6 December Births

December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

846 – Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874)
1285 – Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
1421 – Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
1478 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529)
1586 – Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670)
1608 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670)
1637 – Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714)
1640 – Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723)
1642 – Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1703)
1685 – Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712)
1721 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794)
1721 – James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809)
1752 – Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844)
1778 – Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
1792 – William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
1803 – Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829)
1805 – Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
1812 – Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884)
1823 – Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900)
1833 – John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916)
1841 – Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870)
1849 – August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1853 – Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (d. 1937)
1853 – Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (d. 1931)
1863 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914)
1872 – Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936)
1872 – William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1875 – Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946)
1875 – Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941)
1876 – Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932)
1882 – Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954)
1884 – Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973)
1886 – Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918)
1887 – Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983)
1887 – Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960)
1888 – Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
1890 – Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946)
1890 – Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951)
1890 – Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (d. 1955)
1892 – Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969)
1893 – Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984)
1896 – Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (d. 1983)
1898 – Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995)
1898 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
1900 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
1901 – Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990)
1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946)
1904 – Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007)
1905 – Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1907 – John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (d. 1989)
1908 – Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003)
1908 – Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)
1908 – Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000)
1909 – Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
1909 – Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1996)
1910 – David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)
1913 – Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005)
1913 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004)
1914 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1916 – Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 – Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
1917 – Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015)
1917 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1917 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008)
1917 – Waldemar von Gazen, German soldier and lawyer (d. 2014)
1919 – Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012)
1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983)
1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
1920 – Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)
1920 – George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1921 – Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
1921 – Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician
1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
1927 – Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010)
1928 – Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980)
1929 – Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016)
1929 – Frank Springer, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)
1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
1930 – Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000)
1931 – Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996)
1932 – Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007)
1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, American general
1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
1935 – Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician
1936 – Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
1937 – Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
1938 – Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor
1940 – Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
1940 – Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
1941 – Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
1941 – Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
1941 – Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
1942 – Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
1943 – Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008)
1945 – Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Dan Harrington, American lawyer and poker player
1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager
1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
1947 – Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
1948 – Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)
1948 – Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
1948 – Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress
1949 – Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
1949 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1949 – Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (d. 2007)
1949 – Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
1950 – Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
1950 – Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1951 – Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
1951 – Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager
1951 – Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
1952 – Chuck Baker, American baseball player
1952 – Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic
1952 – Joe Harris, American football player
1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
1952 – Charles Salvador, English boxer and criminal
1952 – Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010)
1952 – Jeff Schneider, American baseball player
1952 – David L. Spector, American biologist and academic
1953 – Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011)
1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
1953 – Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor
1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
1953 – Dwight Stones, American high jumper and sportscaster
1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball player and coach
1955 – Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1955 – Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
1955 – Tony Woodcock, English footballer
1955 – Steven Wright, American actor and screenwriter
1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1956 – Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
1956 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982)
1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
1957 – Luis Delís, Cuban discus thrower and shot putter
1958 – Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Stephen Hepburn, English politician
1959 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015)
1959 – Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
1960 – Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer
1961 – David Lovering, American drummer
1961 – Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
1963 – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
1964 – Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
1965 – Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
1966 – Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
1966 – Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
1967 – Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012)
1967 – Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
1968 – Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
1969 – Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
1970 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1970 – Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
1970 – Mark Reckless, English politician
1970 – Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
1971 – Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
1971 – Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
1972 – Rick Short, American baseball player
1974 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
1974 – Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
1977 – Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1977 – Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
1978 – Chris Başak, American baseball player
1978 – Darrell Jackson, American football player
1978 – Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
1979 – Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
1980 – Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014)
1980 – Steve Lovell, English footballer
1980 – Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player
1980 – Kei Yasuda, Japanese singer, musician, and actress
1981 – Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
1981 – Robbie Gould, American football player
1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
1982 – Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
1982 – Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
1984 – Syndric Steptoe, American football player
1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
1985 – Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
1985 – Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 – Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013)
1986 – Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
1988 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
1988 – Nils Petersen, German footballer
1988 – Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
1989 – Felix Schiller, German footballer
1990 – Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
1991 – Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
1992 – Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
1992 – Johnny Manziel, American football player
1993 – Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1993 – Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1998 – Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater

Source: Wikipedia