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What happened in history on this day: December 23?
On December 23 in ...
- 558 - Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about age 62.
- 619 - Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 679 - Death of King Dagobert II of Austrasia (676-679); murdered by a servant on orders of Mayor of the Palace, Pepin the Fat.
- 1116 - Ivo van Chartres French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies.
- 1174 - Birth of Louis I Duke of Wittelsbach.
- 1236 - Philippus Cancellarius French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies.
- 1482 - Peace of Atrecht.
- 1502 - Margaretha English princess of Burgundy, dies at age 57.
- 1544 - Birth of Anna duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71).
- 1548 - Birth of Pieter C Bockenberg historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae).
- 1569 - Saint Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible.
- 1582 - Birth of Severo Bonini composer.
- 1588 - Hendrik de Guise French leader of Catholic League, murdered at age 37.
- 1597 - Birth of Martin Opitz in Bunzlau, Silesia; poet and theoretician (Buch von der deutschen Poeterey (1624)), member of "Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft" literary society, considered the "father of German poetry".
- 1619 - Johan Sigismund elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at age 47.
- 1620 - French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII.
- 1642 - King Philip IV of Spain decrees a 20 percent debasement of silver coins to pay for military expeditions.
- 1652 - John Cotton Massachusetts Bay Puritan preacher, dies at age 68.
- 1672 - Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn.
- 1679 - The Mexico City Mint begins striking first gold coins of the New World.
- 1688 - English King James II flees to France.
- 1688 - Jean-Louis Lully composer, dies at age 21.
- 1689 - Birth of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier composer.
- 1690 - John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it is undiscovered.
- 1696 - Johann David Mayer composer, dies at age 60.
- 1699 - Birth of Joseph Gibbs composer.
- 1715 - Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund.
- 1724 - Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Australia Netherlands.
- 1728 - Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin.
- 1732 - Birth of Richard Arkwright inventor (spinning frame).
- 1734 - Birth of Filinto Elísio [Francisco M do Nascimento] Portuguese poet.
- 1750 - Birth of Frederik Augustus I the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27).
- 1751 - France sets plan to tax clergymen.
- 1776 - Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France.
- 1777 - Birth of Aleksandr I P Romanov; Tsar of Russia (1801-25).
- 1779 - Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct.
- 1783 - General George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
- 1785 - Birth of Christian Gobrecht in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA; US Mint chief engraver (1840-44), paper money engraver, engraver of "seated Liberty" obverse of US silver coins 1837-1891.
- 1788 - Maryland votes to cede a 10 square mile area for District of Columbia.
- 1789 - Death of Charles-Michel at age 77; abbé de l'Epéé (school for the deaf).
- 1790 - Birth of Jean-François Champollion; deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics.
- 1795 - Birth of Philippe Vandermaelen; Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel).
- 1804 - Birth of Charles-Augustin de Sainte-Beuve in France; critic/writer (deax violes esgales).
- 1805 - Birth of Joseph Smith Junior in Sharon, Vermont, USA; founder of Mormon church.
- 1808 - Birth of Thomas Turner; Commander (Union Navy) (dies 1883).
- 1810 - Death of William Douglas, Earl of March and Ruglen, 4th Duke of Queensberry, in Peebles, Scotland; notable gambler.
- 1812 - Birth of Samuel Smiles in Scotland; author (Self-Help, Character, Duty).
- 1818 - Birth of David Addison Weisiger; Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) (dies 1899).
- 1827 - Birth of Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff; Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa).
- 1828 - Birth of Mathilde Wesendonk; German writer/poet (Tagebuchblatter).
- 1832 - Dutch troops in Antwerp surrender.
- 1834 - Birth of Thomas R Malthus; English vicar/economist (moral restraint).
- 1834 - Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs.
- 1845 - Birth of Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle; doctor (founder of Notre Dame Hospital in Montréal).
- 1845 - Birth of Gustave Ador; union President of Austria (1919).
- 1858 - Birth of Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko; playwright (Life in Russian Theater).
- 1860 - Birth of Harriet Monroe in Chicago, Illinois, USA; poet/editor of Poetry magazine (You and I).
- 1862 - Birth of Henri Pirenne; Belgian historian (History of Belgium).
- 1862 - USA General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
- 1865 - Birth of Albrecht; duke of Württemberg/general-fieldmarshal.
- 1867 - Birth of Madame C J Walker [Sarah Breedlove] in Delta, Louisiana, USA; cosmetics mogul.
- 1870 - Birth of John Marin; painter (1948 Fine Arts Medal).
- 1876 - Turkey's first constitution is proclaimed.
- 1879 - Death of James Dundas by mine explosion at Sherpur near Kabul, Afghanistan; captain of Royal Engineers, recipient of Victoria Cross.
- 1883 - Birth of Hubert M E Pierlot; Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45).
- 1886 - Birth of Albert Ehrenstein in Austria, writer (Message from the Madhouse).
- 1887 - Birth of Eric Blore in London, England; actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad).
- 1887 - Birth of John Cromwell in Toledo, Ohio, USA; actor/director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage).
