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What happened in history on this day: December 1?
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- 660 - Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies.
- 1018 - Death of Dietmar in Merseburg, Germany; chronicler of information.
- 1135 - Henry I Beauclerc king of England (first king that could read), dies.
- 1167 - Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League.
- 1340 - Roger Northburgh is dismissed as lord high treasurer of Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1374 - Magnus Eriksson king of Norway/Sweden, dies.
- 1417 - Walraven I van Brederode viceroy of Holland, dies.
- 1455 - Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian sculptor, dies at age 77.
- 1515 - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba [el Gran Capitán] Spanish general, dies at age 62.
- 1521 - Leo X [Giovanni de' Medici] Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at age 45.
- 1530 - Margaretha of Austria governess of the Netherlands, dies at age 51.
- 1549 - Birth of Johan van der Veeken merchant/co-founder (VOC).
- 1566 - Birth of Philip earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, Governor of Fort Gorinchem/Nijmegen.
- 1566 - Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva.
- 1573 - Birth of Philippus Rovenius [Rouveen] apostile vicar.
- 1580 - Edmund Campion English jesuit, hanged at age 42.
- 1580 - Giovanni Morone Italian theologian/diplomat/cardinal, dies at age 71.
- 1605 - Birth of Juan de Padilla composer.
- 1623 - Thomas Weelkes composer, dies at age 47.
- 1626 - Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem, driven out.
- 1633 - Isabella of Austria infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at age 67.
- 1634 - Birth of John-Erasmus Quellinus [Quellien] Flemish painter.
- 1640 - Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule.
- 1641 - Massachusetts becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery.
- 1653 - An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from Saint Albans to London in less than 90 minutes.
- 1656 - Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden.
- 1671 - Birth of Francesco Stradivari Italian violin maker/son of Antonius.
- 1671 - Birth of John Keill mathematician.
- 1708 - Great Alliance occupies Brussels.
- 1709 - Abraham a Santa Clara [Johann Megerle] German court vicar, dies at age 65.
- 1724 - Birth of Charles Theodoor elector (Palts and Bayern).
- 1726 - Birth of Oliver Wolcott US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence).
- 1736 - Simon van Slingelandt Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at age 72.
- 1742 - Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia.
- 1743 - Birth of Martin H Klaproth German chemist (uranium).
- 1750 - First American school to offer manual training courses opens, Maryland.
- 1750 - Doppelmayr mathematician.
- 1783 - Charles and M N Roberts ascend 2,000 feet in a hydrogen balloon.
- 1794 - The US Mint releases first half dollar coins into circulation.
- 1797 - Death of Oliver Wolcott at age 71; US judge, signer of Declaration of Independence.
- 1800 - Birth of Mihály Vörösmarty in Hungary; poet/dramatist ("To a Day-Dreamer").
- 1804 - Emperor Napoleon marries Joséphine of Martinique.
- 1821 - Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) proclaims independence from Spain.
- 1822 - Dom Pedro is crowned emperor of Brazil.
- 1824 - House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Harris Crawford and Henry Clay - Adams eventually declared president.
- 1825 - Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at age 47.
- 1826 - Birth of William Mahone; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1895).
- 1831 - Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather.
- 1832 - Birth of Archibald Gracie Junior; Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) (dies 1864).
- 1835 - Birth of Micah Jenkins; US Brigadier-General (Led Hoods Division at Chickamauga) (dies 1864).
- 1835 - Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first book of fairy tales.
- 1842 - Philip Spencer, first US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged.
- 1844 - Birth of Alexandra; Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland.
- 1852 - Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands.
- 1860 - Malta issues its first postage stamp, denominated 1/2 pence, depicting Queen Victoria, and for local use.
- 1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee, to Saltville, Virginia.
- 1865 - Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at age 76.
- 1868 - John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war.
- 1871 - Birth of Archie MacLaren; cricket player (424 Lancashire versus Somerset 1895).
- 1873 - Birth of Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck; premier of Netherlands (1918-25, 1929-33).
- 1876 - Birth of Johanna W "Mina" Bakker; Dutch actress (Boefje).
- 1878 - First White House telephone is installed.
- 1878 - Birth of Arthur B Spingarn; US NAACP-chairman (1940-65).
