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Béla I is crowned king of Hungary

Béla I the Boxer or the Wisent (Hungarian: I. Bajnok or Bölény Béla, Slovak: Belo I.; c. 1015 – 11 September 1063) was King of Hungary from 1060 until his death. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. Béla's baptismal name was Adalbert. He left Hungary in 1031, together with his brothers, Levente and Andrew, after the execution of their father, Vazul.

Siege of Kiev (1240)

The Siege of Kiev by the Mongols took place between 28 November and 6 December 1240, and resulted in a Mongol victory. It was a heavy morale and military blow to the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia, which was forced to submit to Mongol suzerainty, and allowed Batu Khan to proceed westward into Central Europe.

The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar

Quito (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito] ; Quechua: Kitu), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 1.7 million in the city and 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.

Battle of Perlis River

The Battle of Perlis River was an armed engagement that took place in 1547 in the Perlis River between a Portuguese fleet and a fleet of the Sultanate of Aceh. The Portuguese achieved "a complete victory" over the Acehnese fleet, which was almost completely destroyed.

Battle of Dryfe Sands

The Battle of Dryfe Sands was a Scottish clan battle that took place on 6 December 1593, near Lockerbie, Scotland. It was fought between the Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone after a hundred years of feuding between them. The Johnstones won a decisive victory over the Maxwells.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Battle of Castlehaven

The Battle of Castlehaven was a naval battle that took place on 6 December 1601 in the bay off Castlehaven on the south coast of Ireland during the Nine Years' War between a Spanish naval convoy of six ships and an English fleet, commanded by Admiral Richard Leveson and consisting of four warships. The Spanish convoy was protected by fortified positions on shore, a castle and 600 Spanish and Irish footmen. Five out of six Spanish ships, commanded by General Pedro de Zubiaur were either sunk, captured or run aground in the battle, while the English fleet lost no ships.

Castlehaven, Ireland · County Cork, Ireland

Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. Despite defeat in the First English Civil War, Charles I retained significant political power. This allowed him to create an alliance with Scots Covenanters and Parliamentarian moderates to restore him to the English throne.

Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England.

Battle of Lisnagarvey

The Battle of Lisnagarvey was fought on 6 December 1649, near Lisnagarvey during the Irish Confederate Wars, an associated conflict of the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Forces loyal to the Commonwealth of England defeated an army supporting Charles II of England, composed of Royalists and Scots Covenanters. In early December, Sir Charles Coote and Robert Venables advanced on Carrickfergus, the only northern port not controlled by the Commonwealth.

Battle of Chamkaur

The Battle of Chamkaur, also known as Battle of Chamkaur Sahib or the Second battle of Chamkaur, was fought between the Khalsa, led by Guru Gobind Singh, and the coalition forces of the Mughals led by Wazir Khan and Hindu hill chiefs. Guru Gobind Singh makes a reference to this battle in his letter Zafarnama.

India

Action of 6 December 1782

The Action of 6 December 1782 was an action primarily fought between HMS Ruby and the French ship Solitaire off the coast of Martinique. Ruby ended up defeating Solitaire. By the end of 1783 the Spanish and French had been on the defensive since the Battle of the Saintes, which signaled British domination of the seas in the Caribbean. Soon after the Royal navy were conducting a blockade off Cap Francois and Fort Royal as well as keeping a watch off Havana.

Martinique, France

Blockade of Saint-Domingue

The blockade of Saint-Domingue was a naval campaign fought during the first months of the Napoleonic Wars in which a series of British Royal Navy squadrons blockaded the French-held ports of Cap-Français and Môle-Saint-Nicolas on the northern coast of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, soon to become Haiti, after the conclusion of the Haitian Revolution on 1 January 1804.

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Siege of Cartagena (1815)

The siege of Cartagena (1815) (Spanish: Asedio español de Cartagena de Indias) was a successful 105-day Spanish siege by combined naval and ground forces under command of General Pablo Morillo, of the Colombian city and fortress of Cartagena de Indias, defended by Republican forces under the leadership of Manuel del Castillo y Rada and José Francisco Bermúdez, between August and December 1815.

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Battle of Pablo Perez

The Battle of Pablo Perez was an encounter between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Bernardo da Silveira and the Artiguist forces of Fernando Otorgués in Cerro Largo, modern-day Uruguay. The encounter ended with a victory for the Federal League.

Uruguay

United States presidential election, 1820

The United States presidential election of 1820 was the ninth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Wednesday, November 1, to Wednesday, December 6, 1820. It was the third and last United States presidential election in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed (the previous two unopposed presidential elections were those of 1788–89 and 1792, in which George Washington ran without serious opposition). President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were re-elected effortlessly and captured all but one electoral vote. The failing Federalist Party did participate in the election of 1820 by fielding a serious vice-presidential candidate (Richard Stockton), but was unable to nominate a national candidate for president.

