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December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ...
Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ...
December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ...
December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ...
December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ...
December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events
- 963 - Leo VIII is elected Pope.
- 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
- 1534 - The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
- 1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1845 - Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity was founded at Yale College by Louis Manigault, Horace Spangler Weiser, and Stephen Ornsby Rhea.
- 1849 - American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
- 1877 - The Washington Post newspaper is first published.
- 1884 - The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
- 1907 - A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia kills 362 workers.
- 1917 - Finland declares its independence from Russia.
- 1917 - Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1900 people and destroys part of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 1921 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives
- 1922 - One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
- 1933 - U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce novel Ulysses is not obscene.
- 1947 - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
- 1957 - Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite.
- 1965 - Pakistan's Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommended that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduation level.
- 1969 - Meredith Hunter is killed by Hell's Angels during The Rolling Stones's concert at the Altamont speedway in California.
- 1971 - Pakistan snaps diplomatic ties with India following New Delhi's recognition of Bangladesh.
- 1971 - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia condemns Indian aggression on Pakistan.
- 1973 - The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3).
- 1975 - Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London.
- 1977 - South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country
- 1978 - Spain approves its latest constitution in a referendum.
- 1989 - École Polytechnique Massacre: Marc Lépine kills 14 young women in Montreal, Quebec.
- 1991 - In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People's Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege there since May.
- 1992 - In Ayodhya, India, Hindus belonging to the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party demolish the Babri Masjid, a 16th century mosque.
- 1997 - A Russian Antonov AN-124 transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.
- 2005 - David Cameron becomes leader of the Conservative Party, defeating David Davis.
- 2005 - Attack on civilians protesting against the construction of an un-approved powerplant in Dongzhou, Guangdong, China. Largest use of armed force against civilians since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. Villagers say at least 20 dead and up to 40 still missing, China trying its best to cover up the story.
Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Belgium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ...
Leo VIII (died 965), Pope from 963 to 964, a Roman by birth, held the lay office of protoserinus when he was elected to the papal chair at the instance of Otto the Great by the Roman synod which deposed John XII in December 963. ...
The Pope is the successor of St. ...
Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 - Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn The Great Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile...
The Mongol Invasion of Rus was an invasion of the medieval state of Kievan Rus by a large army of nomadic Mongols, starting in 1223. ...
A monument to St. ...
Monument to King Danylo in Lviv. ...
Voivode Dmytro was appointed military commander of Kiev by Prince Danylo of Galicia in 1239, charged with defending the city from the Mongols. ...
This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ...
Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, ÐаÑÑй) (c. ...
Events February 27 - Group of Anabaptists of Jan Matthys seize Münster and declare it The New Jerusalem - they begin to exile dissenters and forcible baptize all others May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ...
Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ...
Sebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador. ...
1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1913 advertisement for the 11th edition, with the slogan When in doubt â look it up in the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica (properly spelt with æ, the ae-ligature) is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia, first published in 1768â1771 as From the late 18th century to the...
1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Congress in Joint Session. ...
The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ...
Independence Hall, as it appears today. ...
1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Alpha Sigma Phi (ÎΣΦ) is a fraternity with fifty-six active chapters, ten colonies, and one interest group in the USA. The crest of Alpha Sigma Phi History Alpha Sigma Phi was founded at Yale College in 1845 as a secret sophomore society composed of the best authors, poets, athletes, and...
Yale can refer to: Yale University, one of the United States oldest and most famous universities. ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
This article is about the abolition of slavery. ...
Harriet Tubman in 1880 Harriet Tubman (born 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland, died March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New York), also known as Black Moses or Grandma Moses, was an African-American freedom fighter. ...
1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
Amendment XIII (the Thirteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution abolished slavery. ...
The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...
1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...
Washington Monument The Washington Monument usually refers to the large white-colored obelisk in the center of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built as a memorial to George Washington, the first President of the United States and the leader of the revolutionary Continental Army, which won independence from...
Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
This is a list of world disasters, both natural and man-made. ...
Monongah is a town located in Marion County, West Virginia. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
The Finnish declaration of independence was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on December 6, 1917. ...
The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, when a French munitions ship, the Mont-Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, the Imo, headed for wartime Belgium. ...
Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: City Symbol: Kingfisher Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canadas Location. ...
1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of association between Ireland and the British Empire, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War. ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Ãireann) was (1922â1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 â January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ...
The first edition of Ulysses was published in 1922. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park which preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 percent of the original wetland area. ...
