On This Day: 6 December

6 December in Indian history

• 1992The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.India
• 1971Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.India

6 December in world history

• 2006NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
• 1999The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.
• 1998in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
• 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.
• 1991Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
• 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.
• 1956In what became known as the Blood in the Water match at the Melbourne Olympics, the Hungarian water polo team defeated the Soviet Union 4–0 against the background of the Hungarian Revolution.
• 1942The Holocaust: Members of the German Ordnungspolizei massacred 31 people in Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka within occupied Poland for helping Jews.
• 1939Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1917World War I: USS Jacob Jones became the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it was torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53.
• 1865Slavery in the United States was officially abolished with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
• 1240After days of bombardment, Mongol invaders under Batu Khan breached the walls of Kiev and sacked the city.
• 963Leo VIII was ordained a bishop, claiming the Holy See as an antipope supported by Otto the Great.

Born on 6 December

• 1993Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1988Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1956Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1920Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (died 2015)
• 1876Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (died 1932)
• 1732Warren Hastings, British colonial administrator of India (died 1818)India

Died on 6 December

• 1994Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor and director (born 1933)
• 1990Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1903)
• 1956B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)India
• 343Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (born 270)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 6 December in history?

2006: NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. 1999: The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread 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.

What happened on 6 December in Indian history?

1992: The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama. 1971: Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Which famous people were born on 6 December?

Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer (1993); Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer (1988); Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (1956); Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (died 2015) (1920).

Which day is observed on 6 December?

Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador); Armed Forces Day (Ukraine); 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..