United States

1820 United States presidential election in Delaware

The 1820 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Delaware cast four electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

Delaware, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Virginia

The 1820 United States presidential election in Virginia took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia cast 25 electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

Virginia, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Mississippi

The 1820 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. It was the first Presidential election that Mississippi participated in since being admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.

Mississippi, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Kentucky cast twelve electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

Kentucky, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee

The 1820 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee cast seven electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

Tennessee, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 1820 United States presidential election in Ohio took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Ohio re-elected incumbent Democratic-Republican Party President James Monroe by a large margin. Although Monroe ran unopposed, John Quincy Adams received a minority of the vote as an opposition candidate.

Ohio, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1820 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island cast four electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

Rhode Island, United States

1820 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

The 1820 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and its candidate of choice was James Monroe, the current president. New Hampshire's eight electors were chosen by voters statewide, and all of them voted for James Monroe and his running mate, Vice President Daniel D.

New Hampshire, United States

1820 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1820 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose fifteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina cast fifteen electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

North Carolina, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1820 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the nationwide presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Alabama, along with eight other states, had its electors chosen not by the people, but by the State House and Senate.

Alabama, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 1820 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. It was the first presidential election that Illinois participated in since being admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818.

Illinois, United States

1820 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1820 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between November 1 and December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Georgia cast eight electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe, as he ran effectively unopposed.

United States

1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1820 as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Only 24 electoral votes were cast from Pennsylvania, however, due to one of the electors having died. During this election, James Monroe was re-elected by a large margin.

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1820 United States presidential election in New Jersey

The 1820 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, New Jersey cast its eight electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1820 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, South Carolina cast its 11 electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in Maine

The 1820 United States presidential election in Maine took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state's popular vote chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted in its first ever United States presidential election, having become the 23rd state by splitting off Massachusetts on March 15 of the same year.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Connecticut cast its nine electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in Vermont

The 1820 United States presidential election in Vermont took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Vermont cast its eight electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in Louisiana

The 1820 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Louisiana cast its three electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

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United States

1820 United States presidential election in Missouri

The 1820 United States presidential election in Missouri took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820. The Missouri state legislature chose 3 electors, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri Territory was formed just after Louisiana was admitted to fill the old space of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1820, they split off a portion of Missouri Territory into what would become the new state of Missouri.

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1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 1821, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton.

North Carolina, United States

1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

Vermont elected its members September 7, 1824. Congressional districts were re-established in Vermont for the 1824 election. Vermont had used an at-large district 1812-1818 and 1822. A majority was required for election, which was not met in the 1st district, necessitating a second election December 6, 1824.

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United States

1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 1828, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Owen was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.

North Carolina, United States

Freiämtersturm

The Freiämtersturm in December 1830 was a bloodless revolution in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The dissatisfied rural population of the Freie Ämter region in Aargau marched on the cantonal capital of Aarau to demand changes in the cantonal constitution. The Freiämtersturm, together with other uprisings in 1830–31 led to the end of the Restoration period and the beginning of the liberal Regeneration period.

Switzerland

1836 United States presidential election in South Carolina

A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 6, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. South Carolina cast 11 electoral votes for the Whig candidate Willie P. Mangum. These electors were chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.

South Carolina, United States

Skirmish at Moore's Corners

The Skirmish at Moore's Corners was a small skirmish fought on December 6, 1837, in Moore's Corners during the Lower Canada Rebellion between Lower Canada militia and Patriote rebels. A group of 84 Patriotes marched into Lower Canada from Swanton, Vermont intending to join other rebels and were intercepted in the hamlet of Moore's Corners by loyalist militia from the parishes of Philipsburg and Missisqoui.

Battle of Arroyo Grande

The Battle of Arroyo Grande (December 6, 1842) was a battle of the Uruguayan Civil War.

Argentina

Battle of Fort Cachimán

The Battle of Fort Cachimán, was a major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on December 6, 1844 at the border close to Elías Piña. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by General Seraphin and captured the Haitian fort.

Haiti

1852 Louisiana gubernatorial election

The 1852 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the first election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1852. The new constitution shortened the term of Governor Walker and also the term of his successor to make calendar adjustments.

United States

Second Battle of Cawnpore

The Second Battle of Cawnpore was a battle of Indian Rebellion of 1857 that was decisive by thwarting the rebels' last chance to regain the initiative and to recapture the cities of Cawnpore (now Kanpur) and Lucknow.

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India

1859 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1859 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 1859, in order to elect the first Governor of Kansas upon Kansas acquiring statehood on January 29, 1861. Republican nominee and former member of the California Assembly from the 12th district Charles L. Robinson defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Territorial Governor of Kansas Samuel Medary.

