In context
- When
- Tuesday, December 6 201610 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Anniversary
- 10th in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Peter Vaughan
Who they were
Peter Vaughan, British actor (born 1923)
Why this date
Peter Vaughan appears on our December 6 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.
December 6 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Yugoslav Wars
- 1992Babri Masjid
- 1995Food and Drug Administration
- 1998Venezuela
- 1999A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
- 1999Recording Industry Association of America
- 2005Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
- 2006NASA
- 20152015 Venezuelan parliamentary election
- 2016Peter Vaughan
- 2017Donald Trump
Also in 2016
- May 1111 May 2016 Baghdad bombingsOne hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad.
- September 9North KoreaThe government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea cal…
- September 172016 New York and New Jersey bombingsTwo bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
- September 182016 Uri attackThe 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldier…
- July 13Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
- January 3Nimr al-NimrIn response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
- September 3ChinaThe U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
- July 5Juno (spacecraft)The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
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December 6 2016 — 10 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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