December 6th, 1929

Born on December 6th, 1929

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1929

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

94

Philippe Bouvard

French broadcaster

*December 6th, 1929, Coulommiers

79

Javier Cortes Álvarez de Miranda

Spanish archaeologist (1929-2009)

*December 6th, 1929, Santander †March 3rd, 2009, Palencia

71

King Moody

American actor (1929-2001)

*December 6th, 1929, New York City †February 7th, 2001, Tarzana

82

Mark Kopytman

Composer and musicologist

*December 6th, 1929, Kamianets-Podilskyi †December 16th, 2011, Jerusalem

79

Frank Springer

Cartoonist

*December 6th, 1929, New York City †April 2nd, 2009, Damariscotta

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Who's birthday is on December 6th?

51

Bobby Van

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

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

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

80

Nick Bockwinkel

American professional wrestler (1934-2015)

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

82

John Jeremiah McRaith

Catholic bishop

*December 6th, 1934, Hutchinson †March 19th, 2017, Owensboro

65

Nick Park

British animator and filmmaker

*December 6th, 1958, Weavers Yard

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

81

Peter Handke

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

*December 6th, 1942, Griffen

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

78

James Naughton

American actor and director

*December 6th, 1945, Middletown

87

Rolf Hoppe

German actor (1930–2018)

*December 6th, 1930, Ellrich †November 14th, 2018, Dresden

38

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

76

Henryk Górecki

Polish composer (1933–2010)

*December 6th, 1933, Czernica, Silesian Voivodeship †November 12th, 2010, Katowice

95

Sergio Molina

Chilean politician

*December 6th, 1928, Talca

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

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

69

Chelsea Brown

American actress

*December 6th, 1947, Chicago †March 27th, 2017, Chicago

47

Alicia Machado

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

*December 6th, 1976, Maracay

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

89

Alexander von Elverfeldt

German author

*March 19th, 1929, Niedermarsberg †August 24th, 2018, Canstein

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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