Kansas, United States

1859 New York City mayoral election

An election for Mayor of New York City was held on December 6, 1859. Incumbent mayor Daniel F. Tiemann was not a candidate for re-election. Former mayor Fernando Wood, running on a "Mozart Hall" Democratic ticket in opposition to his former Tammany Hall allies, won a three-way race to succeed him, defeating William F. Havemeyer and Republican George Opdyke.

1860 New South Wales colonial election

The 1860 New South Wales colonial election was held between 6 December and 24 December 1860. This election was for all of the 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 52 single-member constituencies, six 2-member constituencies and two 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system.

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Australia

Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18, 1865.

Battle of Ytororó

On the morning of December 6, 1868, Marshal of the Brazilian Army, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Marquis (later Duke) of Caxias, moved with 16,999 infantrymen, 926 cavalrymen and 742 artillerymen, to take Villeta, a Paraguayan city, as a plan to make further attacks on the Paraguayan Army rear. Nevertheless, Paraguayan president and commander-in-chief of the army Francisco Solano López was aware of the landing the Allies had made in the rear of his army. Taking advantage of the Allies' slow march, he sent Colonel Bernardino Caballero and 5,000 men with 12 guns, to stop the enemy at a narrow passage over a stream called Ytororó.

Paraguay

Battle of Tambillo

The Battle of Tambillo was a battle of the War of the Pacific that occurred on December 6, 1879, between the Bolivian 5th Division under the command of Colonel Rufino Carrasco and the Chilean garrison stationed at the town commanded by Lieutenant Emilio Ferreira.

Chile

1882 transit of Venus

The 1882 transit of Venus on 6 December 1882 (13:57 to 20:15 UTC), was the second and last transit of Venus of the 19th century, the first having taken place eight years earlier in 1874. Many expeditions were sent by European powers to describe both episodes, eight by the United States Congress alone. Edward James Stone organized the British expeditions.

1906 Manukau by-election

The Manukau by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Manukau, a seat in the north of the North Island.

New Zealand

Monongah mining disaster

The Monongah mining disaster of Monongah, West Virginia, occurred on December 6, 1907, and has been described as "the worst mining disaster in American History". The explosion occurred in Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.

West Virginia, United States

1913 New South Wales state election

The 1913 New South Wales state election was held on 6 December 1913. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 23rd New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achieved on the first. The 22nd parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 6 November 1913 by the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland, on the advice of the Premier William Holman.

Battle of Łódź (1914)

The Battle of Łódź (German: Schlacht um Łódź) or Lodz operation (Russian: Лодзинская операция, romanized: Lodzinskaya operatsia) took place from 11 November to 6 December 1914, near the city of Łódź in Poland. Battles were fought between German units of the 8th Army, 9th Army, Austrian 1st Army, and the Russian 1st, 2nd, and 5th Armies, in harsh winter conditions.

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Battle of Bucharest

The Battle of Bucharest, also known as the Argeş–Neajlov Defensive Operation in Romania, was the last battle of the Romanian Campaign of 1916 in World War I, in which the Central Powers' combatants, led by General Erich von Falkenhayn, occupied the Romanian capital and forced the Romanian Government, as well as the remnants of the Romanian Army to retreat to Moldavia and re-establish its capital at Iaşi.

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Romania

Halifax Explosion

The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by blast, debris, fires and collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.

Canada

Finnish Declaration of Independence

The Finnish Declaration of Independence (Finnish: Suomen itsenäisyysjulistus, Swedish: Finlands självständighetsförklaring) was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on 6 December 1917. It declared Finland to be independent from Russia, with reference to a bill simultaneously delivered to the Parliament to make Finland an independent republic instead. Declaring independence was only part of the long process leading to the independence of Finland.

Portuguese presidential election, 1919

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 December 1919. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution , the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. There were a total of 7 candidates, 6 from the Republican Party (Portugal) and 1 from the Evolutionist Party. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.

Portugal

First Winter Campaign

The First Winter Campaign (Ukrainian: Перший Зимовий Похід; 6 December 1919 — 6 May 1920) was a campaign by the Ukrainian People's Republic against the Bolsheviks in Ukraine during the Soviet-Ukrainian War. The main task of the Winter Campaign was to maintain the presence of the Ukrainian People's Army (UPA) in Ukrainian territory against the enemies, through guerrilla action.

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Ukraine

Canadian federal election, 1921

The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader William Lyon Mackenzie King. A new third party, the Progressive Party, won the second most seats in the election. Since the 1911 election, the country had been governed by the Conservatives, first under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Borden and then under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.

