December 6th (2005) was a Tuesday. It's the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 6th December, 2005
» Several villagers are shot dead during Dongzhou protests of 2005 or protests in Dongzhou, China.
» An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules e.g C-130 military transport aircraft 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash e.g crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more on the ground.
December 6th Famous Deaths for 2005
» Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
» Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
» Danny Williams (singer) e.g Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
» William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
December 6th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Ecuador named Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abraham of Kratia
» Saint Aemilianus known as Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)
» Saint Nicholas named Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances:
» December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Spanish Constitution of 1978 named Constitution Day (Public holidays in Spain or Spain)
» Public holidays in Azerbaijan known as Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)
» Independence Day (Finland) named Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.