- 1884 - Birth of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff; German painter/sculptor (Brücke).
- 1884 - Birth of Torben Myer in Copenhagen, Denmark; actor (Girl Who Came Back).
- 1886 - Birth of Jack Crawford; cricket player (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08).
- 1886 - Birth of Pierre Kemp; Dutch poet (Fugitives and Constants).
- 1886 - Birth of Rex Stout; mystery writer (Nero Wolf).
- 1887 - Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at age 78.
- 1887 - Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet".
- 1887 - Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao.
- 1888 - Birth of Benjamin Crémieux; French author (Le premier the la Classe).
- 1891 - Birth of Foppe G Scheltema; Dutch lawyer (wreck laws).
- 1892 - Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, is murdered.
- 1893 - Birth of Herman Griffith; cricket player (pioneering West Indies pace bowler).
- 1896 - First certified public accountants receive certificates (New York).
- 1897 - Birth of Manuel A Neat; Curaçao author (Nobleza di Coerazon).
- 1898 - Birth of Cyril Ritchard in Sydney, Australia; actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker).
- 1899 - Birth of Robert Welch; founder of John Birch Society.
- 1901 - George Lohmann, cricket player (in South Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies.
- 1902 - Birth of Morris "Red" Badgro in Washington, USA; NFL hall of famer (New York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1903 - The Great Train Robbery, the first Western film, is released to theaters.
- 1904 - Birth of W A "Tony" Boyle; United Mine Workers president.
- 1905 - Birth of Charles Finney; US author (Circus of Dr Lao).
- 1906 - Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's first cinema, opens (Paris, France).
- 1909 - First Israeli kibbutz founded, in Deganya Alef.
- 1910 - Birth of Joel Fluellen in Louisiana, USA; actor (Burning Cross, Learning Tree).
- 1911 - Birth of Walter Alston; baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1911 - Birth of Wim van Nuland [Willem C Möhlmann]; Dutch priest/writer (Doorstep).
- 1912 - Birth of Minoru Yamasaki; architect (World Trade Center, New York).
- 1913 - First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA).
- 1913 - Birth of Mary Martin in Weatherford, Texas, USA; actress (Peter Pan).
- 1913 - Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Henry Ford (car every 2:38).
- 1914 - Birth of Alicia Markova; ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32).
- 1914 - Birth of Johnny Johnston in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; singer ("Make that Spare").
- 1916 - Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at age 58.
- 1917 - Birth of Marty Marion; baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1944).
- 1917 - Birth of William Tracy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (To the Shores of Tripoli).
- 1918 - The US Weather Bureau issues its first official aviation weather forecast.
- 1918 - Danish parliament passes an act to grant Iceland independence.
- 1918 - Romanian troops cross armistice line into Transylvania of Hungary, and the Romanians of Transylvania proclaim their union with Romania.
- 1918 - Regent Alexander accepts delegation of the People's Council, declares the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
- 1919 - Birth of Anne Cox Chambers in Dayton, Ohio, USA; US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81).
- 1919 - US-born Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as member of British Parliament, representing Plymouth Sutten. Astor is the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons.
- 1921 - First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight.
- 1921 - Birth of Ralph Manza in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart).
- 1922 - Birth of Geraldine McCulloug in Maywood, Illinois, USA; painter/sculptor (Phoenix).
- 1922 - Birth of Paul Picerni in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Agent Lee Hobson - The Untouchables).
- 1922 - Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski resigns.
- 1923 - Birth of Stansfield Turner; US Central Intelligence Agency director.
- 1923 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University beats Regina Roughriders, 54-0 at Toronto, Ontario.
- 1924 - Plutarco Elías Calles becomes President of México.
- 1925 - Birth of David Doyle in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (John Bosley - Charlie's Angels).
- 1925 - Birth of Jordan Klein in Miami, Florida, USA; cameraman/director (Thunderball).
- 1925 - Treaty of Locarno signed.
- 1926 - Birth of Allyn Ann McLerie in Québec, Canada; actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds).
- 1926 - Birth of Keith Michell in Adelaide, Australia; actor (Six Wives of Henry VIII).
- 1926 - Birth of Robert Symonds in Bristow, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Robert E Lee - Blue and Gray).
