On December 6 we celebrate the life of St. Nicholas of Myra as well as the lives of the following saints:
Abraham of Kratia
Adolph Kolping
Aemilianus the Martyr
Angelica of Milazzo
Asella of Rome
Auxilius of Ireland
Boniface the Martyr
Dativa the Martyr
Dionysia the Martyr
Gerard of La Charite
Gertrude the Elder
Isserninus of Ireland
Janos Scheffler
Leontia the Martyr
Majoricus the Martyr
Peter Paschal
Polychronius
Secundinus of Ireland
Tertus
There are a number of saints that have their feast day on December 6 but the one person most universally celebrated that day is St. Nicholas of Myra.
Saint Nicholas' Day
It was a Friday.
Thursday
It was a Monday.
Thursday
January 1 New year January 6 Epiphany August 15 Assuption November 1 All Saints Day
December 6 1961 was a Wednesday.
December 6, 1886, was a Monday.
Monday
The premise in the question is incorrect. Israelis celebrate Yom Ha'aztmaut or Independence Day on 5 Iyyar not 6 Iyyar. Nothing is celebrated on 6 Iyyar.
It was a Wednesday /not a Saturday as it had stated