December 6th, 1476

Born on December 6th, 1476

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 199,000 days old!

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... 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?

50

Baldassarre Castiglione

Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)

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

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

55

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

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

49

Henry VI of England

King of England (1421–1471)

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

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

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

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

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

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

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

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

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

47

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1976, Maracay

54

Irene Grandi

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

*December 6th, 1969, Florence

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83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

*June 28th, 1476, Capriglia Irpina †August 18th, 1559, Rome

55

Louise of Savoy

Mother of King Francis I of France (1476-1531)

*September 11th, 1476, Pont-d'Ain †September 22nd, 1531, Grez-sur-Loing

29

Yeonsangun of Joseon

10th King of Korean Joseon Dynasty (1476-1506)

*November 7th, 1476, Gyeongbokgung †November 6th, 1506, Ganghwado

60

Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Duke of Oels, and Count of Kladsko. Governor of Bohemia and Silesia

*May 4th, 1476, Kłodzko †May 31st, 1536, Ząbkowice Śląskie

36

Helena of Moscow

Grand Duchess of Lithuania and Queen of Poland (1476-1513)

*May 19th, 1476, Moscow †January 20th, 1513, Braslaŭ

21

Anna Sforza

First wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan

*July 21st, 1476, Milan †November 30th, 1497, Ferrara

58

Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio

*July 21st, 1476, Ferrara †October 31st, 1534, Ferrara

67

Lucy Brocadelli

Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (1476-1544)

*December 13th, 1476, Narni †November 15th, 1544, Ferrara

66

Dalai Lama 02 Gendun Gyatso

Dalai Lama of Tibet (1476-1542)

*January 1st, 1476, Ngamring County †January 1st, 1542, Drepung Monastery

83

Kanō Motonobu

Japanese painter (1476-1559)

*August 28th, 1476, Kyoto †November 5th, 1559, Kyoto

27

Anna Jagiellon

Polish princess, Duchess of Pomerania

*March 12th, 1476, Nieszawa †August 12th, 1503, Ueckermünde

42

Zhu Youyuan

Ming Dynasty politician

*July 22nd, 1476, Beijing †July 13th, 1519

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Leap year

Yes: 1476 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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