- 1888 - Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France.
- 1893 - Birth of Ann O'Neal in Missouri, USA; actress (Nana - Professional Father).
- 1894 - Birth of Arthur Gilligan; cricket player (England captain in 1920s).
- 1896 - Birth of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa; Sicilian writer (Der Leopard).
- 1897 - Birth of Julien Carette in Paris, France; actor (Sylvia and the Phantom).
- 1899 - Tentative Turkish and German treaty on construction of Baghdad railway.
- 1900 - Birth of Marc Allégret; French director (Voyage ouch Congo).
- 1901 - Birth of Gene Sarazen; golfer (PGA 1922, 1923, 1933).
- 1903 - Birth of Fredericka Carolyn Washington AKA Fredi Washington in Savannah, Georgia, USA; actress (Black and Tan) (dies 1994).
- 1903 - Birth of Michael Kalatozov; Russian producer (When the Cranes Fly).
- 1906 - Birth of Ross Lee Finney in Wells, Minnesota, USA; composer (Landscapes Remembered).
- 1907 - First all-steel passenger railroad coach completed, in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- 1907 - Birth of Don McNeill in Galena, Illinois, USA; host (Don McNeill TV Club).
- 1908 - Birth of Yousuf Karsh; portrait photographer (Life Magazine).
- 1909 - Birth of Barney Ross in New York City, New York, USA; welterweight boxing champion (1934).
- 1909 - Birth of Don Cleverley; cricket player (two Tests for New Zealand 1932 and 1946, took 0-130).
- 1909 - Birth of Maurice Denham in Beckenham, England; actor (Mr Love, Damn the Defiant).
- 1909 - Albert becomes king of Belgium.
- 1911 - Birth of James Gregory in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller).
- 1912 - First "Keystone Kops" film, titled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy".
- 1912 - Aswan Dam in Nile begins operation.
- 1913 - James Middleton, cricket player (24 wicket of lefty pace South Africa 1895-1903), dies.
- 1913 - The Federal Reserve Act is signed by US President Woodrow Wilson into law. It authorizes the Federal Reserve System and a set of Federal Reserve notes.
- 1918 - Birth of Helmut Schmidt; Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974-82).
- 1918 - Birth of José Greco in Italy; flamenco dancer (Holiday for Lovers).
- 1919 - First hospital ship built to move wounded naval personnel is launched.
- 1919 - Alice H Parker patents gas heating furnace.
- 1920 - Birth of Alan North in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Captain Ed Hocken - The Naked Gun).
- 1920 - King George V signs Home Rule Act.
- 1920 - Ireland is divided into two parts, each with its own parliament.
- 1921 - Birth of Gerald S O'Loughlin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels).
- 1922 - BBC Radio begins daily newscasts.
- 1922 - Birth of Micheline Ostermeyer in France; shot-put/discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1922 - Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano.
- 1923 - Birth of Bob Barker in Darrington, Washington, USA; TV host (The Price is Right).
- 1923 - Birth of James Stockdale; admiral (Vietnam), Ross Perot's 1992 running mate (US Vice Presidential candidate).
- 1923 - Birth of Leonard Stern in New York City, New York, USA; producer/TV writer (Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart).
- 1923 - Birth of Lucas M Mangope; first President of Bophuthatswana (1977-94).
- 1923 - Birth of Milt Okun in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Starland Vocal Band Show).
- 1923 - Birth of Ruth Roman in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Sylvia - Knots Landing, Dallas).
- 1923 - New York Yankees' pitcher Carl Mays sold to Cincinnati Reds for $85,000.
- 1924 - Birth of Floyd Kalber in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; newscaster (NBC Weekend News anchor - 1973).
- 1925 - A S C Wallis [Adèle von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies.
- 1925 - Birth of Harry Guardino in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill Street Blues).
- 1925 - Birth of Pierre Bérégovoy; French premier (1992-93).
- 1925 - Sultan Ibn Saud of Nedzjed conquers Djeddah.
- 1926 - Birth of Robert Bly; American poet/editor/translator (Loving a Woman in two Worlds).
- 1928 - NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.
- 1929 - Birth of Dick Weber; pro bowler (16, 300 games).
- 1930 - Birth of Barbara Ruick in Pasadena, California, USA; actress (Apache War Smoke, Tú Para Mi).
- 1930 - Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in New York City, New York.
- 1931 - Birth of Ronnie Schell in Richmond, California, USA; American actor and comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World).
- 1931 - Tyrone Power Sr, American actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at age 62.
- 1932 - Birth of James Cleveland in Chicago, Illinois, USA; reverend, gospel musician ("Old Time Religion", "It's Me O Lord").
- 1933 - Birth of Akihito; emperor of Japan (1989-).
- 1933 - Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251.
- 1933 - Train crash in Eastern Paris; 230 die.
- 1935 - Birth of Esther Phillips [EM Jones]; American singer ("When a Woman Loves a Man").
- 1935 - Birth of Paul Hornung; NFL football player (Green Bay Packers, the Golden Boy).
- 1936 - Birth of Bobby Ross; NFL coach (San Diego Chargers).