Canada

Anglo-Irish Treaty

The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty (Irish: An Conradh Angla-Éireannach), commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the government of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence. It provided for the establishment of the Irish Free State within a year as a self-governing dominion within the "community of nations known as the British Empire", a status "the same as that of the Dominion of Canada". It also provided Northern Ireland, which had been created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, an option to opt out of the Irish Free State (Article 12), which was exercised by the Parliament of Northern Ireland. The agreement was signed in London on 6 December 1921, by representatives of the British government (which included Prime Minister David Lloyd George, who was head of the British delegates, and Winston Churchill, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies) and by representatives of the government of the Irish Republic (which included Michael Collins, who was Secretary of State for Finance, and Arthur Griffith, who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs).

United Kingdom general election, 1923

The United Kingdom general election of 1923 was held on Thursday 6 December 1923. The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats, but Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, and H. H. Asquith's reunited Liberal Party gained enough to produce a hung parliament. It was the last UK general election in which a third party (the Liberals) won more than 100 seats, or received more than 26% of the vote. As the election had been fought on the Conservative proposals for tariff reform, it was inevitable that they could not retain office.

United Kingdom

1923 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

On Thursday 6 December 1923, the 1923 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 615 members of the House of Commons, with 74 seats being in Scotland. 71 seats (32 burgh constituencies and 38 county constituencies) represented territorial constituencies. There was also one university constituency, which elected an additional 3 members using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) method.

Scotland, United Kingdom

1923 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

The 1923 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 6 December as part of the wider general election. There were ten constituencies, seven single-seat constituencies with elected by FPTP and three two-seat constituencies with MPs elected by bloc voting. Only three of the constituencies had contested elections.

United Kingdom

Banana massacre

The Banana massacre (Spanish: Matanza de las bananeras or Masacre de las bananeras) was a massacre of workers for the United Fruit Company that occurred on December 6, 1928 in the town of Ciénaga near Santa Marta, Colombia. After U.S. officials in Colombia, along with United Fruit representatives, portrayed the worker's strike as "communist" with "subversive tendency", in telegrams to the U.S. Secretary of State, the government of the United States of America threatened to invade with the U.S. Marine Corps if the Colombian government did not act to protect United Fruit’s interests.

Colombia

1934 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 6 December 1934 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.

Iraq

Battle of Taipale

The Battle of Taipale was a series of battles fought during the Winter War between Finland and Soviet Union from 6 to 27 December 1939. The battles were part of a Soviet campaign to penetrate the Finnish Mannerheim Line in the Karelian Isthmus region to open a route into southern Finland. Despite their numerical superiority, the Soviet forces were unable to break through the Finnish defences.

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Battle of Saranda

The Battle of Saranda took place in southern Albania between the Greeks and the Italians in December 1940, during the Greco-Italian War in World War II. After intense clashes between Italian and Greek soldiers in the city of Kekova, the Italian Army in Saranda pushed through many of the civilians and from there, they defeated the Greek soldiers and took control of the entire Saranda valley.

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Albania

Action of 6 December 1941

The action of 6 December 1941 was a confrontation between the Bulgarian and Soviet navies in the Black Sea during World War II, taking place near the Bulgarian coast at Cape Emine.

Varna, Bulgaria, Bulgaria

1941 Sydney City Council election

An election was held on 6 December 1941 to elect councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia. The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected. Suffrage was extended to all adult residents, however turnout was lower than the previous election in 1937.

Sydney, Australia

Results of the 1941 New South Wales local elections

These are the results of the 1941 New South Wales local elections which were held across the state on Saturday 6 December 1941.

Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941)

The Finnish invasion of East Karelia was a military campaign in 1941. It was part of the Continuation War. Finnish troops occupied East Karelia and held it until 1944. For over a month after the outbreak of the Continuation War, the Karelian Army reinforced and prepared to resume its earlier offensive while waiting for the recapture of the Karelian Isthmus.

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Operation Oyster

Operation Oyster was a bombing raid made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 6 December 1942 upon the Philips works at Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The Philips company was a big producer of electronic equipment, including vacuum tubes for radio communication. Prior to the Battle of the Netherlands in 1940, Philips was known to be a leading research firm in infrared and radar technology.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

1947 New South Wales local elections

The 1947 New South Wales local elections were held on 6 December 1947 to elect the councils of the local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. This was the first time that voting in local elections was compulsory. The reforms were introduced by the state Labor government, seen as an attempt to give them an advantage and harm the Australian Communist Party (who had 16 candidates elected in 1944).

1950 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

The 1950 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 6, 1950, to select one mayor, four controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council, as well as members of the local board of education. This election was accompanied by six referendums, each dealing with a major issue in the city at the time.

Canada

1952 Singapore City Council election

The 1952 Singapore City Council election was the 2nd election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 6 December 1952 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.

Singapore

1952 Victorian state election

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Toronto municipal election, 1954

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 6, 1954. Incumbent mayor Leslie Saunders was defeated by Nathan Phillips in a close contest.

