December 6 in History

Historical Events on December 6

1790 The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.

1865 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.

1884 The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.

1917 Finland declares independence from Russia.

1947 The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.

1971 Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

1989 The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.

1997 A Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.

2015 Venezuelan elections are held. For the first time in 17 years the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.

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Famous Birthdays on December 6

1285 Ferdinand IV of Castile

1917 Waldemar von Gazen

1959 Satoru Iwata

1982 Alberto Contador

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Famous Deaths on December 6

343 Saint Nicholas

1889 Jefferson Davis

1956 B. R. Ambedkar

1976 João Goulart

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