December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 25 days remaining.
- 963 - Leo VIII is elected Pope .
- under Danylo Of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan .
- 1534 - The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián De Belalcázar .
- 1768 - The first edition of the '' Encyclopædia Britannica '' is published.
- 1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1845 - Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity was founded at Yale College by Louis Manigault , Horace Spangler Weiser , and Stephen Ornsby Rhea .
- 1849 - American Abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution is ratified, banning Slavery .
- 1877 - The '' Washington Post '' newspaper is first published.
- 1884 - The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
- 1897 - London becomes the world's first city to host motorised taxi cabs.
- 1907 - A Coal Mine Explosion at Monongah, West Virginia kills 362 workers.
- 1916 - David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain .
- 1917 - Finland Declares Its Independence from Russia .
- 1917 - , a munitions explosion kills more than 1900 people and destroys part of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia .
- 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, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
- 1933 - U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce novel '' Ulysses '' is not obscene.
- 1947 - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
- attempt to launch a Satellite .
- 1965 - Pakistan 's Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommended that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduation level.
- 1969 - Meredith Hunter is killed by Hell's Angels during The Rolling Stones 's concert at the Altamont speedway in California .
- 1971 - Pakistan snaps diplomatic ties with India following New Delhi 's recognition of Bangladesh .
- 1971 - King Faisal Of Saudi Arabia condemns Indian aggression on Pakistan .
- 1973 - 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).
- Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London .
- 1977 - South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana , although it is not recognized by any other country
- 1978 - Spain approves Its Latest Constitution in a referendum.
- kills 14 young women in Montreal, Quebec .
- 1991 - In Croatia , forces of the Yugoslav People's Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege there since May.
- 1992 - In Ayodhya , India , Hindus belonging to the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party demolish the Babri Masjid , a 16th century Mosque .
- 1997 - A Russia n Antonov AN-124 transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk , Siberia , killing 67.
- 2005 - David Cameron becomes leader of the UK Conservative Party , defeating David Davis .
- 2005 - Several villagers shot dead during Protests In Dongzhou , China.
- 846 - Hasan Al-Askari , Shia Imam (d. 874 )
- 1285 - King Ferdinand IV Of Castile (d. 1312 )
- 1421 - King Henry VI Of England (d. 1471 )
- 1478 - Baldassare Castiglione , Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529 )
- 1550 - Orazio Vecchi , Italian composer (baptism) (d. 1605 )
- 1586 - Niccolo Zucchi , Italian astronomer (d. 1670 )
- 1608 - George Monck, 1st Duke Of Albemarle , English soldier (d. 1670 )
- 1637 - Sir Edmund Andros , English governor in North America (d. 1714 )
- 1640 - Claude Fleury , French historian (d. 1723 )
- 1642 - Johann Christoph Bach , German composer (d. 1703 )
- 1721 - James Elphinston , British philologist (d. 1809 )
- 1721 - Guillaume-Chrétien De Lamoignon De Malesherbes , French statesman (d. 1794 )
- 1778 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac , French physicist and chemist (d. 1850 )
- 1792 - King William II Of The Netherlands (d. 1849 )
- 1805 - Adolf Reubke , German organ builder (d. 1875 )
- 1805 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin , French magician (d. 1861 )
- 1823 - Friedrich Max Müller , German orientalist (d. 1900 )
- 1833 - John Singleton Mosby , American Confederate guerrilla leader (d. 1916 )
- 1841 - Frédéric Bazille , French painter (d. 1870 )
- 1849 - August Von Mackensen , German field marshal (d. 1945 )
- 1863 - Charles Martin Hall , American chemist (d. 1914 )
- 1872 - William S. Hart , American actor (d. 1946 )
- 1875 - Evelyn Underhill , British poet (d. 1941 )
- 1886 - Joyce Kilmer , American poet (d. 1918 )
- 1890 - Rudolf Schlichter , German artist and writer (d. 1955 )
- 1890 - Yoshio Nishina , Japanese physicist (d. 1951 )
- 1892 - Sir Osbert Sitwell , British author (d. 1969 )
- 1896 - Ira Gershwin , American lyricist (d. 1983 )
- 1898 - Alfred Eisenstaedt , German-born photojournalist (d. 1995 )
- 1898 - Gunnar Myrdal , Swedish economist, recipient of the Bank Of Sweden Prize (d. 1987 )
- 1900 - Agnes Moorehead , American actress (d. 1974 )