Toronto, Canada

Blood in the Water match

The "Blood in the Water" match (Hungarian: melbourne-i vérfürdő lit. Blood bath of Melbourne; Russian: Кровь в бассейне, romanized: Krov' v basseyne, lit. 'Blood in the swimming pool') was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The semi-final match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the recent Hungarian Revolution, and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0.

Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit

Vanguard TV-3 (also called Vanguard Test Vehicle-Three), was the first attempt of the United States to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth, after the successful Soviet launches of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2. Vanguard TV-3 was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of the three-stage Vanguard and study the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit.

Operation Bushmaster II

Operation Bushmaster II (also known as the Battle of Ap Nha Mat) was a US Army operation that took place in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, lasting from 1 to 6 December 1965.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Operation Henderson Hill

Operation Henderson Hill was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in Happy Valley southwest of Danang, lasting from 23 October to 6 December 1968.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

Altamont Free Concert

The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture rock concert in the United States, held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway outside of Tracy, California. Approximately 300,000 attended the concert, with some anticipating that it would be a "Woodstock West". The Woodstock festival had taken place in Bethel, New York, in mid-August, almost four months earlier.

California, United States

Al-Wadiah War

Al-Wadiah War (Arabic: حرب الوديعة) was a military conflict which broke out on 27 November 1969 between Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of Southern Yemen (PRSY; South Yemen) after disputes over the towns of al-Wadiah and Sharurah on the PRSY-Saudi Arabian border. The conflict ended on 6 December when Saudi forces captured al-Wadiah.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Balcombe Street siege

The Balcombe Street siege involved members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and London's Metropolitan Police, and lasted from 6 to 12 December 1975. The siege ended with the surrender of the four IRA members and the release of their two hostages. The events were televised and watched by millions.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

United Kingdom

Toronto municipal election, 1976

The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Toronto Mayor David Crombie and North York Mayor Mel Lastman were both re-elected without serious opposition.

Toronto, Canada

Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum

The Spanish Constitution (Spanish: Constitución Española) is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in 1978 in a constitutional referendum; it represents the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. The current version was approved in 1978, three years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco.

South Korean presidential election, 1979

The South Korean presidential election of 1979 was an extraordinary election which took place on 6 December 1979 after the assassination of Park Chung Hee on 26 October. The electoral college, the National Council for Reunification, had been elected in May 1978, and voted by a margin of 2,465 to 84 to confirm former Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah, who had been acting President since the assassination, as the President of the Republic of Korea without opposition. The 84 votes were declared invalid; a further 11 delegates were not present.

South Korea

1980 Scottish League Cup final

The 1980 Scottish League Cup final was played on 6 December 1980, at Dens Park in Dundee and was the final of the 35th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was a Dundee derby contested by Dundee United and Dundee. Dundee United won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Davie Dodds and Paul Sturrock (2). This was United's second senior trophy victory following success the previous season in the same tournament.

Droppin Well bombing

The Droppin Well bombing or Ballykelly bombing occurred on 6 December 1982, when the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) exploded a time bomb at a disco in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. The disco, known as the Droppin Well, was targeted because it was frequented by British Army soldiers from nearby Shackleton Barracks. The bomb killed eleven soldiers and six civilians; 30 people were injured.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Juicio Final (1985)

Juicio Final (1985) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1985) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 6, 1985, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde.

Mexico City, Mexico

1988 Pakistani presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in December 1988 to elect the 7th President of Pakistan. The votes were given by the Electoral College of Pakistan, which had its new members in both national and provincial assemblies elected in the corresponding 1988 Pakistani general election. The elections saw a deal struck between the already ruling Independent caretaker president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as well as the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).

Pakistan

École Polytechnique massacre

The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, occurred on December 6, 1989, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty-five-year-old Marc Lépine, armed with a Mini-14 rifle and a hunting knife, shot 28 people, killing 14 women, before committing suicide. He began his attack by entering a classroom at the university, where he separated the male and female students. After claiming that he was "fighting feminism" and calling the women "a bunch of feminists," he shot all nine women in the room, killing six. He then moved through corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, specifically targeting women to shoot.

Canada

1990 Italian Air Force MB-326 crash

On 6 December 1990, an MB-326 military jet of the Italian Air Force crashed into a school building at Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other students and staff. The aircraft had been abandoned minutes earlier by its pilot, who ejected following an on-board fire and loss of control.

Italy

1990 Egyptian parliamentary election

Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 29 November 1990, with a second round for 261 seats on 6 December. They followed a referendum in October on the early dissolution of Parliament due to issues surrounding the legality of the 1987 elections. However, the elections were boycotted by the Socialist Labour Party (SLP), the Liberal Socialists Party (LSP), the Muslim Brotherhood and the New Wafd Party, which claimed that the reformed Electoral Law would fail to ensure free elections.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Egypt

Slovenian presidential election, 1992

Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 6 December 1992. The result was a victory for incumbent Milan Kučan, who won 63.93% of the vote. Voter turnout was 85.78%.

