December 6th, 1978

Born on December 6th, 1978

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What happened on December 6th, 1978?

December 6th, 1978

Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Spain

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.

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.

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

Born on December 6th, 1978

45

Jack Thorne

British screenwriter

*December 6th, 1978, Bristol

45

Arnaud Ducret

French actor and comedian

*December 6th, 1978, Rouen

45

Katalin Pálinger

Hungarian handball player

*December 6th, 1978, Mosonmagyaróvár

45

Darrell Jackson

American football player, wide receiver

*December 6th, 1978, Dayton

45

Stephenie LaGrossa

American television personality

*December 6th, 1978, Philadelphia

45

Adriana Moisés Pinto

Basketball player

*December 6th, 1978, Franca

45

Ramiro Pez

Argentine rugby union footballer

*December 6th, 1978, Córdoba

45

Chris Başak

Turkish American baseball player

*December 6th, 1978, North Platte

45

Emerson Sheik

Qatari association football player

*December 6th, 1978, Nova Iguaçu

45

K. D. Aubert

American actress

*December 6th, 1978, Shreveport

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

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

44

Tim Cahill

Australian association football player

*December 6th, 1979, Sydney

38

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

47

Estelle Denis

French journalist and television presenter

*December 6th, 1976, Paris

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

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

42

Federico Balzaretti

Italian footballer

*December 6th, 1981, Turin

40

Jason Reynolds

American author of young adult novels

*December 6th, 1983, Washington, D.C.

65

Nick Park

British animator and filmmaker

*December 6th, 1958, Weavers Yard

54

Irene Grandi

Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actress and television host

*December 6th, 1969, Florence

31

Britt Assombalonga

Congolese association football player

*December 6th, 1992, Kinshasa

46

Kevin Cash

American baseball player and manager

*December 6th, 1977, Tampa

49

Jeanine Cummins

American novelist

*December 6th, 1974, Rota

39

Daryl Impey

South African racing cyclist

*December 6th, 1984, Johannesburg

46

Jordan Cunningham

American politician

*December 6th, 1977, San Luis Obispo County

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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