December 6th, 1803

Born on December 6th, 1803

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What happened on December 6th, 1803?

December 6th, 1803

Five French warships attempting to escape the Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the Haitian Revolution.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Navy

December 6th, 1803

Haitian Revolution: Nearly all the final French ships in Haiti were captured by the Royal Navy when they attempted to evade the blockade of Saint-Domingue.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution

What else 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

25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", 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, 1942

The Holocaust: Members of the German Ordnungspolizei massacred 31 people in Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka within 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1803

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

63

Salomon Munk

German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)

*May 14th, 1803, Głogów †February 5th, 1867, Paris

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

*September 8th, 1803, Limoges †December 14th, 1854, Marseille

80

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish poet and writer (1803-1884)

*October 25th, 1803, Diksmuide †April 7th, 1884, Diksmuide

52

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)

*July 24th, 1803, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †May 3rd, 1856, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

75

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian general (1803-1879)

*April 30th, 1803, Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †February 23rd, 1879, Berlin

75

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

*November 14th, 1803, Hallowell †October 31st, 1879, Farmington

41

Flora Tristan

French writer and suffragist (1803-1844)

*April 7th, 1803, Paris †November 14th, 1844, Bordeaux

72

Edgar Quinet

French writer (1803-1875)

*February 17th, 1803, Bourg-en-Bresse †March 27th, 1875, Versailles

78

Ramón de Mesonero Romanos

Spanish writer

*July 19th, 1803, Madrid †April 30th, 1882, Madrid

32

Joseph Marchand

French missionary (1803-1835)

*August 17th, 1803, Passavant †November 30th, 1835, Ho Chi Minh City

79

Lucas de Tornos

Spanish naturalist

*January 1st, 1803, Cariñena †January 1st, 1882, Madrid

68

Antonija Höffern

Slovenian noblewoman and educator (1803–1871)

*February 4th, 1803, Knežja Vas †May 21st, 1871, Ljubljana

77

Frédéric Kuhlmann

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)

*May 22nd, 1803, Colmar †January 27th, 1881, Lille

60

August Lucas

German painter (1803-1863)

*May 7th, 1803, Darmstadt †September 28th, 1863, Darmstadt

62

Augustus Van Dievoet

Belgian lawyer (1803-1865)

*May 3rd, 1803, City of Brussels †October 31st, 1865, City of Brussels

71

August von Bayer

Swiss draftsman, painter and architect (1803-1875)

*May 3rd, 1803, Rorschach †February 2nd, 1875, Karlsruhe

67

Charles Kestner

French politician

*June 30th, 1803, Strasbourg †August 12th, 1870, Strasbourg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1803 is a normal year and no leap year.

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