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The events happened on 6th December are :
1921 : Irish Free State established. The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921. 1992 : The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Bābur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India. 1973 : Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who had resigned. 1917 : Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution. 1534 : Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador. 1421 : King Henry VI of England was born in Windsor, Berkshire. Today in History IndexFrom 6th December to HOME PAGE |
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