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Acontecimientos (46)

1. 1060Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
2. 1240Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
3. 1492After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.
4. 1534The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
5. 1648Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial.
6. 1745Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
7. 1790The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
8. 1803Five French warships attempting to escape the Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the Haitian Revolution.
9. 1865Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
10. 1882Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
11. 1884The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
12. 1897London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
13. 1904Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
14. 1907A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
15. 1912The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
16. 1916World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
17. 1917Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire.
18. 1917Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
19. 1917World War I: is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine .
20. 1921The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
21. 1922Ireland is partitioned, with Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State coming into existence, one year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
22. 1928The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
23. 1933In United States v. One Book Called Ulysses Judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene despite coarse language and sexual content, a leading decision affirming free expression.
24. 1939Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale.
25. 1941World War II: Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war.
26. 1956A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
27. 1957Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
28. 1967Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
29. 1969Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.
30. 1971Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
31. 1973The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)
32. 1975The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.
33. 1977South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
34. 1978Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
35. 1982The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
36. 1989The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
37. 1990A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
38. 1991Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
39. 1992The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
40. 1995The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.
41. 1998In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
42. 1999A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
43. 2005An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
44. 2006NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
45. 2015Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
46. 2017Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Nacimientos (251)

1. 846Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (died 874)
2. 1285Ferdinand IV of Castile (died 1312)
3. 1421Henry VI of England (died 1471)
4. 1478Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (died 1529)
5. 1520Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (died 1551)
6. 1545Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (died 1604)
7. 1586Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (died 1670)
8. 1592William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (died 1676)
9. 1608George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1670)
10. 1637Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (died 1714)
11. 1640Claude Fleury, French historian and author (died 1723)
12. 1645Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (died 1703)
13. 1685Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (died 1712)
14. 1721Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (died 1794)
15. 1721James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (died 1809)
16. 1732Warren Hastings, British colonial administrator of India (died 1818)
17. 1752Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (died 1844)
18. 1778Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (died 1850)
19. 1792William II of the Netherlands (died 1849)
20. 1803Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (died 1829)
21. 1805Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia (died 1876)
22. 1812Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (died 1884)
23. 1823Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (died 1900)
24. 1827William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott's Biscuits (died 1901)
25. 1833John S. Mosby, American colonel (died 1916)
26. 1835Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (died 1910)
27. 1841Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (died 1870)
28. 1848Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (died 1925)
29. 1849August von Mackensen, German field marshal (died 1945)
30. 1853Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (died 1937) las demás fuentes: 6 dic 1856
31. 1853Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (died 1931)
32. 1863Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (died 1914)
33. 1864William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946)
34. 1875Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (died 1946)
35. 1875Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (died 1941)
36. 1876Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (died 1932)
37. 1878Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician (died 1968) fecha discutida
38. 1882Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (died 1954)
39. 1884Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (died 1973)
40. 1886Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918)
41. 1887Lynn Fontanne, British actress (died 1983)
42. 1887Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (died 1960)
43. 1888Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949)
44. 1890Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (died 1946)
45. 1890Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (died 1951)
46. 1890Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (died 1955)
47. 1892Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (died 1969)
48. 1893Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (died 1984)
49. 1893Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (died 1978)
50. 1896Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (died 1983)
51. 1898Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (died 1995)
52. 1898John McDonald, Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (died 1977)
53. 1898Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
54. 1898Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (died 1964)
55. 1900Agnes Moorehead, American actress (died 1974)
56. 1901Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (died 1990)
57. 1903Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)
58. 1904Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (died 2007)
59. 1905Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (died 2001)
60. 1907John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (died 1989)
61. 1908Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (died 2000)
62. 1908Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2003)
63. 1908Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (died 1934)
64. 1908Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (died 2000)
65. 1909Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (died 2002)
66. 1909Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1996)
67. 1910David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (died 1971)
68. 1912Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (died 2004) las demás fuentes: 6 dic 1913
69. 1913Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (died 2005)
70. 1914Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (died 1999)
71. 1916Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (died 1943)
72. 1916Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (died 1982)
73. 1916Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (died 1986)
74. 1916Trisno Sumardjo, Indonesian writer, translator, and painter (died 1969)
75. 1917Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (died 2015)
76. 1917Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (died 1977)
77. 1917Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (died 2008)
78. 1918Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor (died 2019)
79. 1919Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (died 2012)
80. 1919Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (died 1983)
81. 1920Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (died 2012)
82. 1920Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (died 2015)
83. 1920George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
84. 1921Otto Graham, American football player and coach (died 2003)
85. 1921Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (died 2004)
86. 1922John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1944)
87. 1922Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (died 2016)
88. 1924Wally Cox, American actor (died 1973)
89. 1927Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 2010)
90. 1928Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (died 1980)
91. 1929Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