- 1928 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers beats Regina Roughriders 30-0 at Hamilton, Ontario.
- 1928 - Railroad museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands.
- 1929 - Birth of David Doyle; actor (Charlie's Angels, Pursuit of Happiness).
- 1929 - Birth of Dick Shawn in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (The Producers, Maid to Order, Angel).
- 1929 - Birth of Emily McLaughlin in White Plains, New York, USA; actress (Jessie - General Hospital).
- 1929 - Game of BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe.
- 1930 - NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty.
- 1931 - In Canada, the Ottawa branch of the British Royal Mint begins operation as the Royal Canadian Mint, under the control of the Canadian Finance Department.
- 1933 - Rudolf Hess and Earnest Röhm become ministers in Adolf Hitler German government.
- 1934 - Birth of Billy Paul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Me and Mrs Jones").
- 1934 - Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, is assassinated in Leningrad.
- 1935 - Austria has world's first Day of Postage Stamp.
- 1935 - Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies.
- 1935 - Birth of Lou Rawls in Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, "Natural Man").
- 1935 - Birth of Roger Christian; American ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1935 - Birth of Woody Allen [Allen Stuart Konigsberg] in Brooklyn, New York, USA; writer, actor (Zelig, Annie Hall).
- 1936 - Second Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E).
- 1936 - Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use.
- 1936 - Birth of Lou Rawls in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("Dean Martin's Gold-diggers", "Natural Man").
- 1936 - EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants.
- 1937 - Birth of Gordon Crosse in Bury, Lancashire, England; composer ("Grace of Todd").
- 1937 - Japan recognizes Franco government of Spain.
- 1938 - Birth of Bill Playle; cricket player (New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction).
- 1938 - Birth of Sandy Nelson in Santa Monica, California, USA; 1950s rocker (Teen Beat, "All Night Long").
- 1938 - School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- 1939 - Birth of Dianne Lennon in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer (Lennon Sisters).
- 1939 - Birth of Lee [Buck] Trevino in Dallas, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1968, 1971).
- 1939 - SS-Führer Heinrich Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews.
- 1940 - Birth of Matthias Habich; actor (Straight to the Heart, A Corps Perdu).
- 1940 - Birth of Mike Denness; cricket player (England batsman and captain mid-70s).
- 1940 - Birth of Richard Pryor in Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy).
- 1940 - Birth of Ron Finn in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL linesman.
- 1941 - British cruiser Devonshire sinks German submarine Python.
- 1941 - Horace Chapman, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa, 39 runs, one wicket), dies.
- 1941 - Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war.
- 1941 - Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for four years.
- 1941 - US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes.
- 1942 - Birth of John Crowley; American sci-fi author (Deep, Beasts, Novelty).
- 1942 - Birth of Peter Kalikow in Queens, New York, USA; real estate developer/publisher (New York Post).
- 1943 - Birth of Nicholas Peter Negroponte in New York City, New York, USA; founder/director (Media Lab at MIT).
- 1943 - Birth of Orton Enderlein; German luge (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1943 - US President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin agree to Operation Overlord, Anglo-American invasion of Europe (D-Day).
- 1944 - Birth of John Densmore in Los Angeles, California, USA; drummer (Doors - "Light My Fire").
- 1944 - Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands.
- 1945 - Birth of Bette Midler in Aiea, Hawaii; singer ("Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance?"), actress (Beaches, First Wives Club).
- 1945 - Birth of Ross Edwards; cricket player (Aussie middle-order bat of the 1970s).
- 1945 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 35-0 at Toronto, Ontario.
- 1946 - Australia compiles 645 versus India at the Gabba (Donald Bradman 187).
- 1946 - Birth of Gilbert O'Sullivan in Ireland; singer ("Alone Again Naturally").
- 1946 - Birth of Ho-Jun Li in Korea People's Republic; rifle (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1947 - Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at age 72.
- 1947 - Donald Bradman scores 185 in the first Cricket Test versus India at the Gabba.
- 1947 - India cricket all out for 58 versus Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2.
- 1948 - Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine.
- 1948 - Birth of Sarfraz Nawaz; cricket player (successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84).
- 1948 - Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player.
- 1949 - Birth of Pablo Escobar Gaviria; Colombian drug baron.
