December 6 is one of the brightest and richest celebrity calendar days. It was on this date that Russian and foreign political figures, historical figures, actors, athletes and many other famous people were born.
Celebrities born December 6th to the 20th century
On December 6, 1285, the famous king of Castile and Leon Fernando IV was born, known for carrying out constant activities to unite the country, torn by internecine warriors.
It was Fernando IV who became the father of the famous European leader and ruler of Castile Alfonso XI.
In 1421, the king of England Henry VI was born on the same date. He led the country's troops into battle during the Hundred Years War and for several decades wore the status of King of France (the only one in the history of the sovereigns of England). Henry is also known for the fact that during his reign, a popular uprising was led by the famous woman warrior Joan of Arc.
Centuries later, but also on December 6, one of the most famous chemists and physicists in the history of world science, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, was born. It was this Frenchman who first began to conduct endometric experiments, investigated the properties of potassium, sodium and boron, was interested in meteorology, proved the elemental nature of iodine, and much more.
Already in the XIX century, on December 6, Nikolai Platonovich Ogarev (1813) and Anton Purseladze (1839th) were born. The first is known in Russian literary criticism as a poet, publicist, and revolutionary writer. The second contributed to the history of the then-Russian Empire through his writings on sociology, criticism, drama and fiction.
In 1841, in France on this date, one of the founders of impressionism, Frederic Bazil, was born.
Famous people who were born on December 6 in the XX century
The world community still recalls born on December 6, 1913 and died in 2002, Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, a famous cardiac surgeon and figure in modern medicine.
In 1920, Dave Brubeck was born, who was famous as an American jazz composer, pianist, and also as a participant and leader of the "The Dave Brubeck Quartet" quartet.
Vladimir Naumovich Naumov, now a living Russian film director, actor and screenwriter, was born on December 6, 1927.
In 1943, it was on this date that Oleg Evgenievich Grigoryev, known as an artist and poet, was born, but, unfortunately, he died early in 1992.
Two foreign figures in the music industry - Joe Hisaishi and Roads Randy - were born on December 6, 1950 and 1956. The first wrote many famous hits and lived first in Japan, and now in the USA. The second is known as the guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne.
In December 7, 1957, the famous comedian, entertainer, and then politician Mikhail Sergeyevich Evdokimov was born, who headed the Altai Territory government from 2004 to 2005 and was tragically killed in a helicopter crash.
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