December 6th, 1890

Born on December 6th, 1890

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 48,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 279 days, exactly on February 1st, 2025, people who were born on December 6th, 1890 will be 49,000 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, 1890

60

Yoshio Nishina

Japanese physicist

*December 6th, 1890, Satoshō †January 10th, 1951

55

Dion Fortune

British occultist and author

*December 6th, 1890, Llandudno †January 8th, 1946, London

64

Rudolf Schlichter

German artist (1890-1955)

*December 6th, 1890, Calw †May 3rd, 1955, Munich

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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

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

38

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

65

Nick Park

British animator and filmmaker

*December 6th, 1958, Weavers Yard

79

Peter Carpenter

British flying ace (1891-1971)

*December 6th, 1891, Cardiff †March 21st, 1971, Golders Green

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

51

Bobby Van

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

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

83

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1940, Maracay

76

Osbert Sitwell

British writer; baronet (1892-1969)

*December 6th, 1892, London †May 4th, 1969, Florence

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

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85

Mortimer Wheeler

British archaeologist (1890-1976)

*September 10th, 1890, Glasgow †July 22nd, 1976, London

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

*November 22nd, 1890, Lille †November 9th, 1970, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises

85

Agatha Christie

English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)

*September 15th, 1890, Torquay †January 12th, 1976, Winterbrook

78

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

*October 14th, 1890, Denison †March 28th, 1969, Washington, D.C.

25

Max Immelmann

German flying ace

*September 21st, 1890, Dresden †June 18th, 1916, Sallaumines

63

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor

*December 18th, 1890, Manhattan †February 1st, 1954, New York City

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

46

H. P. Lovecraft

American author (1890–1937)

*August 20th, 1890, Providence †March 15th, 1937, Providence

81

William Lawrence Bragg

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer

*March 31st, 1890, Adelaide †July 1st, 1971, Ipswich

57

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Nazi leader (1890-1947)

*April 14th, 1890, Zielonowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship †April 25th, 1947, Nuremberg

79

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969)

*May 19th, 1890, Kim Liên †September 2nd, 1969, Hanoi

86

Groucho Marx

American comedian (1890–1977)

*October 2nd, 1890, Manhattan †August 19th, 1977, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

72

Ronald Fisher

British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962)

*February 17th, 1890, London †July 29th, 1962, Adelaide

55

Robert Ley

German Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)

*February 15th, 1890, Niederbreidenbach †October 25th, 1945, Nuremberg Court Prison

70

Boris Pasternak

Russian writer (1890-1960)

*February 10th, 1890, Moscow †May 30th, 1960, Peredelkino

78

Naima Wifstrand

Swedish actress

*September 4th, 1890, Kungsholm parish †October 23rd, 1968, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Alfred Jodl

German general and convicted war criminal (1890–1946)

*May 10th, 1890, Würzburg †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

84

Vannevar Bush

American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)

*March 11th, 1890, Everett †June 28th, 1974, Belmont

75

Steve Brown

Jazz musician best known for his work on string bass (1890-1965)

*January 13th, 1890, New Orleans †September 15th, 1965, Detroit

74

Stan Laurel

British-American actor (1890–1965)

*June 16th, 1890, Ulverston †February 23rd, 1965, Santa Monica

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1890 is a normal year and no leap year.

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