- 1950 - Birth of Richard Keith in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA; actor (Little Ricky - I Love Lucy).
- 1950 - Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at age 55.
- 1951 - 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (Half Back).
- 1951 - Birth of Alexander Panayotov Aleksandrov in Bulgaria; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-5).
- 1951 - Birth of Eric Bloom; rock vocalist/guitarist (Blue Oyster Cult).
- 1951 - Birth of Jaco Pastorius; American jazz guitarist (Weather Report - "Word of Mouth").
- 1951 - Birth of Treat Williams in Rowayton, Connecticut, USA; actor (Flashpoint, Hair).
- 1952 - Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at age 92.
- 1953 - Boston Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Washington Redskins' Jackie Jensen.
- 1953 - Walter Alston is named Brooklyn Dodgers' manager.
- 1954 - Birth of Bob Goen; TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight).
- 1954 - Nationalist China and US sign dike agreement.
- 1954 - New York Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and two minors to Baltimore Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18-player deal).
- 1955 - Birth of Uwe Benter in the German Federal Republic; coxsman (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks (black) is arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus.
- 1956 - Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympic marathon (2:25:00.0).
- 1956 - Birth of Stuart Kimball; rock guitarist (Face To Face).
- 1956 - Frank Robinson (National League) and Luis Aparicio (American League) are both voted Rookie of the Year.
- 1956 - Indonesian Vice-President Mohammed Hatta resigns.
- 1957 - Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, and Crickets debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- 1958 - Flower Drum Song opens at Saint James Theater in New York City for 602 performances.
- 1958 - Birth of Charlene Tilton in San Diego, California, USA; actress (Lucy Ewing - Dallas).
- 1958 - In Chicago, Illinois, Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and three nuns.
- 1958 - Harley Earl retires from General Motors Styling department, replaced by Bill Mitchell.
- 1958 - Former French colony of Ubangi-Shari proclaims itself independent as the Central African Republic.
- 1959 - Twelve nations sign a treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica.
- 1959 - 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (Half Back).
- 1959 - The first color photograph of Earth is received from outer space.
- 1960 - Birth of Carol Alt[man] in Queens, New York, USA; model/actress (Private Parts).
- 1961 - Birth of Barb Mucha in Parma, Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 Oldsmobile Classic).
- 1962 - Birth of Pamela McGee; WNBA center/forward (Sacramento Monarchs).
- 1962 - Birth of Stan Albers in Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, USA; actor (Curtis - Loving).
- 1963 - Birth of Arjuna Ranatunga; cricket player (Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982).
- 1963 - Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian union.
- 1963 - New York Jets' first shutout, beat Kansas City Chiefs 17-0.
- 1964 - Birth of Soren Henriksen in Denmark; cricket all-rounder (1986-94 ICC, Lancs 1985-86).
- 1964 - Houston Colt .45s change name to Houston Astros.
- 1964 - Martin Luther King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign.
- 1965 - Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US begins.
- 1965 - South Africa government says children of white fathers are white.
- 1966 - Birth of Craig David Parry in Sunshine, Victoria, Australia; PGA golfer (1994 Honda-second).
- 1966 - Birth of Greg McMichael in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1966 - Birth of Matthew Laborteaux; actor (Killing Stone, Deadly Friend).
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Flores; NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins).
- 1966 - Birth of Steve Walsh; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints).
- 1966 - Kurt Georg Kiessinger (CDU) is elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). Will Brandt (SPD) becomes the vice chancellor and foreign minister.
- 1967 - Birth of Nestor Carbonell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Luis - Suddenly Susan).
- 1967 - Birth of Reggie Sanders in Florence, South Carolina, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1967 - Pacific Northwest Sports is awarded one of two American League expansion franchise teams (Seattle).
- 1967 - Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope.
- 1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 22 free throw misses.
- 1968 - Birth of Anders Holmertz; Swedish free-style swimmer (world record 400 metre).
- 1968 - Birth of Eddie Britton; wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1968 - Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's musical Promises Promises opens at Shubert Theater in New York City for 1281 performances.
- 1968 - Gonzalo Barrios elected President of Venezuela.
- 1968 - Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at age 66.
- 1968 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open.
- 1969 - US government holds its first draft lottery since WWII.
