December 6th, 1682

Born on December 6th, 1682

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

26

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy

Dauphine of France

*December 6th, 1685, Turin †February 12th, 1712, Palace of Versailles

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

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

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

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

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

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

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

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

72

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

French statesman (1721-1794)

*December 6th, 1721, Paris †April 22nd, 1794, Paris

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

31

Britt Assombalonga

Congolese association football player

*December 6th, 1992, Kinshasa

81

Peter Handke

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

*December 6th, 1942, Griffen

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Born in 1682

36

Carl XII of Sweden

King of Sweden

*June 27th, 1682, Stockholm †December 11th, 1718, Halden Municipality

78

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll

Scottish noble (1682-1761)

*June 1st, 1682, Surrey †April 15th, 1761, London

51

Michael Friedrich von Althann

German cardinal

*July 20th, 1682, Kłodzko †June 20th, 1734, Vác

54

Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

*February 23rd, 1682, Weißenfels †June 18th, 1736, Sangerhausen

63

Bernhard Walter Marperger

German theologian

*May 14th, 1682, Hamburg †March 28th, 1746, Dresden

33

Roger Cotes

English mathematician

*July 10th, 1682, Burbage †June 5th, 1716, Cambridge

39

Bartholomew Roberts

Welsh pirate (1682-1722)

*May 17th, 1682, Little Newcastle †February 10th, 1722, Battle of Cape Lopez

37

Calico Jack

English pirate (1682-1720)

*December 27th, 1682, Bristol †November 18th, 1720, Port Royal

29

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy

French duke (1682-1712)

*August 16th, 1682, Versailles †February 18th, 1712, Marly-le-Roi

48

Johann Christian Dauphin

Organ builder

*February 22nd, 1682, Thuringia †May 14th, 1730, Kleinheubach

72

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Italian painter

*February 13th, 1682, Venice †April 29th, 1754, Venice

67

Claudine Guérin de Tencin

French writer and salonist

*April 27th, 1682, Grenoble †December 4th, 1749, Paris

49

Johannes Ens

Dutch theologian

*May 9th, 1682, Kwadijk †January 6th, 1732, Utrecht

77

Elizabeth Parris

Accuser in the Salem witch trials

*November 28th, 1682, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1760, Sudbury

87

Jacopo Facciolati

Italian philologist (1682-1769)

*January 4th, 1682, Torreglia †August 26th, 1769, Padua

101

Giacobbe Cervetto

Italian composer active in England

*January 1st, 1682, Italy †January 14th, 1783, London

64

Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

*March 4th, 1682, Osterholz †April 14th, 1746, Brunswick

87

Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal

*September 23rd, 1682, Schmalkalden †May 8th, 1770, Philippsthal (Werra)

58

Eleonore von Lobkowicz

(1682-1741) Princess of Schwarzenberg

*June 20th, 1682, Melnik Castle †May 5th, 1741, Vienna

77

William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682-1760)

*March 10th, 1682, Kassel †February 1st, 1760, Rinteln

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No: With 365 days 1682 is a normal year and no leap year.

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