December 6: Day of the Week
December 6, 2023 is the 340th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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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.
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December 6 Historical Event(s)
- 1060Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary.
- 1534The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1745Charles Edward Stuart’s army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
- 1790The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1877The first edition of the Washington Post is published.
- 1884The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
- 1897London becomes the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs.
- 1975Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London.
- 1977South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
- 2005An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more civilians.
Who were born on December 6?
- 1898Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (d. 1987)
- 1920Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer
- 1937Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
- 1940Lawrence Bergman, Quebec politician
- 1941Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
- 1947Miroslav Vitous, Czech jazz musician
- 1949Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
- 1967Judd Apatow, American film director, and screenwriter
- 1970Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
- 1972Rick Short, American baseball player
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