Eruption of Mount Marapi

• Mount Marapi erupts (pictured) on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, killing 23 hikers.
• Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies at the age of 100.
• All 41 workers trapped in a road tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand, India, are rescued after 17 days underground.
• In motorcycle racing, Francesco Bagnaia wins the MotoGP World Championship.
• The novel Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize.

December 6: Saint Nicholas Day (Western Christianity); Independence Day in Finland (1917)

Bust of Béla I of Hungary

• 1060 – Béla I (bust pictured) was crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár.
• 1846 – Mexican–American War: American and Mexican forces clashed at the Battle of San Pasqual, a series of skirmishes near San Diego, California.
• 1912 – The Nefertiti Bust, listed among the "Top 10 Plundered Artifacts" by Time, was found in Amarna, Egypt, before being taken to Germany.
• 1956 – At the Melbourne Olympics, 14-year-old swimmer Sandra Morgan became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
• 1988 – Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.