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December 6 Events in History - December 6 Birthdays - December 6 Deaths
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December 6, 1998 JC Penney Golf Classic December 6, 1996 Mashonaland defeat England in first-class tour match December 6, 1995 6th Billboard Music Awards December 6, 1995 Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special December 6, 1994 Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590 December 6, 1994 Orange County California files for bankruptcy December 6, 1994 Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995 December 6, 1993 Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29 December 6, 1992 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die December 6, 1992 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1) December 6, 1992 Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 6, 1992 SF 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown December 6, 1992 San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds December 6, 1991 "Les Miserables" opens at Circustheater, Scheveningen December 6, 1991 "Star Trek VI-Undiscovered Country" premieres December 6, 1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning December 6, 1990 Saddam anounces release of all foriegn hostages December 6, 1990 Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100 December 6, 1989 Mafia drug kingpin bombs security force at Bogota, kills 52 December 6, 1989 Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at U Montreal December 6, 1988 Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden December 6, 1988 Carlos Andres Perez re-elected president of Venezuela December 6, 1988 Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose December 6, 1988 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest) December 6, 1988 Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown December 6, 1988 STS-27 Atlantis lands in California after secret mission December 6, 1988 Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles December 6, 1987 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun" December 6, 1987 Christa Rothenburger skates female world record 500m (39.39 sec) December 6, 1987 Jane Crafter/Steve Jones wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 6, 1986 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (QB) December 6, 1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island December 6, 1984 France performs nuclear test December 6, 1984 Hijackers aboard Kuwaiti jetliner kill 2nd hostage December 6, 1983 A bomb planted on a bus in Jerusalem explodes, kills 6 Israelis December 6, 1982 Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed December 6, 1982 Sen Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce December 6, 1982 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland December 6, 1981 Rob de Castella of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:18 December 6, 1980 NASA launches Intelsat V December 6, 1978 Spain adopts constitution December 6, 1977 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence December 6, 1976 War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich December 6, 1975 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) December 6, 1975 Sen Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry December 6, 1974 George Harrison releases "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" December 6, 1973 Bahrain's constitution goes into effect December 6, 1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew December 6, 1973 NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington D.C. (doesn't happen) December 6, 1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice December 6, 1970 Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106 December 6, 1969 "Buck White" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 7 performances December 6, 1969 300,000 attend Altamont California rock concert feature Rolling Stones December 6, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test December 6, 1968 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years December 6, 1968 PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn December 6, 1968 WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast December 6, 1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. December 6, 1966 Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium December 6, 1965 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 December 6, 1964 KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting December 6, 1964 President Segni of Italy resigns December 6, 1963 Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans December 6, 1963 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba December 6, 1962 US abandons Skybolt balastic missile program December 6, 1961 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) December 6, 1960 AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels December 6, 1958 U.S. lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back December 6, 1957 1st U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up December 6, 1957 AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) December 6, 1957 Indonesia begins nationalizing Dutch possessions December 6, 1956 "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 413 performances December 6, 1956 Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa December 6, 1955 NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing December 6, 1954 Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt December 6, 1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 December 6, 1952 Czech government tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata December 6, 1950 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud December 6, 1944 US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall December 6, 1942 Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth December 6, 1942 RAF bombs Philips factory (150 die) December 6, 1941 Dutch and British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore December 6, 1941 King Leopold of Belgium marries Lilian Baels December 6, 1941 New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens December 6, 1940 Gestapo arrest German resistance fighter/poster artist Helen Ernst December 6, 1940 Pietro Badoglio resigns as viceroy of Ethiopia December 6, 1939 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (HB) December 6, 1939 Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady," premieres in New York City December 6, 1938 117 Spanish knights under capt Piet Laros return to Netherlands December 6, 1938 French/German non-attack treaty drawn (Ribbentrop-Bonnet Pact) December 6, 1933 Ban on James Joyce' "Ulysses" in U.S., lifted December 6, 1930 18th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Regina Roughriders, 11-6 December 6, 1930 Pablo Neruda marries Marie A Hagenaar Vogelzang in Batavia December 6, 1929 Turkey introduces female suffrage December 6, 1925 Italy, Britain and Egypt sign Jaghbub accord (Italy) December 6, 1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 19-7 December 6, 1923 1st presidential address broadcast on radio (President Calvin Coolidge) December 6, 1922 1st constitution of Irish Free State comes into operation December 6, 1922 1st electric power line commercial carrier in U.S., Utica, New York December 6, 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland December 6, 1917 Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) December 6, 1917 French munition ship "Mont Blanc" explodes in Halifax, kills 1,700 December 6, 1916 German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest December 6, 1914 German troops over run Lodz December 6, 1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo December 6, 1912 China votes for universal human rights December 6, 1907 Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 December 6, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary) December 6, 1903 Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders December 6, 1896 D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura December 6, 1884 Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC December 6, 1882 Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit December 6, 1877 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison) December 6, 1877 Washington Post publishes 1st edition December 6, 1876 1st crematorium in U.S. begins operation, Washington, Penn December 6, 1876 City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time December 6, 1876 US Electorial College picks Rep Hayes as President (although Tilden won) December 6, 1875 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes December 6, 1873 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 December 6, 1870 Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Representatives (SC) December 6, 1866 Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed December 6, 1865 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery December 6, 1864 Battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC December 6, 1862 President Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians December 6, 1849 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland December 6, 1846 Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) December 6, 1843 Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens December 6, 1841 Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres December 6, 1833 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata December 6, 1825 President John Adams suggests establishment of a U.S. observatory December 6, 1822 Veterinary school in Utrecht opens December 6, 1820 US president James Monroe re-elected December 6, 1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary U.S. capital December 6, 1787 Laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor December 6, 1768 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) December 6, 1756 British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India December 6, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland December 6, 1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City December 6, 1723 Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution December 6, 1648 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament December 6, 1641 Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands December 6, 1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed December 6, 1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish December 6, 1527 Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto December 6, 1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas December 6, 1491 King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne December 6, 1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews December 6, 1240 Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev December 6, 1196 Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" December 6, 1160 Jean Bodels "Jeu de St. Nicholas," premieres in Arras December 6, 963 Leo VIII elected Pope |