On this day: 6 December

Selected events and births on 6 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 963 – Leo VIII was ordained a bishop, claiming the Holy See as an antipope supported by Otto the Great. Read more: Pope Leo VIII Bishop Holy See
• 1060 – Béla I was crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár. Read more: Béla I of Hungary List of Hungarian monarchs Székesfehérvár
• 1904 – 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. Read more: Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Corollary Monroe Doctrine
• 1912 – The Nefertiti Bust, listed among the "Top 10 Plundered Artifacts" by Time, was found in Amarna, Egypt, before being taken to Germany. Read more: Nefertiti Bust Time (magazine) Amarna
• 1933 – 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. Read more: United States v. One Book Called Ulysses John M. Woolsey Ulysses (novel)
• 1956 – At the Melbourne Olympics, 14-year-old swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. Read more: 1956 Summer Olympics Sandra Morgan
• 1956 – 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. Read more: Blood in the Water match 1956 Summer Olympics Hungary men's national water polo team
• 1967 – American physician Adrian Kantrowitz and his team performed the world's first pediatric heart transplant at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Read more: Adrian Kantrowitz Heart transplantation Maimonides Medical Center
• 1988 – Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory. Read more: History of the Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
• 1999 – The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement. Read more: Recording Industry Association of America A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. Peer-to-peer file sharing
• 2017 – Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Read more: Donald Trump United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Born on this day

• 1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Peter Handke Nobel Prize in Literature
• 1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
• 1947 – Geoffrey Hinton, British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and cognitive psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Geoffrey Hinton Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1950 – Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland Read more: Helen Liddell Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist Read more: Craig Newmark Craigslist
• 1953 – Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe Read more: Geoff Hoon Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, Eastern Europe, International Security and Growth
• 1957 – Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York Read more: Andrew Cuomo Governor of New York
• 1996 – Davide Calabria, Italian footballer Read more: Davide Calabria
• 1997 – Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player Read more: Sabrina Ionescu
• 1998 – Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater Read more: Angelīna Kučvaļska
• 2003 – Olivia Onesti, French cyclist Read more: Olivia Onesti
• 2007 – Yoonchae Jeung, South Korean singer Read more: Katseye

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