On This Day - 6th December

On This Day - 6th December quiz round
 
10 trivia questions about things that happened on this day in history - 6th December
 
A great round for a weekly quiz night.
 
Example questions;
 

On this day in 1768, the first edition of which reference work was publishedin Edinburgh?

Rock and roll singer/songwriter Roy Orbison died of a heart attack at the age of 52 on this day in which year?