- 1970 - Birth of Kirk Rueter in Centralia, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1970 - Birth of Takahiro Ikenoue; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).
- 1970 - Birth of Todd Steussie; NFL guard/tackle (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1970 - Frank Smailes, cricket player (England pace bowler Test versus India 1946), dies.
- 1970 - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
- 1970 - Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as President of México.
- 1970 - NHL takes control of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1971 - Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at age 93.
- 1971 - Birth of Oscar Sturgis; WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Rob Zatechka; NFL guard (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Robsock; NFL/WLAF guard (Oakland Raiders, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1971 - Chicago Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach.
- 1971 - People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
- 1972 - Antonio Segni, Italian Prime Minister/President (1955-57, 1959-60, 1962-64), dies at age 81.
- 1972 - Birth of Andre Royal; linebacker (Carolina Panthers).
- 1972 - Birth of Charlie Jones; wide receiver (San Diego Chargers).
- 1973 - Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea.
- 1973 - Birth of Eric Thomas in Chartage, Texas; 400-metre hurdler.
- 1973 - Birth of Mia Farrance in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at age 87.
- 1973 - Jack Nicklaus becomes first golfer to earn $2 million in a year.
- 1973 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic.
- 1973 - Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champion.
- 1974 - Birth of Richard Jordan; linebacker (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville, Virginia, 92 die.
- 1974 - Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5).
- 1974 - Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at age 83.
- 1974 - Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of eight.
- 1974 - Stephen Gill Spottswood, US bishop/chairman (NAACP), dies at age 77.
- 1975 - Birth of Alya Rohali; Miss Universe-Indonesia (1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Sandra Maidana; Miss Universe-Uruguay (1996).
- 1975 - Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at age 80.
- 1975 - US President Gerald Ford visits People's Republic of China.
- 1976 - Angola admitted to United Nations.
- 1976 - Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president.
- 1976 - Sex Pistols use profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks".
- 1977 - Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country), dies at age 69.
- 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size.
- 1978 - Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, versus England at the Gabba.
- 1978 - The last episode of the new Mickey Mouse Club TV show airs.
- 1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - NBC airs the 100th episode of TV show The Rockford Files.
- 1980 - 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (Running Back).
- 1980 - Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at age 75.
- 1981 - A Yugoslavian DC-9 crashes into a mountain while approaching Ajaccio Airport in Corsica, killing 178.
- 1982 - Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of México.
- 1983 - Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury.
- 1984 - Controlled Impact Demonstration: NASA crashes remote controlled Boeing 720.
- 1984 - 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (quarterback).
- 1984 - France performs nuclear test.
- 1984 - Greg Page knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in 8 rounds for WBA heavyweight boxing title.
- 1985 - The Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable car models are released for sale to the US public.
- 1985 - South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms.
- 1986 - Death of Horace Heidt at age 85; orchestra leader (Ship of Joy radio show, Answers by the Dancers radio show, Anniversary Night with Horace Heidt radio show, Pot of Gold radio show, Tums Treasure Chest radio show, Horace Heidt's Original Youth Opportunity Program radio and TV show, The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt TV show, American Way TV show).
- 1986 - Musée d'orsay opens in Paris, France.
- 1986 - Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at age 59.
- 1987 - Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel.
- 1987 - NASA announces the names of four companies who were awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom: Boeing Aerospace, General Electric's Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas, and the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell.
- 1987 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland. He is replaced by Mike Ahern, the only premier never to contest an election as premier.
- 1987 - Donn Fulton Eisele, Colonel US Air Force/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at age 57.
- 1987 - Death of Punch Imlach, Canadian NHL coach (born 1918).
- 1988 - 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless.
- 1988 - Benazir Bhutto named first female Prime Minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan).
- 1988 - Chinese minister of Foreign affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow, Russia.
- 1988 - NBC bids record US$401 million to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
- 1988 - New York Islanders greatest shutout loss (8-0) versus Saint Louis Blues.
- 1989 - "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS.
- 1989 - Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at age 58 (born 1931).
- 1989 - German Democratic Republic's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist-dominated SED its monopoly on power.
- 1989 - Mark Langston signs record US$3.2 million per year California Angels contract.