State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville (largest metropolitan area is Miami) Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Project Vanguard was the name of the United States program that was to have launched the first artificial satellite of the Earth. ...
A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
A Muslim (Arabic: Ù
سÙÙ
) (sometimes also pronounced Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
Meredith Hunter (October 24, 1951 - December 6, 1969) was stabbed to death directly in front of the stage at the Altamont Speedway rock festival during the Rolling Stoness performance of Under My Thumb. ...
Hells Angels (without an apostrophe) is the motorcycle club Hells Angels (with an apostrophe) was a World War II flying squadron in the American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers Hells Angels (movie) is the 1930 aviation movie directed by Howard Hughes This is a disambiguation page, a list of...
The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ...
The start of Rolling Stones performance at Altamont; part of film Gimme Shelter. ...
State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
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1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1903 or 1906âMarch 25, 1975) (Arabic: ÙÙØµÙ Ø¨Ù Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯Ø§ÙØ¹Ø²Ùز Ø¢Ù Ø³Ø¹ÙØ¯) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ...
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...
Richard B. Cheney, 46th and current Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ...
November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ...
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
The Balcombe Street Siege was an incident involving members of the Provisional IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the London Metropolitan Police lasting from December 6 to December 12, 1975. ...
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the army or the Ra) is an Irish Republican paramilitary organisation. ...
Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Flag of Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana was a former Bantustan (homeland) in the north of South Africa. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ãcole Polytechnique massacre or Montreal massacre was a gun massacre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Marc Lépine (October 26, 1964âDecember 6, 1989) was a Canadian mass murderer, who killed 14 women in what is known as the Ãcole Polytechnique Massacre. ...
This article needs cleanup. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Yugoslav Peoples Army (Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska narodna armija, JNA, Slovene Jugoslovanska ljudska armada) was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...
A view of Dubrovnik from the south Dubrovnik (Latin Ragusa) is an old city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, positioned at 42°39´N 18°04´E at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Ayodhya (à¤
यà¥à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤¾) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. ...
Basic beliefs What can be said to be common to all Hindus is the belief in Dharma (duties and obligations), Reincarnation (rebirth), Karma (actions, leading to a cause and effect relationship), and Moksha (salvation) of every soul through a variety of paths, such as Bhakti (devotion), Karma (action) and Jnana...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally meaning Indian Peoples Party, created in 1980, is today one of the largest national political parties in India. ...
Why do you use the word Hindu militants?Can i call the Vatican citizens as Christian militants or Macca citizens as Muslim militants?????? This article is in need of attention. ...
Mosque; Aswan, Egypt. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Private Antonov AN-2 in the UK Antonov, aka Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukraine-based (since 1952) aircraft manufacturing and services company (design office prefix An) with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. ...
A Decembrist house, with distinctive hand-carved trim. ...
Siberia Jim (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibirâ, Sibir; from the Tatar for âsleeping landâ) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
David Cameron MP The Right Honourable David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party, and Leader of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition in the House of Commons. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...
David Davis The Right Honourable David Michael Davis (born December 23, 1948) is a British politician, Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden and Shadow Home Secretary. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Births - 846 - Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)
- 1285 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
- 1421 - King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
- 1478 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1550 - Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (baptism) (d. 1605)
- 1586 - Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)
- 1608 - George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier (d. 1670)
- 1637 - Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)
- 1640 - Claude Fleury, French historian (d. 1723)
- 1642 - Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d. 1703)
- 1721 - James Elphinston, British philologist (d. 1809)
- 1721 - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
- 1778 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
- 1792 - King William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
- 1805 - Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
- 1805 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 1823 - Friedrich Max Müller, German orientalist (d. 1900)
- 1833 - John Singleton Mosby, American Confederate guerrilla leader (d. 1916)
- 1841 - Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)
- 1849 - August von Mackensen, German Field Marshal (d. 1945)
- 1863 - Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)
- 1872 - William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)
- 1875 - Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)
- 1886 - Joyce Kilmer, American poet (d. 1918)
- 1890 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)
- 1890 - Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)
- 1892 - Sir Osbert Sitwell, British author (d. 1969)
- 1896 - Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (d. 1983)
- 1898 - Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-born American photojournalist (d. 1995)
- 1898 - Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
- 1900 - Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
- 1903 - Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- 1905 - James J. Braddock, American boxer and World Heavyweight Champion (d. 1974)
- 1908 - Pierre Graber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2003)
- 1913 - Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (d. 2004)
- 1917 - Kamal Jumblatt, leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. 1977)
- 1919 - Paul de Man, Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983)
- 1920 - Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer
- 1920 - George Porter, British chemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
- 1921 - Otto Graham, American football player (d. 2003)
- 1928 - Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980)
- 1929 - Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- 1929 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor
- 1930 - Daniel Lisulo, Zambian Prime Minister
- 1933 - Henryk Górecki, Polish composer
- 1936 - David Ossman, American comedian
- 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1945 - Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker and director
- 1945 - Larry Bowa, American baseball player
- 1948 - JoBeth Williams, American actress
- 1948 - Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver and Formula 1 World Champion
- 1950 - Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer
- 1952 - Rick Charlesworth, Australian cricketer, politician, hockey player, and coach
- 1953 - Tom Hulce, American actor
- 1953 - Gary Ward, American baseball player
- 1955 - Steven Wright, American comedian
- 1955 - Rick Buckler, British drummer (The Jam)
- 1956 - Peter Buck, American guitarist (R.E.M.)
