December 6th, 1979

Born on December 6th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 794 days, exactly on June 22nd, 2026, people who were born on December 6th, 1979 will be 17,000 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, 1979

44

Tim Cahill

Australian association football player

*December 6th, 1979, Sydney

44

Francisco Yeste

Spanish footballer

*December 6th, 1979, Basauri (town)

44

Tommy Wirkola

Norwegian filmmaker

*December 6th, 1979, Alta

41

Luke Letlow

American politician (1979-2020)

*December 6th, 1979, Monroe †December 29th, 2020, Shreveport

44

Razundara Tjikuzu

Namibian footballer

*December 6th, 1979, Swakopmund

44

Raymond Smith

Australian darts professional player (born 1979)

*December 6th, 1979, Melbourne

44

Karolina Michalczuk

Polish boxer

*December 6th, 1979, Brzezice, Lublin Voivodeship

44

Simone Hanselmann

German actress

*December 6th, 1979, Mülheim an der Ruhr

44

Maxime Collin

Canadian actor

*December 6th, 1979, Montreal

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

41

Alberto Contador

Spanish professional cyclist

*December 6th, 1982, Madrid

42

Ashley Madekwe

English actress and fashion blogger

*December 6th, 1981, Mile End

45

Jack Thorne

British screenwriter

*December 6th, 1978, Bristol

38

Dulce María

Mexican actress

*December 6th, 1985, Mexico City

40

Matthias Ilgen

German politician

*December 6th, 1983, Husum

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

47

Estelle Denis

French journalist and television presenter

*December 6th, 1976, Paris

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

42

Federico Balzaretti

Italian footballer

*December 6th, 1981, Turin

51

Ewan Birney

English biologist and bioinformatician

*December 6th, 1972, Paddington

40

Jason Reynolds

American author of young adult novels

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

58

Şiir Eloğlu

Turkish actress

*December 6th, 1965, Istanbul

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

43

Sabrina Mockenhaupt

German long-distance runner

*December 6th, 1980, Siegen

39

Daryl Impey

South African racing cyclist

*December 6th, 1984, Johannesburg

43

Carlos Takam

Cameroonian boxer

*December 6th, 1980, Douala

45

Stephenie LaGrossa

American television personality

*December 6th, 1978, Philadelphia

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Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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