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100 famous birthdays born on this day

Henry VI of England

Henry VI of England

King of England (1422–61, 1470–71)

Judd Apatow

🇺🇸Judd Apatow

American filmmaker

Geoffrey Hinton

🇬🇧Geoffrey Hinton

British-Canadian computer scientist

Andrew Cuomo

1957🐓Rooster

🇺🇸Andrew Cuomo

American lawyer and politician

Agnes Moorehead

🇺🇸Agnes Moorehead

American actress

JoBeth Williams

🇺🇸JoBeth Williams

American actress

Janine Turner

🇺🇸Janine Turner

American actress (b. 1962)

August von Mackensen

1849🐓Rooster

🇩🇪August von Mackensen

German field marshal

Elián González

1993🐓Rooster

🇨🇺Elián González

Cuban boy in 2000 international custody dispute

Baby Face Nelson

🇺🇸Baby Face Nelson

American bank robber

Dave Brubeck

🇺🇸Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist and composer

Andrew Flintoff

🇬🇧Andrew Flintoff

English cricketer and TV personality

Joe Hisaishi

🇯🇵Joe Hisaishi

Japanese composer

Keke Rosberg

🇫🇮Keke Rosberg

Finnish racing driver

Craig Newmark

🇺🇸Craig Newmark

American entrepreneur, Craigslist founder

Karl Ove Knausgård

🇳🇴Karl Ove Knausgård

Norwegian author

Bobby Van

🇺🇸Bobby Van

American actor and dancer

CoCo Vandeweghe

🇺🇸CoCo Vandeweghe

American tennis player

A Boogie wit da Hoodie

🇺🇸A Boogie wit da Hoodie

American rapper

Hasan al-Askari

Hasan al-Askari

Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams

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📅 On This Day

Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.

NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.

Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)

Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)

Don Ameche

🌍Holidays & Observances

Azerbaijan

Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed János Scheffler

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)

TanzaniteBirthstone

♐SagittariusSun Sign

🎄PoinsettiaBirth Flower

📅 On This Day

Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.

🕊️Remembering

B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)

Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)

Don Ameche

🌍Holidays & Observances

Azerbaijan

Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed János Scheffler

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)

Don Ameche, American actor (born 1908)

1993

Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier, American actress (born 1902)

Honus Wagner

Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)

Carroll Cole

Carroll Cole, American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (born 1938)

Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (born 1815)

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor and director (born 1933)

Independence Day (Finland)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.

Carmen Salles y Barangueras

Christian feast day: María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras

Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus

Christian feast day: Denise and companions

Abraham of Cratia

Christian feast day: Abraham of Kratia

December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Aemilianus (African martyr)

Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)

Public holidays in Ecuador

Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)

Saint Nicholas Day

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)

Public holidays in Spain

Constitution Day (Spain)

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)

Don Ameche, American actor (born 1908)

1993

Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier, American actress (born 1902)

Independence Day (Finland)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.