- 1956 - Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (d. 1982)
- 1958 - Xander Berkeley, American actor
- 1958 - Nick Park, British filmmaker and animator
- 1961 - David Lovering, American drummer (The Pixies)
- 1962 - Janine Turner, American actress
- 1967 - Hacken Lee, cantopop singer
- 1971 - Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- 1971 - Ryan White, American AIDS activist (d. 1990)
- 1976 - Colleen Haskell, American reality TV contestant
- 1977 - Kevin Cash, American baseball player
- 1977 - Andrew Flintoff, English test cricketer
- 1979 - Tim Cahill, Australian international footballer
- 1980 - Steve Lovell, British footballer
- 1993 - Elian Gonzalez, Cuban subject of child custody battle
Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ...
Imam Hasan al-Askari (December 6, 846 - January 4, 874), was the eleventh Shia Imam. ...
The Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam. ...
Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ...
For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ...
Ferdinand IV, El Emplazado or the Summoned, (December 6, 1285 - September 7, 1312) was a king of Castile (1295 - 1312). ...
Events June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Births November 13 - King Edward III of England Deaths June 19 - Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II of England September 7 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile Categories: 1312 ...
Events March 21 - Battle of Beaugé. A small French force surprises and defeats an English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy. ...
Henry VI (December 6, 1421 â May 21/22, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471. ...
This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ...
Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ...
Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata (December 6, 1478 â February 2, 1529), was a diplomat and one of the most important Renaissance authors. ...
Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ...
Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ...
Orazio Vecchi (December 6, 1550 (baptized) â February 19, 1605) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ...
Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ...
1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
Niccolo Zucchi (December 6, 1586 - May 21, 1670) was an Italian astronomer and physicist. ...
1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ...
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666. ...
1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ...
Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ...
// Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ...
Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...
Claude Fleury (December 6, 1640 - July 14, 1723), French ecclesiastical historian, was born at Paris. ...
Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ...
Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...
Johann Christoph Bach (December 6, 1642 - March 31, 1703), was a German composer of the Baroque period. ...
Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ...
// Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias...
James Elphinston (December 6, 1721 â October 8, 1809) was a well noted 18th Century Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert. ...
1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes (December 6, 1721âApril 23, 1794) was a French statesman, minister, and afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI. Born at Paris from a famous legal family...
1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac (December 6, 1778 â May 10, 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. ...
1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
William II (December 6, 1792 â March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from October 7, 1840 until his death on March 17, 1849. ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Adolf Reubke (December 6, 1805 - March 3, 1875) was a German organ builder. ...
1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, (December 6, 1805 - 1871) was a French magician, born in Blois, France, where he also died. ...
1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Max Müller Friedrich Max Müller (i dont know when he was alive), more commonly known as Max Müller, was a German-born British Philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of Indian studies, who virtually created the discipline of comparative religion. ...
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...
1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Colonel John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 - May 30, 1916), also known as the Gray Ghost, was a Confederate guerilla fighter in the American Civil War. ...
1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...
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1865â1866. ...
1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Field Marshal August von Mackensen August von Mackensen (December 6, 1849âNovember 8, 1945), was a German Field Marshal, born August Mackensen in Haus Leipnitz, in the Prussian province of Saxony, to Louis and Marie Louise Mackensen. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Charles M. Hall Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was a native of Thompson, Ohio. ...
