December 6th: What is special about this date?

December 6th marks the 340th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 341st in case of leap years). There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year. Discover famous birthdays on December 6th, celebrities died on this date, the zodiac sign associated to December 6th and what happened on December 6th in history. On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about December 6th.

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December 6th: what famous birthdays are on this date?

On December 6th there are the following famous birthdays:


  • Tom Hulce
    Tom Hulce (1953)

    American actor.

  • Judd Apatow
    Judd Apatow (1967)

    American screenwriter and film director.

  • Elissa Landi
    Elissa Landi (1904)

    Italian actress, writer and actress.

  • Janine Turner
    Janine Turner (1962)

    Janine Turner is an American actress known for her role in the TV series 'Northern Exposure'.

  • Peter Handke
    Peter Handke (1942)

    Austrian avantgarde playwright and novelist, he gained national attention when he spoke at princeton's gruppe 47 meeting of avant-garde...

  • Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead (1900)

    American actress, best known for her role in 1960s american tv comedy "bewitched", in which she played the mother.

  • JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams (1948)

    American actress and singer.

  • Torri Higginson
    Torri Higginson (1969)

    Canadian actress.

  • Shekhar Kapur
    Shekhar Kapur (1945)

    Indian screenwriter and producer of director producers.

  • Patrick Bauchau
    Patrick Bauchau (1938)

    Belgian actor and psychoanalyst henry's son.

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December 6th: who died on this date?

On December 6th the following celebrities died:


  • Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison (1988)

    American singer-songwriter and rock and roll musician.

  • Don Ameche
    Don Ameche (1993)

    American actor, vaudeville and radio star with over 50 films dating back to 1936.

  • Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan (2016)

    English actor (d. 2016).

  • Werner Klemperer
    Werner Klemperer (2000)

    German-American actor best known for his role as Colonel Klink in the TV series Hogan's Heroes.

  • Frances Bavier
    Frances Bavier (1989)

    Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her role as Aunt Bee on the television series 'The Andy Griffith Show.

  • Gian Maria Volontè
    Gian Maria Volontè (1994)

    Italian actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western films.

  • John Payne
    John Payne (1989)

    John Payne was a versatile American actor known for his roles in film noir and musicals.

  • Rita Macedo
    Rita Macedo (1993)

    Actress (divinas palbras), who dies at 65 from a heart attack.

  • Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison (1995)

    Actress (fast lady big money), dies at the age of 103.

  • James Dobson
    James Dobson (1987)

    Focus on the family was founded by american psychologist and author focus on the family.

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December 6th: what zodiac sign is associated with this date?


On December 6th, the zodiac sign associated with this date is Sagittarius according to the Western Zodiac.

Sagittarius zodiac sign

December 6th: what is special about the Sagittarius sign?

The Sagittarius sign encompasses people born between November 22nd and December 21st.

You can discover Sagittarius's personality traits and attitude and Sagittarius's most and least compatible signs.

If you're a Sagittarius born in December discover why December born are so special.

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December 6th: what happened on this date in history?

Here's what happened on December 6th in history:


  • Dec 6, 1907: A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
  • Dec 6, 1933: U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene.
  • Dec 6, 1957: AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987).
  • Dec 6, 1960: AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels
  • Dec 6, 1975: Sen Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry
  • Dec 6, 1977: South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
  • Dec 6, 1987: Jane Crafter / Steve Jones wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
  • Dec 6, 1990: Saddam anounces release of all foreign hostages.
  • Dec 6, 1994: Maltese Falcon auctioned for US$398,590.
  • Dec 6, 2000: Infogrames of Paris acquires Hasbro Interactive of America for US$5 Million cash and US$95 Million stock.
  • Dec 6, 2006: NASA releases photos taken by Mars Global Surveyor that suggest liquid water may be present on Mars.
  • Dec 6, 2008: After 28 years in a vegetative state, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow, a US heiress, dies in New York at the age of 76.
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What day of the year is December 6th?


December 6th marks the 340th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (or the 341st in case of leap years).

There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year.

December 6th is the 6th day of the month of December.