December 6th, 1865

Born on December 6th, 1865

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What happened on December 6th, 1865?

December 6th, 1865

Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)

December 6th, 1865

Slavery in the United States was officially abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States

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

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.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 6th?

55

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

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

81

William S. Hart

American actor, film director (1864–1946)

*December 6th, 1864, Newburgh †June 23rd, 1946, Newhall

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

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

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

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

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

86

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Austrian conductor

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

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

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

88

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898-1987)

*December 6th, 1898, Skattunge Parish †May 17th, 1987, Danderyd

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

83

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1940, Maracay

51

Bobby Van

American musical actor and game show host (1928-1980)

*December 6th, 1928, The Bronx †July 31st, 1980, Los Angeles

70

Lisandro de la Torre

Argentine politician

*December 6th, 1868, Rosario †January 5th, 1939, Buenos Aires

81

Peter Handke

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

*December 6th, 1942, Griffen

80

Nick Bockwinkel

American professional wrestler (1934-2015)

*December 6th, 1934, St. Louis †November 14th, 2015, Las Vegas

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71

Paul Arndt

German classical archaeologist

*October 14th, 1865, Dresden †July 17th, 1937, Munich

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

70

Rudyard Kipling

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

*December 30th, 1865, Mumbai †January 18th, 1936, London

73

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

*June 13th, 1865, Sandymount †January 28th, 1939, Menton

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

44

Clyde Fitch

American playwright (1865-1909)

*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne

66

Minnie Maddern Fiske

American actress, playwright, and editor

*December 19th, 1865, New Orleans †February 15th, 1932, New York City

57

Warren G. Harding

President of the United States from 1921 to 1923

*November 2nd, 1865, Blooming Grove †August 2nd, 1923, San Francisco

72

Erich Ludendorff

German Army officer (1865–1937)

*April 9th, 1865, Kruszewnia †December 20th, 1937, Munich

91

Jean Sibelius

Finnish composer (1865–1957)

*December 8th, 1865, Hämeenlinna †September 20th, 1957, Ainola

66

Carl Nielsen

Danish composer

*June 9th, 1865, Sortelung †October 3rd, 1931, Copenhagen

65

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Finnish painter (1865-1931)

*April 26th, 1865, Pori †March 7th, 1931, Stockholm

87

Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

*February 19th, 1865, Stockholm †November 26th, 1952, Stockholm

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865-1943)

*May 25th, 1865, Zonnemaire †October 9th, 1943, Amsterdam

64

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Austrian chemist (1865-1929)

*April 1st, 1865, Vienna †September 23rd, 1929, Göttingen

74

Philipp Scheidemann

German head of government (1865-1939)

*July 26th, 1865, Kassel †November 29th, 1939, Copenhagen

60

Félix Vallotton

Swiss painter and printmaker (1865-1925)

*December 28th, 1865, Lausanne †December 29th, 1925, Neuilly-sur-Seine

61

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927)

*August 24th, 1865, Sigmaringen †July 20th, 1927, Sinaia

80

Georges Charpy

French scientist (1865-1945)

*September 1st, 1865, Oullins †November 25th, 1945, Paris

97

Mary Gilmore

Australian poet

*August 16th, 1865, Goulburn †December 3rd, 1962, Sydney

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No: With 365 days 1865 is a normal year and no leap year.

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