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Categories: Actor stubs | 1872 births | 1946 deaths | Cinema actors | American actors ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) was an Anglican writer on mysticism, a novelist, and a metaphysical poet. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
Joyce Kilmer (full name: Alfred Joyce Kilmer, December 6, 1886 â July 30, 1918) was an American journalist and poet; his best-known work is Trees. The poem is notable for its anthropomorphism: the tree in the poem presses its mouth to the earths breast and looks at God and...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Rudolf Schlichter (December 6th 1890 in Calw - May 3rd 1955 in Munich) was a German artist. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Yoshio Nishina Yoshio Nishina (ä»ç§è³é) (1890â1951) was a Japanese physicist. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, fifth baronet, was an English writer. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
George (left) and Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershowitz) (December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983) American lyricist, collaborator with, and brother of George Gershwin He is interred in the Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Eisenstaedts magnum opus, the V-J Day kiss. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gunnar Myrdal (December 6, 1898 â May 17, 1987) was a Swedish economist and politician. ...
The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 â April 30, 1974) was an American character actress. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Anthony Michael Lazzeri (December 6, 1903 - August 6, 1946), better known as Tony Lazzeri, was a Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees. ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 â November 29, 1974) was a champion boxer. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Pierre Graber (December 6, 1908 - July 19, 2003) was a Swiss politician. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Eleanor G. Holm (December 6, 1913 - January 31, 2004) was an American swimmer. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Kamal Jumblatt (December 6, 1917 â March 16, 1977) was an important Lebanese philosopher and politician. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Paul de Man (December 6, 1919 â December 21, 1983) was a Belgian-born deconstructionist literary critic and theorist. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
Dave Brubeck David Warren (Dave) Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ...
Sir George Porter, Baron Porter, FRS (December 6, 1920 â August 31, 2002) was an English chemist. ...
This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ...
2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Otto Everett Graham Jr. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Bobby Van (December 6, 1928âJuly 31, 1980) was probably best known for his musical and acting career on Broadway in the 1960s and 1970s. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Alain Tanner (born 6 December 1929 in Geneva) is a Swiss film director. ...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born December 6, 1929) is an Austrian conductor, known for his historically accurate performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Daniel Muchiwa Lisulo (December 6, 1930 August 21, 2000) was the prime minister of Zambia from June 1978 until February 1981. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Henryk MikoÅaj Górecki (born December 6, 1933) is a Polish composer of classical music. ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
David Ossman (born December 6, 1936 in Santa Monica, California) is the oldest member of The Firesign Theatre. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Peter Handke (born December 6, 1942) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Shekhar Kapur, born 1945 in British India (now Pakistan) is a filmmaker. ...
Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American film actress. ...
Keke Rosberg (on the left) with Wolf Racing Crew at Monaco GP 1979 Keijo Erik Keke Rosberg (born December 6, 1948) was a popular Formula One driver in the early 1980s and, despite his birthplace Stockholm, Sweden, was the first regular driver from Finland in the series. ...
1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Joe Hisaishi (ä¹
ç³ è² Hisaishi JÅ), an eminent composer and a prolific director, is responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Dr Richard Rick (or Ric) Ian Charlesworth (born December 6, 1952, Subiaco, Western Australia) is a sports and performance consultant and a former Australian cricketer and hockey player and coach. ...
1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Tom Hulce starring as Mozart in Amadeus. ...
Gary Lamell Ward (born December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1979-83), Texas Rangers (1984-86), New York Yankees (1987-89) and Detroit Tigers (1989-90). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Steven Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian from Burlington, Massachusetts. ...
Rick Buckler was the British rock band The Jams drummer. ...
The Jam was a British punk rock/new wave band active in the late 1970s and early 80s. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Peter Buck (born December 6, 1956 in Oakland, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry, of the seminal 1980s college rock band R.E.M.. After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved to Athens, Georgia...
R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ...
Randy Rhoads playing his famous Karl Sandoval polka-dot flying-V guitar For the talk radio host, see Randi Rhodes Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 â March 19, 1982) was an American musician. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Xander Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is a well-known American actor, who, despite having had few leading roles, has appeared in more than 80 motion pictures. ...
Nicholas Wulstan Park, C.B.E. (born December 6, 1958) is a British maker of stop motion animation best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
David Lovering was a drummer for the Pixies from 1986 through 1993. ...