Slovenia

1994 Sioux Falls mayoral election

The 1994 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on December 6, 1994, following a primary on November 22, 1994. The election was the first to take place after voters adopted a mayor–council government on September 13, 1994, which scheduled a new mayoral election two months later. Incumbent Mayor Jack White declined to seek another term. Seven candidates ran to succeed White, including former State Representative Jack G.

South Dakota, United States

1995 Egyptian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 29 November 1995, with a second round for 168 seats on 6 December. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which won 318 seats. Following the election, 99 of the 112 independents also joined the NDP. Voter turnout was reported to be 47.99%.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Egypt

CMLL holds its 1996 El Juicio Final wrestling show in Mexico City

On December 6, 1996, Mexican wrestling promotion CMLL held El Juicio Final at Arena México in Mexico City. The main event was a three-way mask-versus-hair match among El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas and El Dandy. El Hijo del Santo won, and El Dandy lost his hair.

The December 6, 1996 Mexico City show; later events used the same name.

Mexico

ECW Better Than Ever

Better Than Ever was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on December 6, 1997. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Better Than Ever aired on episodes #242 and #243 of ECW Hardcore TV on December 13, 1997 and December 20, 1997 and were in turn released on DVD by RF Video.

Pennsylvania, United States · Philadelphia, United States

1997 Houston mayoral election

The 1997 Houston mayoral election took place on November 4, 1997 to elect the successor to term-limited Mayor Bob Lanier. With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, a run-off was held on December 6, 1997. The ultimate result was Lee Brown winning the election. The election was officially non-partisan. Lee Brown won the run-off election, making him the first African-American mayor of Houston.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

Venezuelan presidential election, 1998

The Venezuelan presidential election of 1998, was held on 6 December 1998, to elect the new president of the country. The main candidates were Hugo Chávez, a career military officer who led a coup d'état against then-president Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992; and former Carabobo Governor Henrique Salas Römer. Both candidates represented newly formed parties, a first in a country where the main candidates always represented the parties of the Punto Fijo Pact. Chávez represented MVR, while Salas Römer represented Project Venezuela.

Venezuela

WWF Capital Carnage

Capital Carnage was a UK-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) that took place on December 6, 1998 at the London Arena in London, England. It was released on DVD in the UK and Europe on July 12, 2010, in a set also including No Mercy (UK) as part of the WWE's Tagged Classics range released by Silvervision, without any edits to the original content, most notably keeping all mentions and appearances of the WWF logo intact and un-blurred. Jim Ross suffered his second Bells palsy attack on-air during this event.

London, United Kingdom

Gabonese presidential election, 1998

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 6 December 1998. Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba, in power since 1967, sought a seven-year term against five other candidates. It was Gabon's second multi-party presidential election and, despite low turnout and polling problems, Bongo won the election with 66.88% of the vote.

Gabon

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 (Leverkusen)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 in Leverkusen were the joint fourteenth European kickboxing championships (the other was held in Kyiv the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the fourth championships (world and European) to be held in Germany. The event was open to amateur men and women based in Europe only and there were just the two styles on offer; Full-Contact and Light-Contact kickboxing. By the end of the championships Russia was by far the dominant nation in terms of medals won, with Poland second and Hungary third. The event was held in Leverkusen, Germany over six days starting on Tuesday, 1 December and ending on Sunday, 6 December 1998.

Northwest Territories general election, 1999

The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than in the previous election. The main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources. On polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off road traffic and supplies. This was also the last election in Canada in the 20th century.

Canada

2001 South Ossetian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in South Ossetia in 2001. As no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round on 18 November, a second round was held on 6 December, which was won by Eduard Kokoity, who defeated Stanislav Kochiev. Incumbent president Lyudvig Chibirov was eliminated in the first round mostly due to popular disdain in his economic policies.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

WWA Retribution

The Retribution was the fourth professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). The event took place on December 6, 2002 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. The event aired in the United States on February 9, 2003 via tape delay. Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday,December 6, 2003 in front of 67,320 spectators. It was the eleventh K-1 World Grand Prix final involving ten of the world's best fighters (two being reservists). The eight finalists had almost all qualified via preliminary events, while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters (for more detail on this see bulleted list below), with all bouts being fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs).

Tokyo, Japan

2003 Houston mayoral election

The 2003 Houston mayoral election took place to elect a successor to Mayor of Houston Lee Brown. An election was first held on November 4, 2003; as no candidate received a majority of the votes a runoff election was held on December 6, 2003, and resulted in the election of Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Bill White. The election was non-partisan.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash

On 6 December 2005 at 14:10 local time (10:40 UTC), a Lockheed C-130 Hercules four-engine military transport aircraft of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, tail number 5-8519, crashed into a ten-storey apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, the capital city of Iran.

