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December 6 Birthdays in History - December 6 Deaths - December 6 Events
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December 6, 1976 Alicia Machado, Venezuela, Miss Universe 1996 December 6, 1976 Lindsay Price, Arcadia California, actress, Bold and Beautiful, All My Children December 6, 1975 Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze December 6, 1974 Arjan Ebbinge, soccer player, FC Groningen December 6, 1973 Tim Kohn, guard and tackle for the Oakland Raiders December 6, 1972 Brendan Garard, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics December 6, 1972 Gary Bandy, NFL defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons December 6, 1972 James Logan, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks December 6, 1972 Mike Gruttadauri, corner for the St. Louis Rams December 6, 1971 Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics December 6, 1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver December 6, 1971 Matt Maloney, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets December 6, 1971 Richard Krajicek, Neth, tennis star, Wimbledon-1996 December 6, 1971 Rika Hiraki, Beirut Lebanon, tennis star, 1992 Japan doubles December 6, 1971 Thomas Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals December 6, 1970 Eric Mahlum, NFL guard for the Indianapolis Colts December 6, 1969 Elmore Spencer, NBA center, Portland Trail Blazers December 6, 1969 Greg Knox, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders December 6, 1969 Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner December 6, 1967 Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals December 6, 1967 Spanky Marcus, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman December 6, 1966 Lindsay Price, actress, All My Children December 6, 1964 Will Johnson, CFL defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders December 6, 1962 Ben Watt, rocker, Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood December 6, 1962 Janine Turner, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, actress, Maggie-Northern Exposure December 6, 1960 Jasmina Perazic Gipe, WNBA guard and forward, New York Liberty December 6, 1957 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1980 December 6, 1956 Peter Buck, U.S. pop guitarist, REM-Murmur December 6, 1956 Randy Rhoads, rocker December 6, 1955 Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You December 6, 1955 Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman, Zimbabwe's 1st Test side December 6, 1955 Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer, Jam December 6, 1955 Steven Wright, droll comedian, Steven Wright Live December 6, 1955 Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain December 6, 1954 Chris Stamey, rocker December 6, 1954 Miles Chapin, New York City, actor, French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse December 6, 1953 Gina Hecht, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Melanie-Hizzoner, Mork and Mindy December 6, 1953 Kin Shriner, Indiana, actor, Scott-General Hospital, Rituals December 6, 1953 Thomas Hulce, Plymouth, Michigan, actor, Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park December 6, 1953 Wil Shriner, New York City/Indiana, talk show host, Wil Shriner Show December 6, 1952 Ric Charlesworth, cricketer, WA opener, Aust hockey capt, /MP, Labour December 6, 1950 Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist, Viva la Libertad December 6, 1949 Peter Willey, cricketer, England batsman late 70's early 80's December 6, 1948 Don Nickles, Sen-R-Okla December 6, 1948 JoBeth Williams, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist December 6, 1948 Jonathan King, London, singer, Everyone's Gone to the Moon December 6, 1948 Marius Mueller-Westernhagen, Duesseldorf Germany, rocker, Stinker December 6, 1947 Miroslav Vitous, rocker December 6, 1946 Frank Hayes, cricketer, 106* England vs. WI on debut 1973 December 6, 1945 James Naughton, Middleton CT, actor, Stranger is Watching December 6, 1945 Larry Bowa, 2nd baseman, Phillies December 6, 1944 Jonathan King, rocker December 6, 1943 Mike Smith, London England, rocker/pianist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over December 6, 1942 Len Barry, [Leonard Borisoff], Philadelphia, rocker, Bristol Stomp December 6, 1942 Peter Handke, Austrian songwriter, Ritt uber den Bodensee December 6, 1941 Helen Cornelius, Hannibal, Missouri, country singer, Nashville on the Road December 6, 1941 John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor, Les Troyens of Berlioz December 6, 1941 Richard Speck, mass murderer, killed 8 student nurses in 1966 December 6, 1940 Steve Alaimo, born in Rochester, New York, rocker, Mashed Potatoes December 6, 1939 Tomas Svoboda, Paris, France, Czech composer, Etude December 6, 1938 David Ossman, comedian, Firesign Theater December 6, 1934 Nick Bockwinkel, wrestler, WCW/AWA December 6, 1933 Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, composer