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Born on Monday December 6, 1943
Died on Monday December 6, 1943

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 6, 1943 at Delpher


Born on December 6
  • 1941 » Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
  • 1941 » Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
  • 1941 » Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1941 » Richard Speck, American murderer († 1991)
  • 1942 » Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
  • 1942 » Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
  • 1943 » Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer
  • 1943 » Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer († 2008)
  • 1944 » Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
  • 1944 » Ron Kenoly, American Christian worship leader singer and songwriter

Died on December 6

Names that were popular for boys in 1943
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Gerrit
  7. Pieter
  8. Petrus
  9. Jacobus
  10. Arie
  11. Robert
  12. Adrianus
  13. Wilhelmus
  14. Jacob
  15. Gerardus
  16. Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1943
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Hendrika
  8. Catharina
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Margaretha
  12. Jacoba
  13. Geertruida
  14. Aaltje
  15. Helena
  16. Alida

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1943
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • April 13 » World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
  • April 16 » Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
  • May 15 » Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
  • October 19 » The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
  • October 26 » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
  • November 26 » World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
Weather December 6, 1943

The temperature on December 6, 1943 was between -7.5 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -5.8 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.

Source: KNMI