Guerra de Titanes (2008)

Guerra de Titanes (2008) ("War of the Titans") was the twelfth annual Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 6, 2008 in Orizaba, Mexico, the same venue used for the 2006 and 2007 events. The Main event featured a Ladder match for the vacant AAA Mega Championship between El Mesias and El Zorro and saw Mesias win the match to become a two time champion. In addition to the main event the show featured a Steel Cage Match Lucha de Apuestas where the last man left in the cage would have his hair shaved off.

Orizaba, Mexico

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 6, 2008 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 16th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed the classic 8-man tournament format and were conducted under K-1 rules; three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker. The qualification for the top eight fighters in this event was held at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16.

Yokohama, Japan

Romanian presidential election, 2009

The first round of 2009 Romanian presidential elections was held in Romania on 22 November and a run-off round between Traian Băsescu and Mircea Geoană was held on 6 December 2009. Although most exit polls favored Geoană in the runoff, the authorities declared Băsescu the narrow victor with 50.33% of the votes. It is to date the closest election in Romanian history. However, the opposition contests the results, citing a "high number of void ballots, modified voting protocols, and massive electoral tourism", vowing to challenge the result in the constitutional court.

Romania

Bolivian general election, 2009

The Bolivian general election, 2009 was held on December 6, 2009, following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009. Voters elected: * President and Vice President of the Republic. * 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies. * 36 members of the Senate. The five departments which had not already done so all voted to have departmental autonomy.

Bolivia

Chikara Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies was a professional wrestling internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by the Chikara promotion, that took place on December 6, 2014, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event marked Chikara's season 14 finale and was the promotion's sixth iPPV. Tomorrow Never Dies was also Chikara's first event at the former ECW Arena since the High Noon iPPV in November 2011. Much like several other Chikara events in 2014, including the previous iPPV You Only Live Twice, the event was named after a James Bond film of the same name.

Pennsylvania, United States · Philadelphia, United States

UFC 181

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II was a mixed martial arts event held on December 6, 2014 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas Valley, United States · Nevada, United States

2014 Fisher state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 6 December 2014. The by-election was triggered by the death of independent MP Bob Such on 11 October 2014. Originally elected to Fisher for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 1989 election, defeating the one-term Australian Labor Party MP Philip Tyler, Such left the party in 2000.

2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana. Incumbent senator Mary Landrieu ran for re-election to a fourth term in office against U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy and several other candidates. This was one of the seven Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Mitt Romney won in the 2012 presidential election.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

2014 Shreveport mayoral election

The 2014 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of the Democrat Ollie Tyler as the first African-American female mayor of Shreveport. She defeated Victoria Provenza in the runoff election to succeed the term-limited incumbent Cedric Glover. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on November 4, 2014, and as no candidate obtained the required majority, the general election followed on December 6, 2014.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2015

Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 6 December 2015 to elect the 164 deputies and three indigenous representatives of the National Assembly. They were the fourth parliamentary elections to take place after the 1999 constitution, which abolished the bicameral system in favour of a unicameral parliament, and the first to take place after the death of President Hugo Chávez. Despite claims from the opposition of a possible last-minute cancellation, the elections took place as scheduled, with the majority of polls showing the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) holding a wide lead over the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its wider alliance, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP).

Venezuela

MLS Cup 2015

MLS Cup 2015 was the 20th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS). The soccer match was to determine the champion of MLS' 2015 season. The championship was contested on December 6, 2015, between the Columbus Crew SC and the Portland Timbers at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with the latter winning 2–1 and earning a berth into the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

United States

Battle of Sirte (2016)

The Battle of Sirte during the Second Libyan Civil War started in the spring of 2016, in the Sirte District of Libya, between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the loyalist forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) backed by the United States. ISIL forces had captured Sirte one year earlier, during the previous battle.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Libya

December 2017 Diffa Region clash

In the early morning hours of 6 December 2017, ISWAP militants attacked a patrol of US Army Special Forces and Nigerien soldiers near Diffa, Diffa Region, Niger. During the ensuing firefight, Nigerien and American personnel suffered no casualties while 11 militants, including two wearing suicide vests, were killed. An enemy weapons cache was also destroyed by the joint US/Nigerien force.

Niger

2017 Maldives FA Cup final

The 2017 Maldives FA Cup final is the 29th Final of the Maldives FA Cup.

