December 6

Events

 * - : under  and  falls to the  under.
 * - The city of in  is founded by Spanish settlers led by.
 * - The first edition of the  is published.
 * - The moves from  to.
 * - Fraternity is founded at.
 * - American  escapes from slavery.
 * - The is ratified, banning.
 * - The  newspaper is first published.
 * - The in  is completed.
 * - becomes the world's first city to host motorised s.
 * - A at  kills 362 workers.
 * - was captured by the
 * 1916  -  becomes Prime Minister of.
 * -  from.
 * 1917  - : In, a munitions explosion kills more than 1900 people and destroys part of the city of.
 * - The is signed in London by British and Irish representatives
 * - One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the comes into existence.
 * - U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the novel  is not obscene.
 * - The in  is dedicated.
 * - The water polo between  and the  took place during the  in, representative of the.
 * - : A launchpad explosion of thwarts the first  attempt to launch a  into orbit around the.
 * - 's Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for students from primary to graduation level.
 * - is killed by  during 's concert at the  in.
 * - breaks diplomatic relations with  following 's recognition of.
 * - : The votes 387 to 35 to confirm  as  (on, the  confirmed him 92 to 3).
 * - : An Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street,.
 * - grants independence to, although it is not recognized by any other country
 * - approves  in a referendum.
 * - : kills 14 young women in.
 * - In, forces of the bombard  after laying siege there since May.
 * - Extremist activists demolish  - a 16th century  in,  which had been used as temple since 1949. Hindus believe this structure was built on the site which is the birthplace of Lord Rama.
 * - A n  transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near, , killing 67.
 * - Name of the Canadian province of Newfoundland changed to.
 * - Several villagers shot dead during, China.
 * - reveals photographs taken by  suggesting the presence of liquid water on.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian diplomat and author (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (baptism) (d. )
 * -, Italian astronomer (d. )
 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * - Sir, English governor in North America (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, mother of d. 1712
 * -, British philologist (d. )
 * 1721  -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. )
 * -, French physicist and chemist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German organ builder (d. )
 * 1805  -, French magician (d. )
 * -, English businessman (d. )
 * -, German orientalist (d. )
 * -, American Confederate guerrilla leader (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, American chemist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American ragtime composer (d. )
 * -, German artist and writer (d. )
 * 1890  -, Japanese physicist (d. )
 * 1890  -, British occultist (d. )
 * - Sir, British author (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, German-born photojournalist (d. )
 * 1898  -, Swedish economist, recipient of the  (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * - French writer (d. )
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * 1908  -, American bank robber (d. )
 * -, American swimmer (d. )
 * -, American songwriter and record producer (d. )
 * 1916  -, Curator at the  and 3rd president of  (d. )
 * -, leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. )
 * -, Belgian-born literary critic (d. )
 * -, American pianist and composer
 * 1920  -, British chemist,  laureate (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1921  -, Italian musician and composer (d. )
 * -, Victoria Cross holder (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Swiss filmmaker
 * 1929  -, German conductor
 * 1929  -, American comics artist
 * -, American Boxing Promoter
 * -, Turkish actor, singer, and composer (d. 1996)
 * -, Polish composer
 * -, Quebec comedian, singer and
 * -, American comedian
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician
 * 1940  -, American special effects photographer
 * -, Austrian writer
 * -, Indian filmmaker
 * 1945  -, baseball player and Major League manager
 * 1945  -, American poker player
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1948  -, Finnish race car driver
 * 1948  -, German actor and musician
 * 1949  -, American songwriter
 * -, American editorial cartoonist
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, Australian hockey player
 * 1952  -, founder of
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, baseball player
 * -, American comedian
 * 1955  -, British drummer
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * -, English musician (d. )
 * -, British filmmaker and animator
 * -, president and CEO of Nintendo
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Danish actor
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, Swedish musician
 * -, Quebec keyboardist
 * -, Cuban baseball player
 * -, Dutch tennis player
 * -, American AIDS activist (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English actor and writer
 * -, American television personality
 * -, baseball player
 * -, England cricketer
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australia footballer
 * -, British footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, Spanish cyclist and 2007 Tour de France winner
 * -, Mexican actress and singer
 * -, Brazilian model
 * -, Cuban subject of international child custody battle
 * -, German singer
 * -, Spanish royal
 * -, German singer
 * -, Spanish royal

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Dutch painter and architect
 * -, French cardinal (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English churchman (b. )
 * -, English poet and dramatist (b. )
 * -, Scottish songwriter (b. )
 * -, Italian anatomist (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, British bishop and politician (b. )
 * -, French physician (b. )
 * -, German linguist (b. )
 * -, American industrialist (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * 1882  -, Swiss politician and railroad entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German inventor and industrialist (b. )
 * -, American author, screenwriter and naturalist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American magazine editor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Indian Minister of Law and architect of The Constitution of India (b. )
 * -, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * -, American puppeteer (b. )
 * 1985  -, American Actor, Holes
 * -, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1989  -, American popular music composer (b. )
 * 1989  -, American movie actor (b. )
 * -, Greek singer and songwriter (b. )
 * - Sir, British economist, laureate (b. )
 * -, maternal aunt and guardian of (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, commissioner of the (b. )
 * -, Scottish footballer (b. )
 * -, German-born actor (b. )
 * - Sir, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. )
 * 2001  -, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * -, German bass-baritone (b. )
 * 2003 -, (b. )
 * 2003  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Belgian football coach (b. )
 * -, Luxembourg cyclist (b. )
 * 2005  -, 3rd   (b. )
 * 2005  -, South African-born singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, South African-born singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * -, where / leaves little presents in children's shoes ("" in and the ).
 * - St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra - Patron of the Byzantine Catholic Church
 * - (from Russia, )
 * - (from Russia, )
 * - (from Russia, )