South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. Date: December 6, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum. Date: December 6, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians. Date: December 6, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. Date: December 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: December 6, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅…
Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months. Date: December 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people. Date: December 6, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: December 6, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on…
in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections. Date: December 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: December 6, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)