2017 Abu Kamal offensive

The 2017 Abu Kamal offensive, codenamed Operation Fajr-3 (translated Operation Dawn 3), was a military offensive launched by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies against members of the Islamic State (IS) in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The aim of the offensive was to capture IS's last urban stronghold in Syria, the border town of Abu Kamal. This offensive was a part of the larger Eastern Syria campaign.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel

On December 6, 2017, the United States officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel. U.S. president Donald Trump, who signed the presidential proclamation, also ordered the relocation of the American diplomatic mission to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, constituting what is now the Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem, which was established on the grounds of the former Consulate General of the United States in Jerusalem.

2018 Welsh Labour leadership election

The 2018 Welsh Labour Party leadership election took place between 9 November and 6 December 2018 to elect a successor to Carwyn Jones as leader of the Welsh Labour Party. Carwyn Jones, who had led Welsh Labour since 2009, announced his intention to resign at the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno in April 2018. He stated that he would stand down in autumn 2018, and that he would continue to lead the party until then.

Wales, United Kingdom

2018 Copa Argentina final

The 2018 Copa Argentina Final was the 135th and final match of the 2017–18 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 6, 2018 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, they qualified for the 2018 Supercopa Argentina and the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.

2019 Dominican general election

General elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2019. The elections were constitutionally due by March 2020, but had been widely expected to take place before the end of 2019. The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Dominica Labour Party, which won 18 of the 21 elected seats, gaining three seats. With the DLP winning a fifth consecutive election, DLP leader Roosevelt Skerrit remained Prime Minister.

Dominica

CMLL Leyendas Mexicanas (2019)

Leyendas Mexicanas (2019) was a professional wrestling super card show that was held on December 6, 2019. The show was produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") and took place at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico.

Mexico City, Mexico

NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2020)

The 2020 NXT TakeOver: WarGames was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. It was the 32nd NXT TakeOver event and the fourth annual NXT WarGames. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place on December 6, 2020, from the Capitol Wrestling Center, a bio-secure bubble that was hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

Florida, United States

2020 FAI Cup final

The 2020 FAI Cup final, known as the 2020 Extra.ie FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2020 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 6 December 2020 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested by defending champions Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk. The match was a repeat of the 2019 Final.

Dublin, Ireland

2020 United National Congress leadership election

The 2020 United National Congress leadership election was held on Sunday, 6 December 2020, after Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the current leader of the UNC, faced losses commencing in January 2013 with the wipeout of her People's Partnership-led administration from the Tobago House of Assembly at the 2013 election, loss in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election and loss in the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election.

Trinidad and Tobago

2020 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election

The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 6 December 2020 for the 14th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairperson and two vice-chairperson posts. Incumbent vice-chairman Lo Kin-hei was elected as chairman uncontested with 231 confidence votes, while former member of Legislative Council Lam Cheuk-ting and Kwun Tong District Councillor Edith Leung beat Shatin District Councillor Sin Cheuk-nam to become new vice-chairpersons.

Hong Kong

2020 Romanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 6 December 2020 to elect the 136 members of the Senate and the 330 constituent members of the Chamber of Deputies. While the Social Democratic Party (PSD) remained the largest political party in the Parliament, its popular vote share dropped considerably, by a third.

Romania

2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 6, 2021, at Stevens Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and determined the winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 40th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.

California, United States

December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election

Snap House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 6 December 2021 to elect all 15 members of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). The election was called following a deadlock created by the January 2021 elections which resulted in a tie between the People's National Movement (PNM) and the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP), with both parties winning six seats.

2022 Dominican general election

Snap general elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2022. Boycotted by the opposition United Workers' Party (UWP) and Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), the ruling Dominica Labour Party led by Roosevelt Skerrit, who had been prime minister since 2004, retained its supermajority in the House of Assembly by winning 19 of the 21 elected seats.

Dominica

2022 United States Senate election in Georgia

The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock won his first full term in office, defeating Republican former football player Herschel Walker. Under Georgia's two-round system, Warnock was re-elected in a runoff election on December 6 after neither candidate received over 50% of the vote on November 8.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

2022 SNP Westminster leadership election

The 2022 Scottish National Party (SNP) Westminster leadership election was held to choose the leader of the SNP in the House of Commons, following the resignation of Ian Blackford on 1 December 2022. Stephen Flynn and Alison Thewliss were the two MPs who ran in the election. Flynn was elected by 26 votes to 17.

Siege of Al-Qarara

The siege of Al-Qarara was a military engagement between invading Israeli forces and local Palestinian forces. It began on 6 December 2023, with al-Qarara being seen as a key town to control supply lines for the Israel army heading into Khan Yunis. The battle resulted in significant damage to al-Qarara, with much of its infrastructure being destroyed alongside substantial damage to its ecology and cultural sectors.

UFC 323

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 6, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Nevada, United States

2025 Chinese FA Cup final

The 2025 Chinese FA Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2025 Chinese FA Cup, the 27th edition of the national football cup of China, the Chinese FA Cup. The match took place on Saturday 6 December 2025 at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Suzhou, between Beijing Guoan and Henan.