December 6
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December 6 is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year.
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[change] Events
- 1534 - The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers.
- 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
- 1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1849 - American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
- 1884 - The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
- 1897 - London becomes the world's first city to host motorised taxi cabs.
- 1916 - David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1917 - Finland declares its independence from Russia.
- 1921 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives
- 1922 - One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
- 1971 - Pakistan ends diplomatic ties with India following New Delhi's recognition of Bangladesh.
- 1973 - The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3).
- 1977 - South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country
- 1978 - Spain approves its latest constitution in a referendum.
[change] Births
- 1421 - Henry VI, King of England (d. 1471)
- 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1959 - Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo
- 1974 - Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
- 1975 - Ashin (陳信宏 Chen Hsin Hung), singer from Taiwanese rock band Mayday
[change] Deaths
- 343 - Saint Nicholas
- 1983 - Raymond Roseliep, American poet (b. 1917)
- 1988 - Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936)
[change] Holidays and observances
- Eastern Catholic Church - St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra - Patron of the Byzantine Catholic Church
- Canada - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- Finland - Independence Day (from Russia, 1917)
- Spain - Spanish Constitution of 1978