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December 6: Day of the Week
December 6, 2024 is the 341st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
December 6 Historical Event(s)
1060
Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary.
1745
Charles Edward Stuart’s army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
1768
The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
1877
Thomas Edison, using his new phonograph, makes one of the earliest recordings of a human voice, reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
1916
World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
1917
Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1,900 people and destroys part of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1969
Meredith Hunter is killed by the Hells Angels during a The Rolling Stones’s concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
1977
South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
1988
The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government.
1991
In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People’s Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege to the city since May.
Who were born on December 6?
1890
Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)
1898
Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-born American photojournalist (d. 1995)
1922
John Brunt, English soldier, Victoria Cross holder (d. 1944)
1934
Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler
1941
Bill Thomas, American politician
1950
Karlheinz Subklewe, German footballer
1970
Michaela Schaffrath, German actress
1971
Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
1984
Syndric Steptoe, American football player
1985
Dulce María, Mexican actress and singer
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