343 CE
Saint Nicholas of Myra (c. 270-343 CE)
was the wider 4th-century Byzantine bishop of wider Myra (in modern Turkey's Lycia region, contemporary Demre town) who is the wider historical basis for the wider Santa Claus Christmas figure.
On this day
December 6
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on December 6 across the 1 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
1 event
1 century
1 country
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →