6 December
Notable Births
Angelīna Kučvaļska
b. 1998
Latvian figure skater (born 1998)
Sabrina Ionescu
b. 1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Davide Calabria
b. 1996
Italian footballer (born 1996)
Stefanie Scott
b. 1996
American actress and singer (born 1996)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
b. 1995
American rapper (born 1995)
Giannis Antetokounmpo
b. 1994
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
Wakatakakage Atsushi
b. 1994
Japanese sumo wrestler
Shreyas Iyer
b. 1994
Indian cricketer (born 1994)
Jasprit Bumrah
b. 1993
Indian cricketer (born 1993)
Elián González
b. 1993
Cuban boy in 2000 international custody dispute
Tautau Moga
b. 1993
Former Samoa international rugby league footballer
Viktor Antipin
b. 1992
Russian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Britt Assombalonga
b. 1992
Congolese association footballer
Johnny Manziel
b. 1992
American football player (born 1992)
Rachel Jarry
b. 1991
Australian basketball player (born 1991)
Milica Mandić
b. 1991
Serbian taekwondo practitioner
CoCo Vandeweghe
b. 1991
American tennis player (born 1991)
Tamira Paszek
b. 1990
Austrian tennis player (born 1990)
Felix Schiller
b. 1989
German footballer
Fred Duesenberg
b. 1876
American automobile designer (1876–1932)
Notable Deaths
Maggie Tabberer
d. 2024
Australian model and television presenter (1936–2024)
Peter Vaughan
d. 2016
English actor (1923–2016)
Ko Chun-hsiung
d. 2015
Taiwanese actor, director and politician
Liu Juying
d. 2015
Chinese politician (1917–2015)
Nicholas Smith (actor)
d. 2015
English actor (1934–2015)
Ralph H. Baer
d. 2014
American inventor and engineer (1922–2014)
Jimmy Del Ray
d. 2014
American professional wrestler (1962-2014)
Fred Hawkins (golfer)
d. 2014
American golfer (1923–2014)
Stan Tracey
d. 2013
British jazz pianist and composer (1926–2013)
Jeffrey Koo Sr.
d. 2012
Taiwanese banker (1933–2012)
Huw Lloyd-Langton
d. 2012
English guitarist (1951–2012)
Pedro Vaz (diplomat)
d. 2012
Uruguayan diplomat, politician, and lawyer
Dobie Gray
d. 2011
American singer and songwriter (1940–2011)
Charly Gaul
d. 2005
Luxembourgish cyclist
Devan Nair
d. 2005
President of Singapore from 1981 to 1985
Danny Williams (singer)
d. 2005
South African singer (1942–2005)
William P. Yarborough
d. 2005
United States Army general (1912–2005)
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
d. 2003
President of Guatemala (1918–2003)
Philip Berrigan
d. 2002
American anti-war activist (1923–2002)
Roy Orbison
d. 1988
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
On This Day in History
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2017
Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Donald Trump
2015
Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election
2006
NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
NASA
2005
An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
1999
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
1998
in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
Venezuela
1995
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.
Food and Drug Administration
1992
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
Babri Masjid
1991
Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
Yugoslav Wars
1990
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.
Italian Air Force
1989
The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
École Polytechnique massacre
1982
The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
Irish National Liberation Army
1978
Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
Constitution of Spain
1977
South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
Bophuthatswana
1975
The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.
The Troubles
1973
The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1971
Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
India–Pakistan war of 1971
1969
Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.
Altamont Free Concert
1967
Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
Adrian Kantrowitz
1957
Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
Project Vanguard