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December 6th
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About
December 6th is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 25 days remaining
until the end of the calendar year.  December 6th is the International Saint Nicholas Day.

Births
1896
- Ira Gershwin, lyricist (Porgy and Bess)
1896 - George Trafton, Hall of Fame football center
1921 - Otto Graham, Hall of Fame quarterback
1924 - Susanna Foster, actress (The Phantom of the Opera)
1925 - Andy Robustelli, Hall of Fame defensive end
1945 - Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
1945 - Dan Harrington, professional poker player
1955 - Steven Wright, comedian, writer, actor
1967 - Judd Apatow, producer, director (Anchorman)

Deaths
346
- Saint Nicholas, saint and Bishop of Myra, gift giver
1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
1955 - Honus Wagner, Hall of Fame baseball shortstop
1988 - Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter ("Oh, Pretty Woman")
1996 - Pete Rozelle, Hall of Fame football commissioner

Events
1790
- The U.S. Congress moves from Philadelphia, PA to New York City, NY.
1865 - The 13th Amendment is ratified abolishing slavery.
1877 - The first edition of the The Washington Post is published.
1884 - Work is completed on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
1907 - The worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history occurs in Monongah, WV as 362 are killed by an explosion.
1947 - The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated by President Harry Truman.
2006 - NASA announces that the Mars Global Surveyor had discovered indications of the presence of water on Mars.
Calendar
January
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February
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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