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December 6

December 6 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1060 and 2017. Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.

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What happened on December 6?

December 6 is the 340th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1060 and 2017. Famous people born on December 6 include Deborah Estrin, Richard Edlund and Andrew Cuomo.

The shape of the day

From 1060 to 2017, December 6 gathers 957 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Sagittarius is the sign for December 6 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see December's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on December 6

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Path of Exile 2
  • Game Marvel Rivals

2022

  • Game Impaler Gold

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1060

    Béla I of Hungary

    Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.

  2. 1240

    Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

    Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.

  3. 1904

    Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.

  4. 1912

    Nefertiti Bust

    The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.

  5. 1916

    World War I

    World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

  6. 1956

    Blood in the Water match

    A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  7. 1967

    Adrian Kantrowitz

    Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.

  8. 1990

    Italian Air Force

    A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.

  9. 1992

    Babri Masjid

    The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.

  10. 2017

    Donald Trump

    Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Famous birthday twins

Born on December 6

Deborah Estrin

b. 1959

American computer scientist and academic

Richard Edlund

b. 1940

American visual effects designer and cinematographer

Andrew Cuomo

b. 1957

American politician, 56th Governor of New York

Helen Greiner

b. 1967

American businesswoman and engineer

Peter Handke

b. 1942

Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

CoCo Vandeweghe

b. 1991

American tennis player

Jean-Paul Ngoupandé

b. 1948

Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

Max Müller

b. 1823

German-English philologist and orientalist

Deaths

  • 2014Ralph H. Baer
  • 2005Charly Gaul
  • 1976João Goulart
  • 1892Werner von Siemens
  • 1868August Schleicher
  • 343Saint Nicholas

Holidays & observances

  • —Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
  • —Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
  • —Christian feast day: Abraham of Kratia
  • —Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Denise and companions
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed János Scheffler
  • —Christian feast day: María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras
  • —Christian feast day: Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances: Saint Nicholas Day, where Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes. (International)

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