92. 1929Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (died 2016)
93. 1929Frank Springer, American comic book illustrator (died 2009)
94. 1929Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
95. 1930Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (died 2000)
96. 1931Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (died 1996) fecha discutida
97. 1932Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (died 2007) las demás fuentes: 6 ene 1932
98. 1933Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (died 2010)
99. 1933Donald J. Kutyna, American general
100. 1934Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (died 2015)
101. 1935Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician (died 2022)
102. 1936Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer (died 2025)
103. 1936Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
104. 1936David Ossman, American writer and comedian
105. 1937Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (died 2006)
106. 1938Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor
107. 1939Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
108. 1940Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
109. 1940Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
110. 1941Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress (died 2025)
111. 1941Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
112. 1941Richard Speck, American murderer (died 1991)
113. 1941Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
114. 1942Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
115. 1942Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
116. 1943Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2008)
117. 1943Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer fecha discutida
118. 1944Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
119. 1945Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
120. 1946Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (died 2024)
121. 1946Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2021)
122. 1947Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
123. 1947Geoffrey Hinton, British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and cognitive psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate
124. 1947Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (died 2005)
125. 1947Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
126. 1948Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (died 2014)
127. 1948Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
128. 1948Keke Rosberg, Finnish racing driver
129. 1948JoBeth Williams, American actress
130. 1949Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
131. 1949Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (died 1986) las demás fuentes: 6 dic 1948
132. 1949Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (died 2007)
133. 1949Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
134. 1950Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
135. 1950Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
136. 1950Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
137. 1951Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
138. 1951Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
139. 1952Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic (died 1999)
140. 1952Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
141. 1952Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (died 2010)
142. 1953Sue Carroll, English journalist (died 2011)
143. 1953Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
144. 1953Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
145. 1953Tom Hulce, American actor
146. 1953Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
147. 1954Nicola De Maria, Italian painter
148. 1954Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
149. 1955Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
150. 1955Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)
151. 1955Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
152. 1955Tony Woodcock, English footballer
153. 1955Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
154. 1956Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
155. 1956Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
156. 1956Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 1982)
157. 1957Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
158. 1957Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York
159. 1957Bill Hanzlik, American basketball player and coach
160. 1958Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
161. 1959Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
162. 1959Stephen Hepburn, English politician
163. 1959Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (died 2015)
164. 1959Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
165. 1960Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (died 2018)
166. 1961David Lovering, American drummer
167. 1961Jonathan Melvoin, American musician (died 1996)
168. 1961Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
169. 1962Janine Turner, American actress
170. 1962Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter
171. 1963Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
172. 1964Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
173. 1965Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
174. 1966Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
175. 1966Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
176. 1967Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
177. 1967Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
178. 1967Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (died 2012)
179. 1968Karl Ove Knausgård, Norwegian author
180. 1968Ali Latifiyan, Iranian writer and political theorist
181. 1968Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
182. 1969Mark Gardener, English rock musician
183. 1969Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
184. 1970Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
185. 1970Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
186. 1970Mark Reckless, English politician
187. 1970Jeff Rouse, American swimmer fecha discutida
188. 1971Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
189. 1971José Contreras, Cuban baseball player
190. 1971Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
191. 1971Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
192. 1971Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
193. 1971Ryan White, American activist (died 1990)
194. 1972Ewan Birney, English scientist
195. 1972Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
196. 1974Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
197. 1974Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
198. 1975Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
199. 1975Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
200. 1976Lindsay Price, American actress
201. 1977Kevin Cash, American baseball player and manager
202. 1977Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
203. 1977Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
204. 1978Chris Başak, American baseball player
205. 1978Darrell Jackson, American football player
206. 1978Adriana Moisés Pinto, Brazilian basketball player
207. 1978Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
208. 1979Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
209. 1980Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (died 2014)
210. 1980Steve Lovell, English footballer
211. 1980Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer
212. 1981Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
213. 1982Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
214. 1982Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
215. 1982Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
216. 1982Robbie Gould, American football player
217. 1982Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
218. 1982Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
219. 1984Syndric Steptoe, American football player
220. 1984Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician
221. 1984Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
222. 1985Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
223. 1985Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
224. 1985R. P. Singh, Indian cricketer
225. 1986Sean Edwards, English race car driver (died 2013)
226. 1986Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
227. 1988Adam Eaton, American baseball player
228. 1988Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer
229. 1988Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
230. 1988Nils Petersen, German footballer
231. 1988Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
232. 1989Felix Schiller, German footballer
233. 1990Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
234. 1991Rachel Jarry, Australian basketball player
235. 1991Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete
236. 1991Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
237. 1992Viktor Antipin, Russian ice hockey player
238. 1992Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
239. 1992Johnny Manziel, American football player
240. 1993Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer
241. 1993Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000
242. 1993Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
243. 1994Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player
244. 1994Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
245. 1994Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer
246. 1995A Boogie wit da Hoodie, American rapper and singer-songwriter
247. 1996Davide Calabria, Italian footballer
248. 1996Stefanie Scott, American actress and singer
249. 1997Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player
250. 1998Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater
251. 2007Yoonchae Jeung, South Korean singer

