Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In the Venezuelan parliamentary election, the ruling United Socialist Party lost control of the National Assembly for the first time in 16 years.
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.
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.
An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.
Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.
The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.
Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later.
American physician Adrian Kantrowitz and his team performed the world's first pediatric heart transplant at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
At the Melbourne Olympics, 14-year-old swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
In 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.
The Holocaust: Members of German Ordnungspolizei massacred 31 people in occupied Poland for helping Jews.
The British Secret Intelligence Service established a facility known as Camp X (pictured) in Ontario, Canada, to train covert agents in clandestine operations.
In United States v. One Book Called Ulysses Judge John M. Woolsey ruled that James Joyce's novel Ulysses was not obscene, allowing it to be imported into the United States.
World 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.
A ship carrying TNT and picric acid in Halifax Harbour, Canada, caught fire after a collision and caused one of the largest accidental explosions in history (pictured).
The Nefertiti Bust, listed among the "Top 10 Plundered Artifacts" by Time, was found in Amarna, Egypt, before being taken to Germany.
A mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, killed 362 people and led to the establishment of the United States Bureau of Mines.
President Theodore Roosevelt announced the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, justifying the exercise of "international police power" by the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere.
Slavery in the United States was officially abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
Mexican–American War: American and Mexican forces clashed at the Battle of San Pasqual, a series of skirmishes near San Diego, California.
Haitian Revolution: Nearly all the final French ships in Haiti were captured by the Royal Navy when they attempted to evade the blockade of Saint-Domingue.
After days of bombardment, Mongol invaders under Batu Khan breached the walls of Kiev and sacked the city.
Béla I (pictured) was crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár.
Leo VIII was ordained a bishop, claiming the Holy See as an antipope supported by Otto the Great.
Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
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.
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
The 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.
The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)
Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.
Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
World War II: Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war.
Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale.
In 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.
The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Ireland is partitioned. Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State come into existence.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire.
Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53.
World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
The Nefertiti Bust is discovered.
A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Five French warships attempting to escape the Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the Haitian Revolution.
The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial.
The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.
Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater
Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player
Davide Calabria, Italian footballer
Stefanie Scott, American actress and singer
A Boogie wit da Hoodie, American rapper and singer-songwriter
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player
Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer
Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer
Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000
Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
Viktor Antipin, Russian ice hockey player
Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
Johnny Manziel, American football player
Rachel Jarry, Australian basketball player
Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete
Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
Felix Schiller, German footballer
Adam Eaton, American baseball player
Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer
Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
Nils Petersen, German footballer
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
Sean Edwards, English race car driver (died 2013)
Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
R. P. Singh, Indian cricketer
Syndric Steptoe, American football player
Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
Robbie Gould, American football player
Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (died 2014)
Steve Lovell, English footballer
Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer
Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
Chris Başak, American baseball player
Darrell Jackson, American football player
Adriana Moisés Pinto, Brazilian basketball player
Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
Kevin Cash, American baseball player and manager
Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
Lindsay Price, American actress
Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
Ewan Birney, English scientist
Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
José Contreras, Cuban baseball player
Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
Ryan White, American activist (died 1990)
Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
Mark Reckless, English politician
Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
Karl Ove Knausgård, Norwegian author
Ali Latifiyan, Iranian writer and political theorist
Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (died 2012)
Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
Janine Turner, American actress
Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter
David Lovering, American drummer
Jonathan Melvoin, American musician (died 1996)
Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (died 2018)
Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
Stephen Hepburn, English politician
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (died 2015)
Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York
Bill Hanzlik, American basketball player and coach
Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 1982)
Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)
Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
Tony Woodcock, English footballer
Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Nicola De Maria, Italian painter
Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
Sue Carroll, English journalist (died 2011)
Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
Tom Hulce, American actor
Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic (died 1999)
Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (died 2010)
Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (died 1986)
Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (died 2007)
Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (died 2014)
Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
Keke Rosberg, Finnish racing driver
JoBeth Williams, American actress
Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (died 2005)
Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (died 2024)
Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2021)
Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2008)
Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer
Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress (died 2025)
Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
Richard Speck, American murderer (died 1991)
Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor
Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (died 2006)
Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
David Ossman, American writer and comedian
Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician (died 2022)
Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (died 2015)
Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (died 2010)
Donald J. Kutyna, American general
Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (died 2007)
Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (died 1996)
Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (died 2000)
Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (died 2016)
Frank Springer, American comic book illustrator (died 2009)
Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (died 1980)
Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 2010)
Wally Cox, American actor (died 1973)
John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1944)
Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (died 2016)
Otto Graham, American football player and coach (died 2003)
Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (died 2004)
Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (died 2012)
Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (died 2015)
George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (died 2012)
Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (died 1983)
Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor (died 2019)
Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (died 2015)
Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (died 1977)
Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (died 2008)
Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (died 1943)
Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (died 1982)
Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (died 1986)
Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (died 1999)
Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (died 2005)
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (died 2004)
David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (died 1971)
Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (died 2002)
Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1996)
Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (died 2000)
Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2003)
Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (died 1934)
Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (died 2000)
John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (died 1989)
Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (died 2001)
Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (died 2007)
Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)
Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (died 1990)
Agnes Moorehead, American actress (died 1974)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (died 1995)
John McDonald, Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (died 1977)
Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (died 1964)
Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (died 1983)
Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (died 1984)
Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (died 1978)
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (died 1969)
Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (died 1946)
Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (died 1951)
Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (died 1955)
Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949)
Lynn Fontanne, British actress (died 1983)
Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (died 1960)
Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918)
Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (died 1973)
Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (died 1954)
Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician (died 1968)
Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (died 1932)
Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (died 1946)
Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (died 1941)
William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946)
Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (died 1914)
Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (died 1937)
Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (died 1931)
August von Mackensen, German field marshal (died 1945)
Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (died 1925)
Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (died 1870)
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (died 1910)
John S. Mosby, American colonel (died 1916)
William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott's Biscuits (died 1901)
Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (died 1900)
Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (died 1884)
Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia (died 1876)
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (died 1829)
William II of the Netherlands (died 1849)
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (died 1850)
Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (died 1844)
Warren Hastings, British colonial administrator of India (died 1818)
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (died 1794)
James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (died 1809)
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (died 1712)
Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (died 1703)
Claude Fleury, French historian and author (died 1723)
Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (died 1714)
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1670)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (died 1676)
Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (died 1670)
Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (died 1604)
Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (died 1551)
Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (died 1529)
Henry VI of England (died 1471)
Ferdinand IV of Castile (died 1312)
Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (died 874)
Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion model and television personality (born 1936)
Peter Vaughan, British actor (born 1923)
Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (born 1945)
Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (born 1917)
Nicholas Smith, British actor (born 1934)
Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (born 1922)
Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (born 1962)
Fred Hawkins, American golfer (born 1923)
Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (born 1981)
Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (born 1939)
Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (born 1926)
M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (born 1942)
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (born 1961)
Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)
Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (born 1933)
Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (born 1951)
Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (born 1963)
Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940)
Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist and actor (born 1953)
John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (born 1922)
Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (born 1932)
Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (born 1923)
Danny Williams, South African singer (born 1942)
William P. Yarborough, American general (born 1912)
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (born 1918)
Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (born 1923)
Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (born 1923)
Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (born 1920)
Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (born 1942)
César Baldaccini, French sculptor and educator (born 1921)
Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (born 1918)
Pete Rozelle, American businessman (born 1926)
Harry Babcock, American football player and first overall draft pick (born 1930)
Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (born 1922)
Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor and director (born 1933)
Don Ameche, American actor (born 1908)
Mimi Smith, English nurse (born 1906)
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1903)
Frances Bavier, American actress (born 1902)
Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (born 1902)
John Payne, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1912)
Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
Burr Tillstrom, American actor and puppeteer (born 1917)
Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (born 1893)
Carroll Cole, American serial killer, arsonist, and cannibal (born 1938)
Lucienne Boyer, French singer and actress (born 1903)
Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (born 1914)
Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (born 1927)
Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (born 1911)
João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (born 1918)
Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer (born 1904)
Janet Munro, English actress and singer (born 1934)
Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (born 1895)
Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)
Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (born 1892)
Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (born 1870)
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (born 1863)
Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 280th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1865)
Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (born 1851)
Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company (born 1816)
Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (born 1808)
Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (born 1819)
Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (born 1815)
Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (born 1814)
Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (born 1814)
August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (born 1821)
Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (born 1794)
William Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (born 1789)
Jonathan Shipley, English bishop (born 1714)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (born 1699)
Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (born 1682)
Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (born 1665)
Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (born 1674)
Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (born 1642)
Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (born 1630)
John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (born 1602)
Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (born 1601)
Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (born 1556)
Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (born 1552)
Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (born 1495)
Pope Clement VI (born 1291)
Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (born 1270)
Maximus, Metropolitan of Kyiv
Afonso I of Portugal (born 1109)
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Arab rebel leader (born 710)
Prince Toneri of Japan (born 676)
Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (born 270)
Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
Christian feast day: Abraham of Kratia
Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: Denise and companions
Christian feast day: Blessed János Scheffler
Christian feast day: María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras
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)
Christian feast day: December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)