On This Day in History for December 6
Events in History
- 1160 Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras
- 1196 Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolas Flood"
- 1240 Mongols led by Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kyiv after an 8 day siege; out of 50,000 people in the city only 2,000 survive
- 1273 Thomas Aquinas is thought to have a mystical experience in Naples, refuses to continue his work "I cannot, because all that I have written seems like straw to me"
- 1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
- 1527 Pope Clemens VII flees to Orvieto
- More Events in History
John Singleton Mosby
Joyce Kilmer
Dion Fortune
Baby Face Nelson
Yoshihide Suga
Andrew CuomoWeddings in History
- 1491 King Charles VIII of France (21) marries Anna Duchess of Brittany (14) giving France control over Brittany
- 1630 Painter Peter Paul Rubens (53) marries his second wife Helena (16) Fourment and the inspiration for his voluptuous female figures, in Antwerp
- 1930 Pablo Neruda marries Marie A Hagenaar Vogelzang in Batavia
Divorces in History
- 1982 US Senator Ted & Joan Kennedy divorce
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Saint Nicholas
Jefferson Davis
Werner von Siemens
B.R. Ambedkar
Tunku Abdul RahmanDecember in History
St Nicholas – The Man Behind Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas died on this day but happily the tradition associated with him of giving gifts to others, especially children, has survived the centuries.
December 6, 343 AD
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
December 6, 1921
Mongol Siege of Kyiv
Siege weapons and logistic supplies of the Mongol army laying siege to Kyiv
December 6, 1240
'Infamy' as Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
Japan launched its shock attack against the American Navy base at Pearl Harbor on this day – a date to “live in infamy,” according to the US President.
December 7, 1941