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December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap ... 1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983) 1920 – Dave ...
1988 – Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory. Nicholas Rowe ( d. 1718) Johann Palisa ( b. 1848) Hara Prasad Shastri ( b. 1853) Devan Nair ( d. 2005) More anniversaries: December 5. December 6. December 7.
Saint Nicholas Day. Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December (and/or its eve on 5 Dec.)) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
February. Li Yinhe. 1 – Gina Ortiz Jones (1981–), American intelligence officer and politician. 3 – Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), American expatriate writer. 3 – Helen Stephens (1918–1994), American sprinter, two-time 1936 Olympic Gold Medalist. 3 – Li Yinhe (1952–), Chinese sociologist, sexologist, and LGBT activist.
Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December. December 1: World AIDS Day; Great Union Day in Romania ( 1918 ) 1828 – Returning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorrego, reigniting the Argentine Civil Wars. 1918 – With the signing of the Act of Union ...
2001 - Death of Franco Rasetti, Italian physicist (b. 1901) December 6: 1586 - Birth of Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) 1771 - Death of Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (b. 1682) 1778 - Birth of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850) 1855 - Death of William John Swainson, English naturalist ...
Joseph Lamb (December 6, 1877 –September 03, 1960), American pianist, would have turned 146 this year. Adolf Reubke (December 6, 1805 –March 03, 1875), German organ builder, would have turned 218 this year. Johann Christoph Bach (December 6, 1642 –March 31, 1703), German Baroque composer, would have turned 381 this year.
In the United States between 1973 and 1999, September 16 is the most common birthday in the United States and December 25 the least common birthday (other than February 29, because of leap years). In 2011, October 5 and 6 were reported as the most frequently occurring birthdays.