December 6th, 1599

Born on December 6th, 1599

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

55

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

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

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

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

84

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676)

*December 6th, 1592, Handsworth †December 25th, 1676, Welbeck

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

61

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

English soldier and politician (1608-1670)

*December 6th, 1608, London Borough of Merton †January 3rd, 1670, London

86

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Austrian conductor

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

83

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1940, Maracay

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

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

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

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

31

Britt Assombalonga

Congolese association football player

*December 6th, 1992, Kinshasa

83

Niccolò Zucchi

Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist

*December 6th, 1586, Parma †May 21st, 1670, Rome

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

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Born in 1599

61

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter (1599-1660)

*June 6th, 1599, Seville †August 6th, 1660, Madrid

59

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

*April 25th, 1599, Huntingdon †September 3rd, 1658, Palace of Whitehall

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

67

Niels Trolle

Governor General of Norway

*October 27th, 1599, Ringkøbing †September 27th, 1667

67

Francesco Borromini

Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667)

*September 25th, 1599, Bissone †August 2nd, 1667, Rome

42

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish Baroque artist (1599-1641)

*March 22nd, 1599, Antwerp †December 9th, 1641, London

61

Andrea Sacchi

Painter active in Rome (1599-1661)

*November 30th, 1599, Nettuno †June 21st, 1661, Rome

78

Pieter Codde

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1599-1678)

*December 11th, 1599, Amsterdam †October 12th, 1678, Amsterdam

67

Carlo de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*March 19th, 1599, Florence †June 17th, 1666, Florence

72

Marie Guyart

French foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec

*October 28th, 1599, Tours †April 30th, 1672, Quebec City

64

Thomas Selle

German baroque composer

*March 23rd, 1599, Zörbig †July 2nd, 1663, Hamburg

56

Johan Wolfert van Brederode

Dutch politician (1599-1655)

*June 12th, 1599, Heusden †September 3rd, 1655, Kasteel Pietersheim

64

Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin

Scottish nobleman

*December 2nd, 1599, Edinburgh †December 21st, 1663

58

John Hilton the younger

English composer

*January 1st, 1599, Cambridge †March 1st, 1657, Westminster

55

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

Swedish queen 1620

*November 11th, 1599, Königsberg †March 18th, 1655, Stockholm

64

Cornelis de Graeff

Dutch Statesman, Amsterdam Regent (1599-1664)

*October 15th, 1599, Amsterdam †May 4th, 1664, Amsterdam

22

John Berchmans

Catholic Jesuit saint

*March 13th, 1599, Diest †August 13th, 1621, Rome

62

Abraham de Fabert

Marshal of France (1599-1662)

*October 11th, 1599, Metz †May 17th, 1662, Sedan

75

Hans Conrad Gyger

Swiss engineer

*July 22nd, 1599, Zürich †September 25th, 1674, Zürich

57

Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*August 11th, 1599, Amberg †September 22nd, 1656, Bernburg

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