. 2009)
1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)
1930 – Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000)
1931 – Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996)
1932 – Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007)
1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, American general
1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
1935 – Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician (d. 2022)
1936 – Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
1936 – David Ossman, American writer and comedian
1937 – Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
1938 – Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
1939 – Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
1940 – Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
1940 – Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
1941 – Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1941 – Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
1941 – Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
1941 – Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 – Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
1943 – Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008)
1943 – Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer
1944 – Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1946 – Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1946 – Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2021)
1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
1947 – Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
1948 – Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)
1948 – Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
1948 – Keke Rosberg, Finnish racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1949 – Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
1949 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1949 – Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (d. 2007)
1949 – Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
1950 – Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
1950 – Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1951 – Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
1951 – Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1952 – Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic (d. 1999)
1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1952 – Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010)
1953 – Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011)
1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
1953 – Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
1954 – Nicola De Maria, Italian painter
1954 – Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
1955 – Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="AP"></ref>
1955 – Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
1955 – Tony Woodcock, English footballer
1955 – Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
1956 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982)
1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
1957 – Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1957 – Bill Hanzlik, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1959 – Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
1959 – Stephen Hepburn, English politician
1959 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1959 – Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
1960 – Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (d. 2018)
1961 – David Lovering, American drummer<ref name="AP"></ref>
1961 – Jonathan Melvoin, American musician (d. 1996)
1961 – Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
1962 – Janine Turner, American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1962 – Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter<ref name="AP"></ref>
1963 – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
1964 – Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
1965 – Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
1966 – Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
1966 – Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
1967 – Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
1967 – Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
1967 – Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012)
1968 – Karl Ove Knausgård, Norwegian author<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1968 – Ali Latifiyan, Iranian writer and political theorist
1968 – Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
1969 – Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
1970 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
1970 – Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
1970 – Mark Reckless, English politician
1970 – Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
1971 – Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – José Contreras, Cuban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
1971 – Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
1971 – Ryan White, American activist (d. 1990)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1972 – Ewan Birney, English scientist<ref name=oralhistorygenome>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
1974 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
1974 – Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
1976 – Lindsay Price, American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
1977 – Kevin Cash, American baseball player and manager
1977 – Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1977 – Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
1978 – Chris Başak, American baseball player
1978 – Darrell Jackson, American football player
1978 – Adriana Moisés Pinto, Brazilian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
1979 – Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
1980 – Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014)
1980 – Steve Lovell, English footballer
1980 – Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer
1981 – Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
1982 – Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Robbie Gould, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
1982 – Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
1984 – Syndric Steptoe, American football player
1984 – Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician
1984 – Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
1985 – Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
1985 – R. P. Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 – Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013)
1986 – Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
1988 – Adam Eaton, American baseball player
1988 – Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
1988 – Nils Petersen, German footballer
1988 – Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
1989 – Felix Schiller, German footballer
1990 – Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
1991 – Rachel Jarry, Australian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
1992 – Viktor Antipin, Russian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
1992 – Johnny Manziel, American football player<ref name="AP"></ref>
1993 – Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer
1993 – Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1994 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player<ref name="AP"></ref>
1994 – Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – A Boogie wit da Hoodie, American rapper and singer-songwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1996 – Davide Calabria, Italian footballer
1996 – Stefanie Scott, American actress and singer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
1997 – Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater

Deaths

Pre-1600

343 – Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (b. 270)
735 – Prince Toneri of Japan (b. 676)
762 – Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Arab rebel leader (b. 710)
1185 – Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)
1305 – Maximus, Metropolitan of Kyiv
1306 – Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (b. 1270)
1352 – Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1562 – Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (b. 1495)

1601–1900

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

1901–present

1918 – Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (b. 1851)
1921 – Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 280th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1865)
1924 – Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (b. 1863)
1945 – Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1870)
1951 – Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (b. 1892)
1955 – Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
1956 – B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (b. 1891)
1961 – Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
1964 – Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (b. 1895)
1972 – Janet Munro, English actress and singer (b. 1934)
1974 – Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer (b. 1904)
1976 – João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
1980 – Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (b. 1911)
1982 – Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (b. 1927)
1983 – Lucienne Boyer, French singer and actress (b. 1903)
1983 – Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (b. 1914)
1985 – Burr Tillstrom, American actor and puppeteer (b. 1917)
1985 – Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1893)
1985 – Carroll Cole, American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
1989 – Frances Bavier, American actress (b. 1902)
1989 – Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (b. 1902)
1989 – John Payne, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1912)
1990 – Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
1990 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1903)
1991 – Mimi Smith, English nurse (b. 1906)
1991 – Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
1993 – Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
1994 – Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (b. 1922)
1994 – Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor and director (b. 1933)
1996 – Pete Rozelle, American businessman (b. 1926)
1996 – Harry Babcock, American football player and first overall draft pick (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (b. 1918)
1998 – César Baldaccini, French sculptor and educator (b. 1921)
2000 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (b. 1920)
2000 – Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1942)
2001 – Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
2002 – Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1923)
2003 – Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
2005 – Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
2005 – Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
2005 – Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
2005 – William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
2006 – John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)
2010 – Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1953)
2011 – Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
2012 – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1961)
2012 – Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
2012 – Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (b. 1933)
2012 – Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (b. 1951)
2012 – Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (b. 1963)
2013 – Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (b. 1939)
2013 – Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (b. 1926)
2013 – M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
2014 – Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (b. 1922)
2014 – Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)
2014 – Fred Hawkins, American golfer (b. 1923)
2014 – Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (b. 1981)
2015 – Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (b. 1945)
2015 – Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (b. 1917)
2015 – Nicholas Smith, British actor (b. 1934)
2016 – Peter Vaughan, British actor (b. 1923)
2024 – Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion model and television personality (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Holidays and observances

Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
Christian feast day:
- Abraham of Kratia
- Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)
- Denise and companions
- Blessed János Scheffler
- María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras
- Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances:
  - Saint Nicholas Day, where Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes. (International)
- December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Spain)
Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)

References

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