December 6, 1933 Jim Pothecary, cricketer, South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour December 6, 1930 Bobby Van, [Robert King], New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace December 6, 1929 King Moody, New York City, actor, Shtarker-Get Smart December 6, 1929 Mark Kopytman, composer December 6, 1928 Bert Geoffrey Achong, inventor, electron microscopist December 6, 1927 Jacques Bondon, composer December 6, 1926 Martti Katajisto, Parkano Finland, actor, Mar Oksalla Ylimmaellae December 6, 1925 Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants December 6, 1924 Wally Cox, Detroit, actor, Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares December 6, 1921 Nicolas A. Pina, Venezulian/Aruban songwriter December 6, 1921 Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL QB for the Cleveland Browns December 6, 1920 Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice December 6, 1918 Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner December 6, 1918 Harold Horace Hopkins, inventor, Endoscope December 6, 1918 Peter A. Juten, office clerk/resistance fighter December 6, 1918 Willem Oosterheers, resistance fighter December 6, 1914 Cyril Washbrook, cricketer, stalwart Lancs and England opener December 6, 1913 Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold December 6, 1911 Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary December 6, 1910 Alan McGilvray, cricket commentator December 6, 1909 Alan McGilvray, cricketer, 20 games for NSW mid 30's, /cmmentator, ABC December 6, 1909 Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist December 6, 1906 Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Massachusetts, actress, Endora-Bewitched December 6, 1906 Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician December 6, 1904 Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie December 6, 1902 Virgilio Mortari, composer December 6, 1899 Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith December 6, 1899 Nikolai Batalov, born in Moscow, Russia, actor, Mother December 6, 1898 Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist December 6, 1898 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist, Nobel 1974 December 6, 1898 Herman Shumlin, actor, Watch on the Rhine December 6, 1897 John Axel Fernstrom, composer December 6, 1897 O. W. Cisek, writer December 6, 1896 Arnold Foster, composer December 6, 1896 George Trafton, NFL center for the Chicago Bears December 6, 1896 Ira Gershwin, lyricist, 'S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm December 6, 1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 December 6, 1892 F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet and writer, Out of the Flame December 6, 1892 Lina Carstens, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, actress, Homeland, Broken Jug December 6, 1887 Joseph Lamb, composer December 6, 1887 Lynn Fontanne, born in Woodford, England, Bdwy actress, Dulcy, Arms and the Man December 6, 1886 Joyce Kilmer, U.S., male, poet, Trees December 6, 1885 Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer, The General December 6, 1884 Rose Schneiderman, New York state department of labor sect, 1937-44 December 6, 1876 Dewi Angrenie, [Martha CA Giese], Flemish/Dutch actress, Champagne December 6, 1872 Mikulas Moyzes, composer December 6, 1870 William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns, Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds December 6, 1846 Henryk Jarecki, composer December 6, 1843 Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher December 6, 1833 John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col Confederate Army, died in 1916 December 6, 1831 Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862 December 6, 1822 John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US December 6, 1816 Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1895 December 6, 1809 Stephen Thomas, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1903 December 6, 1808 Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author, Future December 6, 1808 Johann Christian Gebauer, composer December 6, 1806 Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer December 6, 1792 Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer, Biographic Dictionary December 6, 1792 Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands, 1840-49 December 6, 1776 Paul Friedrich Struck, composer December 6, 1775 Nicolas Isouard, composer December 6, 1768 Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer December 6, 1743 Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer December 6, 1732 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India, 1773-84 December 6, 1731 S von Laroche, writer December 6, 1608 George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland December 6, 1550 Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer December 6, 1421 Henry VI, king of England, 1422-61, 1470-71 December 6, 1285 Ferdinand V, king of Castile and Leon |