- 1989 - USSR President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
- 1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (quarterback).
- 1990 - 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening through a wall of rock, connecting the two ends of an underwater tunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland for the first time in more than 8,000 years.
- 1990 - Hissene Habré of Chad flees to Cameroon.
- 1990 - Iraq accepts US President Bush's offer for talks.
- 1990 - Jan H de Groot, Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland), dies.
- 1990 - Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia hold their first joint session.
- 1990 - New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte Hornets 113-96.
- 1991 - 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1); this is France's first Davis Cup since 1932.
- 1991 - Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at age 58.
- 1991 - Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election.
- 1991 - George Joseph Stigler, American economist (Nobel Prize 1982), dies at age 80 (born 1911).
- 1991 - Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as President of Kazakhstan.
- 1991 - US 75th manned space mission STS 44 Atlantis 10 lands.
- 1991 - Ukrainians vote overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union in a referendum.
- 1992 - Two C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die.
- 1993 - Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minnesota, killing 18.
- 1994 - Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as President of México.
- 1994 - Hugh Chilvers, cricket player (151 wickets leg-spin for New South Wales 1928-37), dies.
- 1994 - Lionel Stander, actor (Max - Hart to Hart), dies at age 86.
- 1995 - First recorded educational Virtual field trip. The audioconference live from Antarctica involved interaction between two teachers and two schools in Canterbury, New Zealand (LEARNZ 1995). Schools from all over New Zealand listen in on the audioconference.
- 1995 - Strikes paralyze France's public sector.
- 1996 - 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2).
- 1996 - Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins Million Dollar Challenge, the richest first prize in golf - $1 million.
- 1996 - Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India.
- 1997 - Golden State Warriors' guard Latrell Sprewell attacks his coach P J Carlesimo.
- 1997 - Death of Stephane Grappelli at age 89 after a hernia operation; jazz violinist (Hot Club of France jazz quintet).
- 1997 - Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS.
- 1998 - Exxon announces a US$73.7 billion deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the second-largest company on the planet by revenue.
- 1998 - Rafael Palmeiro signs a five-year US$45 million contract with the Texas Rangers.
- 1999 - Exxon changes its company name to Exxon Mobil Company.
- 2000 - Vicente Fox takes office as President of Mexico.
- 2001 - Birth of Aiko, Princess Toshi of Japan.
- 2003 - The use of hand-held cell phones while driving is made illegal in the United Kingdom.
- 2003 - Boeing chairman and CEO Phil Condit resigns unexpectedly. He is replaced by Lewis Platt as non-executive chairman and Harry Stonecipher as president and CEO.
- 2004 - Death of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (born 1911).
- 2005 - South Africa becomes the fifth country in the world where same-sex marriages are recognized.
- 2006 - Felipe Calderón is sworn in as the President of Mexico by the Congress in Mexico.
- 2006 - The 15th Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar; the closing ceremony takes place on December 15.
- 2007 - Death of Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (born 1929).
- 2008 - Canada's TSX stock market index drops a record 864.41 points, to 8,406.21.
- 2008 - The largest U.S. chicken company, Pilgrim's Pride Corp, files for voluntary bankruptcy protection.
- 2008 - A triangular conjunction formed by a new Moon, Venus and Jupiter is a prominent object in the evening sky.
- 2008 - The price of a barrel of light crude oil falls US$5.15 to US$49.28.
- 2009 - US President Barack Obama announces an additional 30,000 U.S. troops will be sent to Afghanistan, over the coming summer and fall.
- 2009 - The Treaty of Lisbon comes into force.
- 2017 - Death of Fredy Schmidtke, German cyclist (born 1961).
- 2018 - (to December 8) France experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in Paris morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested; over 100 cars are burned, the Arc de Triomphe is vandalized and numerous other tourist sites are closed, both in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
- 2019 - Prime Minister Joseph Muscat of Malta announces his resignation.
- 2020 - The Arecibo Telescope of the Arecibo Observatory collapses, just weeks after the announcement of its planned demolition.
- 2021 - The European Union launches the Global Gateway initiative, to support US$340 billion of infrastructure in the developing world by 2027.
- 2022 - Death of Julia Reichert at age 76; filmmaker (American Factory documentary film (Oscar award winner 2020)).
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