December 6th, 1876

Born on December 6th, 1876

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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

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.

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.

December 6th, 1904

President Theodore Roosevelt announced the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, justifying the exercise of "international police power" by the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere.

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

Same year
Born in 1876

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

*December 25th, 1876, Karachi †September 11th, 1948, Karachi

69

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer

*November 23rd, 1876, Cádiz †November 14th, 1946, Alta Gracia

40

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

*March 2nd, 1876, Rome †October 9th, 1958, Castel Gandolfo

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

*June 28th, 1876, France †March 19th, 1952

39

Jean Webster

American novelist (1876-1916)

*July 24th, 1876, Fredonia †June 11th, 1916, New York City

84

Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)

*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin

81

Paul Rivet

French ethnologist (1876-1958)

*May 7th, 1876, Wasigny †March 21st, 1958, Paris

86

Édouard Belin

French inventor

*March 5th, 1876, Vesoul †March 4th, 1963, Territet

76

Vincent Scotto

French composer

*April 21st, 1876, Marseille †November 15th, 1952, Paris

60

Orso Mario Corbino

Italian physicist (1876-1937)

*April 30th, 1876, Augusta †January 23rd, 1937, Rome

41

Mata Hari

Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917)

*August 7th, 1876, Leeuwarden †October 15th, 1917, Vincennes

54

Hermann Müller

German politician (1876–1931)

*May 18th, 1876, Mannheim †March 20th, 1931, Berlin

72

Susan Glaspell

American writer (1876-1948)

*July 1st, 1876, Davenport †July 27th, 1948, Provincetown

75

Louise Lara

French actress (1876-1952)

*July 22nd, 1876, Château-Thierry †May 9th, 1952, 9th arrondissement of Paris

64

Sherwood Anderson

American writer

*September 13th, 1876, Camden †March 8th, 1941, Colón City

35

Jules Bonnot

French anarchist

*October 14th, 1876, Pont-de-Roide †April 28th, 1912, Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

63

Ernst Pfuhl

German classical archaeologist (1876–1940)

*November 7th, 1876, Charlottenburg †August 7th, 1940, Basel

78

Otto Diels

German chemist

*January 23rd, 1876, Hamburg †March 7th, 1954, Kiel

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Public holidays on December 6th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 6th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1876 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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