Historical Events In December - 06

1996  On this day in history bryan Clieve Roberts, lawyer/civil servant, dies at 83  

1997  Alan Mouncer, film director/producer, dies at 68 on December - 06.  

2005  On this day in history an Iranian C-130 Hercules airplane crashes into a ten-story building in a civilian area of Tehran, the capital of Iran, killing all 94 people aboard and 34 residents of the building - a total of 128 people.  

2007  A pipe bomb explodes in a law office in Paris, France, killing one person on December - 06.  

2012  7 people are killed and 770 injured during Egyptian protests on December - 06.  

2017  Starbucks opens its largest cafe in the world in Shanghai, 30,000 square-feet, 1/2 size of a football field on December - 06.  

2017  On this day in history time Magazine names their Person of the Year "The Silence Breakers", people who came forward to report sexual misconduct  

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump officially recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, announcing plans to move US embassy there  

2017  Skirball wildfire near Los Angeles closes the Interstate 405 as thousands forced to evacuate on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history andrej BabiÅ¡ is sworn as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic  

2017  Britain's top Brexit negotiator David Davis admits there has been "no systematic impact assessment" on effects of Brexit on this day in history.  

2017  Brazilian drug lord Rogério da Silva arrested in Rio on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history "Supermassive" most distant black hole discovery announced by astronomers in journal "Nature", 13 billion light-years away, 800 x bigger than the Sun  

2017  On this day in history the United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  

2018  On December - 06 senegal's new Museum of Black Civilisations is opened in Dakar by President Macky Sall  

2018  On this day in history luxembourg is the first country to make all public transport free  

2018  Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards & 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history on December - 06.  

2018  On this day in history oldest-known plague sample found in 4,900-year-old remains of 20-year old woman in Gökhem, southern Sweden published in "Cell"  

2020  The 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election takes place on this day in history.  

2021  On this day in history former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years (later reduced to two) for inciting public unrest and breaching Covid-19 protocols [1]  

2021  On this day in history the United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in response to China's human rights record. Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia join shortly after.  

2021  On December - 06 cOVID-19 pandemic: The United States becomes the first country to surpass 50 million COVID-19 cases.  

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.  

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.  

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.  

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.  

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer  

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.  

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.  

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies  

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.  

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies  

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)