Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 6
This is a list of selected December 6 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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December 6: Independence Day in Finland (1917); Constitution Day in Spain
- 1060 – Béla I the Champion (bust pictured) was crowned king of Hungary.
- 1534 – Over 200 Spanish settlers led by conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar founded what is now Quito, Ecuador.
- 1865 – Slavery in the United States was officially abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
- 1956 – Aged 14, swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
- 1988 – The Australian Capital Territory was granted self-government.
- 2005 – Members of the People's Armed Police shot and killed several people in Dongzhou, Guangdong, China, who were protesting government plans to build a new power plant.