- 1903 - Tony Lazzeri , American baseball player (d. 1946 )
- 1905 - James J. Braddock , American boxer (d. 1974 )
- 1908 - Pierre Graber , Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2003 )
- 1913 - Eleanor Holm , American swimmer (d. 2004 )
- 1917 - Kamal Jumblatt , leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. 1977 )
- 1919 - Paul De Man , Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983 )
- 1920 - Dave Brubeck , American pianist and composer
- 1920 - George Porter , British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002 )
- 1921 - Otto Graham , American football player (d. 2003 )
- 1928 - Bobby Van , American singer (d. 1980 )
- 1929 - Alain Tanner , Swiss filmmaker
- 1929 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt , German conductor
- 1930 - Daniel Lisulo , Prime Minister Of Zambia
- 1933 - Henryk Górecki , Polish composer
- 1936 - David Ossman , American comedian
- 1942 - Peter Handke , Austrian writer
- 1945 - Shekhar Kapur , Indian filmmaker
- 1945 - Larry Bowa , baseball player and Major League manager
- 1948 - JoBeth Williams , American actress
- 1948 - Keke Rosberg , Finnish race car driver
- 1950 - Joe Hisaishi , Japanese composer
- 1952 - Rick Charlesworth , Australian cricketer, politician, hockey player, and coach
- 1953 - Tom Hulce , American actor
- 1953 - Gary Ward , baseball player
- 1955 - Steven Wright , American comedian
- 1955 - Rick Buckler , British drummer ( The Jam )
- 1956 - Peter Buck , American guitarist ( R.E.M. )
- 1956 - Randy Rhoads , American guitarist (d. 1982 )
- 1958 - Nick Park , British filmmaker and animator
- 1961 - David Lovering , American drummer ( The Pixies )
- 1962 - Janine Turner , American actress
- 1967 - Hacken Lee , Hong Kong singer
- 1971 - Richard Krajicek , Dutch tennis player
- 1971 - Ryan White , American AIDS activist (d. 1990 )
- 1976 - Colleen Haskell , American television personality
- 1977 - Kevin Cash , baseball player
- 1977 - Andrew Flintoff , England cricketer
- 1977 - Paul McVeigh , Irish footballer
- 1979 - Tim Cahill , Australia footballer
- 1980 - Steve Lovell , British footballer
- 1982 - Ryan Carnes , American actor
- 1983 - Bryan Habana , South African rugby player
- 1986 - Cintia Dicker , Brazilian model
- 1993 - Elian Gonzalez , Cuban subject of child custody battle
- 1185 - King Afonso I Of Portugal (b. 1109 )
- 1352 - Pope Clement VI (b. 1291 )
- 1562 - Jan Van Scorel Dutch painter and architect
- 1618 - Jacques-Davy Duperron , French cardinal (b. 1556 )
- 1658 - Baltasar Gracián Y Morales , Spanish writer (b. 1601 )
- 1672 - King John II Casimir Of Poland (b. 1609 )
- 1675 - John Lightfoot , English churchman (b. 1602 )
- 1718 - Nicholas Rowe , English poet and dramatist (b. 1674 )
- 1746 - Lady Grizel Baillie , Scottish songwriter (b. 1665 )
- 1771 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni , Italian anatomist (b. 1682 )
- 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin , French painter (b. 1699 )
- 1788 - Jonathan Shipley , British bishop and politician (b. 1714 )
- 1867 - Jean Pierre Flourens , French physician (b. 1794 )
- 1868 - August Schleicher , German linguist (b. 1821 )
- 1882 - Anthony Trollope , British author (b. 1815 )
- 1882 - Alfred Escher , Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur (b. 1819 )
- 1889 - Jefferson Davis , President Of The Confederate States Of America (b. 1808 )
- 1892 - Ernst Werner Von Siemens , German inventor and industrialist (b. 1816 )
- 1949 - Leadbelly , American musician (b. 1885 )
- 1951 - Harold Ross , American magazine editor (b. 1892 )
- 1955 - Honus Wagner , baseball player (b. 1874 )
- 1956 - Dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar , Indian Minister of Law (b. 1891 )
- 1961 - Frantz Fanon , West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925 )
- 1976 - João Goulart , President Of Brazil (b. 1918 )
- 1985 - Burr Tillstrom , American puppeteer (b. 1917 )
- 1988 - Roy Orbison , American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936 )
- 1989 - Frances Bavier , American actress (b. 1902 )
- 1991 - Sir Richard Stone , British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913 )
- 1993 - Don Ameche , American actor (b. 1908 )
- 1997 - Billy Bremner , Scottish footballer (b. 1942 )
- 2001 - Sir Peter Blake , New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. 1948 )
- 2002 - Philip Berrigan , American civil rights activist (b. 1923 )
- 2003 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio , President Of Guatemala (b. 1918 )
- 2003 - Jerry Tuite , American professional wrestler (b. 1966 )
- 2004 - Raymond Goethals , Belgian football coach (b. 1921 )
- 2005 - Charly Gaul , Luxembourg cyclist
- 2005 - Devan Nair , 3rd President Of Singapore (b. 1923 )
''December 6'' is a novel by Martin Cruz Smith about an American Expatriate living in Japan just prior to Pearl Harbor .
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