December 6th, 1886

Born on December 6th, 1886

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 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

Born on December 6th, 1886

72

Guido Brignone

Italian film director (1886-1959)

*December 6th, 1886, Milan †May 6th, 1959, Rome

31

Joyce Kilmer

American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier

*December 6th, 1886, New Brunswick †July 30th, 1918, Seringes-et-Nesles

71

Shūmei Ōkawa

Japanese nationalist intellectual

*December 6th, 1886, Sakata †December 24th, 1957, Tokyo

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95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

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

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

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

55

Fred Duesenberg

American automobile designer and manufacturer

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

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

41

Adrian Borland

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

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

88

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898-1987)

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

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

43

Birger Sjöberg

Swedish poet and songwriter (1885-1929)

*December 6th, 1885, Vänersborg †April 30th, 1929, Växjö

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

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

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

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

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

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

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

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

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87

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

US tennis and badminton player

*December 20th, 1886, Healdsburg †December 5th, 1974, Chestnut Hill

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

*January 2nd, 1886, Høyland †September 4th, 1973, Kungsholm parish

58

Gerhart Rodenwaldt

German classical archaeologist

*October 16th, 1886, Grunewald †April 27th, 1945, Grunewald

64

Al Jolson

Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco

87

David Ben-Gurion

Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1886–1973)

*October 16th, 1886, Płońsk †December 1st, 1973, Ramat Gan

93

Oskar Kokoschka

Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886-1980)

*March 1st, 1886, Pöchlarn †February 22nd, 1980, Montreux

63

Eugen Klöpfer

German actor and theatre manager (1886-1950)

*March 10th, 1886, Talheim †March 3rd, 1950, Wiesbaden

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

*December 3rd, 1886, Örebro †September 26th, 1978, Engelbrekt church parish

40

Jenő Károly

Hungarian association football player and association football coach (1886-1926)

*January 15th, 1886, Kaposvár †July 28th, 1926, Turin

58

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

*January 2nd, 1886, Berlin †August 30th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

49

Marthe Hanau

French fraudster

*January 10th, 1886, Paris †July 14th, 1935, Fresnes

67

Willi Worpitzky

German footballer-manager (1886-1953)

*August 25th, 1886, Pankow †October 10th, 1953, Berlin

83

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

German architect

*March 27th, 1886, Aachen †August 17th, 1969, Chicago

81

John Davidson

Actor (1886-1968)

*December 25th, 1886, New York City †January 16th, 1968, Los Angeles

47

Eric Powell

British rower and artist (1886-1933)

*May 6th, 1886, Edmonton †August 17th, 1933, Piz Roseg

61

Hugh Lofting

British author

*January 14th, 1886, Maidenhead †September 26th, 1947, Topanga

89

Zhu De

Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886-1976)

*December 1st, 1886, Zhu De's Former Residence †July 6th, 1976, Beijing

58

Ernst Thälmann

German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany

*April 16th, 1886, Hamburg †August 18th, 1944, Buchenwald concentration camp

86

Edward Calvin Kendall

American chemist (1886-1972)

*March 8th, 1886, South Norwalk †May 4th, 1972, Princeton

84

Charles Ruggles

American actor (1886-1970)

*February 8th, 1886, Los Angeles †December 23rd, 1970, Hollywood

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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

No: With 365 days 1886 is a normal year and no leap year.

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