December 6th, 1242

Born on December 6th, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 594 days, exactly on December 21st, 2025, people who were born on December 6th, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 6th?

December 6th, 2015

In the Venezuelan parliamentary election, the ruling United Socialist Party lost control of the National Assembly for the first time in 16 years.

December 6th, 2005

An Iranian Lockheed C-130 transport aircraft crashed into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing over 100 people.

December 6th, 1999

The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.

December 6th, 1992

The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.

December 6th, 1990

An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.

December 6th, 1989

Claiming to be "fighting feminism", 25-year-old Marc Lépine killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.

December 6th, 1982

The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.

December 6th, 1975

Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later.

December 6th, 1957

The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

December 6th, 1956

At the Melbourne Olympics, 14-year-old swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.

December 6th, 1942

The Holocaust: Members of German Ordnungspolizei massacred 31 people in occupied Poland for helping Jews.

December 6th, 1941

The British Secret Intelligence Service established a facility known as Camp X (pictured) in Ontario, Canada, to train covert agents in clandestine operations.

December 6th, 1917

World War I: USS Jacob Jones became the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it was torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53.

December 6th, 1912

The Nefertiti Bust, listed among the "Top 10 Plundered Artifacts" by Time, was found in Amarna, Egypt, before being taken to Germany.

December 6th, 1907

A mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, killed 362 people and led to the establishment of the United States Bureau of Mines.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 6th?

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

55

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

*December 6th, 1876, Lippe †July 26th, 1932

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

38

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

65

Nick Park

British animator and filmmaker

*December 6th, 1958, Weavers Yard

49

Henry VI of England

King of England (1421–1471)

*December 6th, 1421, Windsor Castle †May 21st, 1471, Tower of London

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

86

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Austrian conductor

*December 6th, 1929, Berlin †March 5th, 2016, Sankt Georgen im Attergau

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

31

Britt Assombalonga

Congolese association football player

*December 6th, 1992, Kinshasa

47

Alicia Machado

Actress, TV show host, singer, Miss Universe 1996 and Miss Venezuela 1995

*December 6th, 1976, Maracay

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

*December 6th, 1929, Geneva †September 11th, 2022, Geneva

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn

54

Irene Grandi

Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actress and television host

*December 6th, 1969, Florence

81

Peter Handke

Nobel laureate in Literature & Austrian writer, playwright and film director

*December 6th, 1942, Griffen

51

Bobby Van

American musical actor and game show host (1928-1980)

*December 6th, 1928, The Bronx †July 31st, 1980, Los Angeles

80

Nick Bockwinkel

American professional wrestler (1934-2015)

*December 6th, 1934, St. Louis †November 14th, 2015, Las Vegas

78

James Naughton

American actor and director

*December 6th, 1945, Middletown

47

Estelle Denis

French journalist and television presenter

*December 6th, 1976, Paris

44

Tim Cahill

Australian association football player

*December 6th, 1979, Sydney

64

Stephen Hepburn

British politician (born 1959)

*December 6th, 1959, Jarrow

88

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898-1987)

*December 6th, 1898, Skattunge Parish †May 17th, 1987, Danderyd

45

Jack Thorne

British screenwriter

*December 6th, 1978, Bristol

40

Jason Reynolds

American author of young adult novels

*December 6th, 1983, Washington, D.C.

60

Martin Hirsch

French civil servant

*December 6th, 1963, Suresnes

69

Chelsea Brown

American actress

*December 6th, 1947, Chicago †March 27th, 2017, Chicago

50

Baldassarre Castiglione

Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)

*December 6th, 1478, Marcaria †February 8th, 1529, Toledo

82

John Jeremiah McRaith

Catholic bishop

*December 6th, 1934, Hutchinson †March 19th, 2017, Owensboro

70

Tom Hulce

American actor and producer

*December 6th, 1953, Detroit

66

Andrew Cuomo

Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021

*December 6th, 1957, Queens

42

Federico Balzaretti

Italian footballer

*December 6th, 1981, Turin

78

Shekhar Kapur

Indian film director

*December 6th, 1945, Lahore

27

Davide Calabria

Italian association football player

*December 6th, 1996, Brescia

81

William S. Hart

American actor, film director (1864–1946)

*December 6th, 1864, Newburgh †June 23rd, 1946, Newhall

73

Joe Hisaishi

Japanese composer, conductor, pianist (1950-)

*December 6th, 1950, Nakano

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Public holidays on December 6th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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