Fallecimientos (91)

1. 343Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (born 270) fecha discutida
2. 735Prince Toneri of Japan (born 676) las demás fuentes: 2 dic 735
3. 762Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Arab rebel leader (born 710)
4. 1185Afonso I of Portugal (born 1109)
5. 1305Maximus, Metropolitan of Kyiv
6. 1306Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (born 1270)
7. 1352Pope Clement VI (born 1291)
8. 1562Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (born 1495)
9. 1616Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (born 1552)
10. 1618Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (born 1556)
11. 1658Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (born 1601)
12. 1675John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (born 1602)
13. 1686Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (born 1630)
14. 1716Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (born 1642)
15. 1718Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (born 1674)
16. 1746Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (born 1665)
17. 1771Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (born 1682)
18. 1779Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (born 1699)
19. 1788Jonathan Shipley, English bishop (born 1714)
20. 1855William Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (born 1789)
21. 1867Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (born 1794)
22. 1868August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (born 1821)
23. 1878Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (born 1814)
24. 1879Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (born 1814)
25. 1882Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (born 1819)
26. 1882Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (born 1815)
27. 1889Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (born 1808)
28. 1892Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company (born 1816)
29. 1918Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (born 1851)
30. 1921Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 280th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1865)
31. 1924Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (born 1863)
32. 1945Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (born 1870)
33. 1951Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (born 1892)
34. 1955Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
35. 1956B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)
36. 1961Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)
37. 1964Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (born 1895)
38. 1972Janet Munro, English actress and singer (born 1934)
39. 1974Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer (born 1904)
40. 1976João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (born 1918)
41. 1980Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (born 1911)
42. 1982Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (born 1927)
43. 1983Lucienne Boyer, French singer and actress (born 1903)
44. 1983Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (born 1914)
45. 1985Burr Tillstrom, American actor and puppeteer (born 1917)
46. 1985Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (born 1893)
47. 1985Carroll Cole, American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (born 1938)
48. 1988Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
49. 1989Frances Bavier, American actress (born 1902)
50. 1989Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (born 1902)
51. 1989John Payne, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1912)
52. 1990Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
53. 1990Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1903)
54. 1991Mimi Smith, English nurse (born 1906)
55. 1991Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
56. 1993Don Ameche, American actor (born 1908)
57. 1994Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (born 1922)
58. 1994Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor and director (born 1933)
59. 1996Pete Rozelle, American businessman (born 1926)
60. 1996Harry Babcock, American football player and first overall draft pick (born 1930)
61. 1997Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (born 1918)
62. 1998César Baldaccini, French sculptor and educator (born 1921)
63. 2000Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (born 1920)
64. 2000Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (born 1942)
65. 2001Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (born 1923)
66. 2002Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (born 1923)
67. 2003Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (born 1918)
68. 2005Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (born 1932)
69. 2005Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (born 1923)
70. 2005Danny Williams, South African singer (born 1942)
71. 2005William P. Yarborough, American general (born 1912)
72. 2006John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (born 1922)
73. 2010Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist and actor (born 1953)
74. 2011Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940)
75. 2012Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (born 1961)
76. 2012Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)
77. 2012Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (born 1933)
78. 2012Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (born 1951)
79. 2012Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (born 1963)
80. 2013Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (born 1939)
81. 2013Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (born 1926)
82. 2013M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (born 1942)
83. 2014Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (born 1922)
84. 2014Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (born 1962)
85. 2014Fred Hawkins, American golfer (born 1923)
86. 2014Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (born 1981)
87. 2015Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (born 1945)
88. 2015Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (born 1917)
89. 2015Nicholas Smith, British actor (born 1934)
90. 2016Peter Vaughan, British actor (born 1923)
91. 2024Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion model and television personality (born 1936)

Celebraciones (6)

1. Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
2. Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
3. Constitution Day (Spain)
4. Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
5. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.
6. National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)

Santoral (8)

1. Abraham of Kratia
2. Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)
3. Denise and companions
4. Blessed János Scheffler
5. María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras
6. Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances:
7. Saint Nicholas Day, where Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes. (International)
8. December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)