This article is about the band named Pixies. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Janine Turner Janine Turner (born Janine Gauntt December 6, 1962 in Lincoln, Nebraska and raised in Euless, Texas) is an American actress, best known for her starring role on the television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995 and on General Hospital from 1982 to 1983. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hacken Lee (Copyright by UMG) Hacken Lee (æå
å¤ born December 6, 1967), is a Hong Kong Cantonese male singer. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (b. ...
Ryan White, the Indiana teen who became an internationally-known figure for his courageous fight against AIDS and its erroneous perception as a disease against gay men. ...
This article is about the year. ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Colleens Survivor headshot Colleen Marie Haskell was a contestant on the first season of the American reality show Survivor. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Kevin Cash was born on December 6, 1977 in Tampa, Florida. ...
Andrew Freddie Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ...
The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
Tim Cahill (born 6 December 1979 in Sydney) is a midfield player and is widely regarded as one of the brightest rising stars in Australian football. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Steve Lovell is a 24 year-old English striker. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Elián González (born December 6, 1993) was a young boy when his mother escaped from Cuba (which has strict laws forbidding emigration) and floated to freedom in Florida. ...
Deaths - 1185 - King Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)
- 1352 - Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)
- 1562 - Jan van Scorel Dutch painter and architect
- 1618 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (b. 1601)
- 1672 - King John II Casimir of Poland (b. 1609)
- 1675 - John Lightfoot, English churchman (b. 1602)
- 1718 - Nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674)
- 1746 - Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (b. 1682)
- 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1788 - Jonathan Shipley, British bishop and politician (b. 1714)
- 1867 - Jean Pierre Flourens, French physician (b. 1794)
- 1868 - August Schleicher, German linguist (b. 1821)
- 1882 - Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)
- 1882 - Alfred Escher, Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur (b. 1819)
- 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
- 1892 - Ernst Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (b. 1816)
- 1949 - Leadbelly (Huddie William Ledbetter), American blues musician (b. 1885)
- 1951 - Harold Ross, American magazine editor (b. 1892)
- 1955 - Honus Wagner, American baseball player (b. 1874)
- 1956 - Dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Minister of Law (b. 1891)
- 1961 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925)
- 1976 - João Goulart, President of Brazil (b. 1918)
- 1985 - Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (b. 1917)
- 1988 - Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1936)
- 1989 - Frances Bavier, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1990 - Pakistani broadcaster Syed Nasir Jahan died in Karachi
- 1991 - Sir Richard Stone, British economist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 1993 - Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
- 1997 - Billy Bremner, Scottish international footballer (b. 1942)
- 2001 - Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. 1948)
- 2002 - Philip Berrigan, American civil rights activist (b. 1923)
- 2003 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
- 2003 - Jerry Tuite, American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
- 2004 - Raymond Goethals, Belgian international football coach (b. 1921)
- 2005 - Charly Gaul, Luxembourgian cyclist
Events April 25 - Genpei War - Naval battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. ...
Afonso I of Portugal (English Alphonzo), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques, or also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), (Guimarães, 1109, traditionally July 25 â Coimbra, 1185 December 6), also known as the Conqueror (Port. ...
Events Battle of Naklo Battle of Hundsfeld Fulk of Jerusalem becomes count of Anjou Alfonso I of Aragon marries Urraca of Castile Crusaders capture Tripoli Anselm of Laon becomes chancellor of Laon Births July 25 - Afonso, first king of Portugal Deaths Alfonso VI of Castile Anselm of Canterbury, philosopher and...
Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ...
Clement VI, né Pierre Roger (1291 â December 6, 1352), pope (1342-1352), the fourth of the Avignon popes, was elected in May 1342. ...
For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ...
Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ...
The Baptism of Christ by Jan van Scorel (c. ...
Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ...
Jacques-Davy Duperron (November 15, 1556 - December 6, 1618), French cardinal, was born at St L, in Normandy. ...
Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...
Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by...
Baltasar Gracián y Morales (January 8, 1601 - December 6, 1658), Spanish prose writer, was born at Calatayud (Aragon). ...
Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births...
Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ...
Reign From November, 1648 until September 16, 1668 Elected In November 1648 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On January 19, 1649 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Vasa Parents Zygmunt III Waza Constance of Austria Consorts Ludwika Maria Children with Ludwika Maria Maria Anna...
// Events April 4 â King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 â Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ...
Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...
John Lightfoot (March 29, 1602 - December 6, 1675) was an English churchman and rabbinical scholar. ...
This page is about the year. ...
// Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ...
Nicholas Rowe (June, 1674 - December 6, 1718), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, son of John Rowe (d. ...
Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...
Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522...
Lady Grizel Baillie (December 25, 1665âDecember 6, 1746), was a Scottish song-writer. ...
Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ...
1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 - December 6, 1771), Italian anatomist, was born on at ForIi. ...
Events March 11 â Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ...
1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Self portrait. ...
Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ...
1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Jonathan Shipley (1714 - December 6, 1788), bishop of St Asaph, was educated at Reading and Oxford. ...
// Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (April 15, 1794 - December 6, 1867) was a French physiologist. ...
1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
August Schleicher August Schleicher (February 19, 1821 - December 6, 1868) was a German linguist. ...
1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 â December 6, 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ...
The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
(February 20, 1819, Zurich â December 6, 1882, Zurich, Switzerland) As an important Swiss politician, Alfred Escher became the President of the National Council of Switzerland in 1849/50, 1856/57 and 1862/63. ...
1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 â December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and politician. ...
The President of the Confederate States was the Head of State of the short-lived republic of the Confederate States of America which seceded from the United States. ...
1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Werner von Siemens Ernst Werner von Siemens (December 13, 1816 â December 6, 1892) was a German inventor and industrialist. ...
1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Leadbelly, circa 1942; shown with an accordion, though he typically played guitar Leadbelly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 29, 1885 â December 6, 1949) was an American folk musician, notable for his strong, clear voice, for his forceful singing, and for his virtuosity as a twelve string guitar player. ...
1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Harold Wallace Ross (November 6, 1892 - December 6, 1951) was an American journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine, which he edited from 1925 to his death. ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Honus Wagner John Peter Honus Wagner (February 24, 1874 near Pittsburgh- December 6, 1955) is considered by many to have been the greatest shortstop ever to play major league baseball. ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 or 1892 - December 6, 1956) was the most prominent Indian Untouchable leader of the 20th century. ...
1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Frantz Fanon (1925â1961) was perhaps the preeminent thinker of the 20th century on the issue of decolonization and the psychopathology of colonization. ...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
João Belchior Marques Goulart (March 1, 1918âDecember 6, 1976) was the last left-wing president of Brazil (1961âMarch 31, 1964) until the October 6, 2002 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ...
See also List of Presidents of Brazil The President of the Federal Republic of Brazil is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Burr Tilstrom (October 13, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois - December 6, 1985 in Palm Springs, California) was a puppeteer and the creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Roy Orbison at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1987. ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Frances Bavier (December 14, 1902 â December 6, 1989) was an American actress, best remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s; the role was truncated given her early departure from the show, due to her not getting along with Andy Griffith. ...
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
This article is about the year. ...
Karachi (ÙØ±Ø§ÚÙ) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (August 30, 1913 â December 6, 1991) was a British economist who in 1984 received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for developing an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and, later...
The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ...
1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Don Ameche (May 31, 1908 â December 6, 1993) was an American actor. ...
1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Billy Bremner (born Stirling, Scotland, 9 December 1942; died Doncaster, England, 7 December 1997) was the inspirational captain of the legendary Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s. ...
First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...
This article is about the year. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Sir Peter Blake (October 1, 1948âDecember 6, 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who led his country to two successive Americaâs Cup victories. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Philip Berrigan Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 - December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned peace activist, Christian anarchist and Roman Catholic priest. ...
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (July 17, 1918 _ December 6, 2003) was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 to 1 July 1974. ...
The President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1851, when that title was assumed by José Rafael Carrera, who had been acting as head of government as general and Caudillo since 1840. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Jerry Tuite, best known as The Wall, Malice or, in Japan, Gigantes (December 24, 1966-December 6, 2003), was a professional wrestler born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Raymond Goethals, (October 7, 1921-December 6, 2004), is considered the most stubborn Belgian national soccer trainers of all time. ...
1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Charly Gaul (December 8, 1932 â December 6, 2005) was a leading professional cyclist of the 1950s. ...
Undated deaths Saint Nicholas is the common name for Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Lycia, (modern Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving. ...
Church of St. ...
Holidays and observances The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ...
Saint Nicholas is the common name for Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Lycia, (modern Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving. ...
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is a day commemorated in Canada each December 6, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre. ...
Finlands Independence Day (in Finnish Itsenäisyyspäivä) is a national public holiday held on December 6 to celebrate Finlands declaration of independence from the Russian empire. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ...
External links December 5 - December 7 - November 6 - January 6 — listing of all days December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...
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