Summary of the Day ✨ 6 December (06/12)
President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital while Venezuelan voters ended 17 years of socialist parliamentary dominance. Meanwhile, NASA revealed evidence of liquid water on Mars, a tragic Iranian military plane crash killed 106 people in Tehran, and the music industry filed landmark copyright infringement lawsuits against peer-to-peer service Napster.
Historical Events 📜
- 2017: Donald Trump’s administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
- 2015: Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
- 2006: NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
- 2005: An 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.
- 1999: A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
- 1998: in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
- 1995: The 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.
- 1992: The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
- 1991: Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
- 1990: A 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.
- 1989: The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
- 1982: The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
- 1978: Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
- 1977: South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
- 1975: The 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.
Famous Births 👶
- 1998: Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater
- 1997: Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player
- 1996: Davide Calabria, Italian footballer
- 1996: Stefanie Scott, American actress and singer
- 1995: A Boogie wit da Hoodie, American rapper and singer-songwriter
- 1994: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player
- 1994: Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1994: Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer
- 1993: Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer
- 1993: Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000
- 1993: Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
- 1992: Viktor Antipin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1992: Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
- 1992: Johnny Manziel, American football player
- 1991: Rachel Jarry, Australian basketball player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion model and television personality (born 1936)
- 2016: Peter Vaughan, British actor (born 1923)
- 2015: Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (born 1945)
- 2015: Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (born 1917)
- 2015: Nicholas Smith, British actor (born 1934)
- 2014: Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (born 1922)
- 2014: Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (born 1962)
- 2014: Fred Hawkins, American golfer (born 1923)
- 2014: Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (born 1981)
- 2013: Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (born 1939)
- 2013: Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (born 1926)
- 2013: M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (born 1942)
- 2012: Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (born 1961)
- 2012: Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)
- 2012: Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (born 1933)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
- Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
- Christian feast day:
Abraham of Kratia - Christian feast day:
Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Denise and companions - Christian feast day:
Blessed János Scheffler - Christian feast day:
María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras - Christian feast day:
Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances:
Saint Nicholas Day, where Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children’s shoes. (International) - Christian feast day:
December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Constitution Day (Spain)
- Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)