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What happened in history on this day: December 6?
On December 6 in ...
- 1841 - Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres.
- 1939 - Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1963 - The Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans.
- 1969 - 300,000 attend the Altamont, California, rock concert featuring The Rolling Stones.
Births on December 6
- 1896 - Birth of Ira Gershwin; lyricist ("'S Wonderful", "I Got Rhythm").
- 1920 - Birth of Dave Brubeck in Concord, California, USA; jazz pianist/composer ("Gates of Justice").
- 1928 - Birth of Bobby Van AKA Robert Stein in New York City, New York, USA; singer/dancer/actor/host (Hollywood Palace, Showoffs TV show, The Fun Factory, Make Me Laugh, Tattletales, Match Game).
- 1940 - Birth of Steve Alaimo in Rochester, New York, USA; rocker (Mashed Potatoes).
- 1941 - Birth of Helen Cornelius in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; country singer (Nashville on the Road).
- 1941 - Birth of John Nelson in San José, Costa Rica; conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz).
- 1942 - Birth of Leonard Borisoff AKA Len Barry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rocker (Bristol Stomp).
- 1942 - Birth of Peter Handke; Austrian songwriter ("Ritt über den Bodensee").
- 1943 - Birth of Mike Smith in London, England; rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5 - "Glad All Over").
- 1944 - Birth of Jonathan King in London, England; singer ("Everyone's Gone to the Moon").
- 1946 - Birth of Frankie Beverly; rhythm-and-blues singer (Maze).
- 1948 - Birth of Marius Mueller-Westernhagen in Duesseldorf, Germany; rocker (Stinker).
- 1950 - Birth of Daniel Sahuleka; Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad).
- 1955 - Birth of Bill Lloyd in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA; singer (Foster and Lloyd - "Crazy Over You").
- 1955 - Birth of Paul Richard Buckler AKA Rick Buckler; rock drummer (The Jam).
- 1955 - Birth of Tish Hinojosa in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer ("Something in the Rain").
- 1956 - Birth of Peter Buck; US pop guitarist (REM - "Murmur").
- 1956 - Birth of Randy Rhoads in Santa Monica, California, USA; rocker (Ozzy Osbourne - "Flying High Again").
- 1961 - Birth of David Lovering; rock musician (Pixies).
- 1962 - Birth of Ben Watt; rocker (Everything but the Girl - "Sir Idlewood").
- 1970 - Birth of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg; rock musician (Ace of Base).
Deaths on December 6
- 1949 - Death of Huddie William Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly at age 60 of Lou Gehrig's disease in New York City, New York, USA; blues and folk singer ("Midnight Special", "Rock Island Line", "Goodnight Irene").
- 1988 - Death of Bill Harris at age 63; guitarist (The Clovers - "Love Potion No 9").
- 1988 - Death of Roy Orbison at age 52 of a heart attack near Nashville, Tennessee, USA; singer ("Oh, Pretty Woman", "Only the Lonely", The Traveling Wilburys).
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