December 6th, 1639

Born on December 6th, 1639

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 604 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2025, people who were born on December 6th, 1639 will be 141,000 days old!

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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?

82

Claude Fleury

French historian

*December 6th, 1640, Paris †July 14th, 1723, Paris

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

76

Edmund Andros

British governor of several North American colonies (1637–1714)

*December 6th, 1637, London †February 24th, 1714, London

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

60

Johann Christoph Bach I

German composer and organist

*December 6th, 1642, Arnstadt †March 31st, 1703, Eisenach

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

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

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

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

86

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Austrian conductor

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

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

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

83

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1940, Maracay

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

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

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Born in 1639

59

Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

*December 22nd, 1639, La Ferté-Milon †April 21st, 1699, Paris

33

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond

Scottish-English nobleman (1639-1672)

*March 7th, 1639, London †December 12th, 1672, Helsingør

70

Ivan Mazepa

Hetman of Cossacks (1639-1709)

*March 20th, 1639, Bila Tserkva †September 21st, 1709, Bender

52

Paul Mignard

French painter and printmaker

*January 1st, 1639, Avignon †October 5th, 1691, Lyon

75

Marie Mancini

Mistress of the King of France (1639-1715)

*August 28th, 1639, Rome †May 8th, 1715, Pisa

48

Laura Martinozzi

Italian noble (1639-1687)

*May 27th, 1639, Fano †July 19th, 1687, Rome

52

Daniel Georg Morhof

Writer from Germany

*February 6th, 1639, Wismar †July 30th, 1691, Lübeck

58

Willem de Vlamingh

Dutch explorer

*November 30th, 1639, Oost-Vlieland †January 1st, 1698

70

Gaspar Sanz Celma

Spanish guitarist and composer

*November 30th, 1639, Calanda †January 1st, 1710, Madrid

61

Conrad Tiburtius Rango

German theologian (1639-1700)

*August 9th, 1639, Kołobrzeg †December 3rd, 1700, Greifswald

69

Vincent Minutoli

(1639-1709)

*December 5th, 1639, Geneva †April 25th, 1709, Geneva

84

Increase Mather

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)

*June 21st, 1639, Dorchester †August 23rd, 1723, Boston

54

Johann Christoph Pezel

German violinist, trumpeter and composer (1639-1694)

*December 5th, 1639, Kłodzko †October 13th, 1694, Bautzen

57

Caspar Herrmann Sandhagen

German theologian

*October 22nd, 1639, Borgholzhausen †June 17th, 1697, Kiel

83

Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Grandmother of George II of Great Britain and great-grandmother of Frederick the Great

*February 3rd, 1639, Niort †February 5th, 1722, Celle

86

Hans Herr

American bishop (1639-1725)

*September 17th, 1639, Zürich †October 17th, 1725, West Lampeter Township

72

Martin Lister

English naturalist and physician (1639–1712)

*April 12th, 1639, Buckinghamshire †February 2nd, 1712, Epsom

52

Johann König

Organ builder (1639-1691)

*April 29th, 1639, Solothurn †October 15th, 1691, Ingolstadt

75

Shibukawa Shunkai

Japanese astronomer

*December 27th, 1639, Kyōto †November 1st, 1715, Edo

65

Olof Bromelius

Swedish botanist (1639-1707)

*May 24th, 1639, Örebro †February 5th, 1705, Gothenburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1639 is a normal year and no leap year.

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