- 1936 - Birth of Frederic Forrest in Waxahachie, Texas, USA; actor (Music Box, Lonesone Dove).
- 1936 - Birth of James Stacy in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Fred - Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet).
- 1937 - Birth of Karol Joseph Bobko in New York City, New York, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J).
- 1938 - Margaret Hamilton's "Wicked Witch of the West" costume catches fire in filming of Wizard of Oz; she is severely burned and off the film for over one month.
- 1938 - Robert Herrick, US writer (Chimes), dies at age 70.
- 1939 - Anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at age 49.
- 1939 - Birth of Johnny Kidd [Frederick Heath] in London, England; rocker (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates).
- 1939 - Finnish counter-offensive at Summa.
- 1939 - South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland in cricket.
- 1940 - Birth of Eugene Record; American singer (Chi Lites - "Give it Away").
- 1941 - Birth of Elizabeth Hartman in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; actress (Walking Tall, Beguiled).
- 1941 - Birth of Tim Hardin in Oregon, USA; singer ("If I Were a Carpenter", "Bird on a Wire").
- 1941 - British troops overrun Benghazi Libya.
- 1941 - Japan begins assault on Rangoon, Burma.
- 1942 - Allied air attack on Den Helder.
- 1942 - Birth of Jerry Koosman; pitcher (New York Mets).
- 1943 - First telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady, New York.
- 1943 - Birth of Derek Small; rocker (Spinal Tap).
- 1943 - Birth of Harry Shearer in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian/actor (Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Pure Luck).
- 1943 - Birth of Peter Quaife in Devon, England; rock bassist (Kinks - "Long Tall Sally").
- 1943 - Birth of Silvia Sommerlath in Heidelberg, Germany; Queen of Sweden, wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-).
- 1943 - Birth of Roelof den Ambtman; Dutch actor/director (One Evening at Eva).
- 1943 - Birth of Stephen Wallace; director (For Love Affair, Hunger, Mail Order Bride).
- 1943 - British General Bernard Montgomery told he is appointed commandant for D-Day.
- 1943 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees de Jongen), dies at age 64.
- 1944 - Birth of D J D Dees; pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC (VVD).
- 1944 - Birth of Enneüs Heerma; Dutch minister of Housing (CDA).
- 1944 - Birth of Hans Tentije [Johann Krämer]; Dutch poet (Nachtwit).
- 1944 - Birth of U C Joshi; cricket player (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India).
- 1945 - Birth of Richard C Wohlhuter; 800-metre runner (Olympics-bronze-1976).
- 1945 - Birth of Ronald Bushy; rocker (Iron Butterfly - "In A Gadda Da Vida").
- 1945 - Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Brunkul), dies at age 39.
- 1945 - Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church.
- 1946 - Belgian Council of State forms.
- 1946 - Birth of Tony Craig [Kulasa] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (That Boy Next Door).
- 1946 - University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne University, because they may use a black player in their basketball game.
- 1947 - Birth of Bill Rodgers; marathon runner (Boston, New York).
- 1947 - Three scientists at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the USA, William Shockley, Walter Brattain, and John Bardeen demonstrate their new invention of the point-contact transistor amplifier. The name transistor is short for "transfer resistor".
- 1948 - Birth of Jack Ham; NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1948 - Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister, and six other Japanese hanged for war crimes by US.
- 1949 - Birth of Luther Grosvenor; rocker (Spooky Tooth).
- 1949 - Birth of Susan Lucci in Scarsdale, New York, USA; actress (All My Children, Mafia Princess).
- 1949 - Birth of Wally Edwards; cricket player (three Tests Australia versus England 1974).
- 1951 - First coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000); Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game.
- 1951 - Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Palo Verde), dies at age 66.
- 1951 - Last Belgian communities get electricity.
- 1953 - Birth of John Callahan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Craig - Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest).
- 1953 - Birth of Tatsumi Fujinami; wrestler (WWF/NWA).
- 1953 - Brooklyn Dodgers; second baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins National League Rookie of Year.
- 1953 - Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed.
- 1954 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to theaters in the USA. The film is based on the novel by Jules Verne.
- 1955 - Birth of Dave Murray; English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast").
- 1956 - Birth of Michele Alboretto; Formula-1 racer (Ferrari).
- 1957 - Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson versus South Africa.
- 1958 - Abdallah Ibrahim forms government of Morocco.
- 1958 - Birth of Dave Murray; English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Powerslave").
- 1958 - Birth of Joan Severance in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil).
- 1959 - Edward Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at age 78.
- 1959 - Lester Lonergan Junior, actor (Growing Paynes), dies at age 65.
- 1959 - Lord Irwin, ambassador to US (1940-46), dies at age 78.
- 1960 - Birth of William Sinnot; Scottish pop musician (Shamen - "Move Any Mountain").
- 1960 - Birth of Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela.
- 1960 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Swiss Family Robinson to theaters in the USA. It cost US$4-5 million to make. The film is based on the novel by Johann Wyss.
- 1960 - De Quay's Dutch government falls.
- 1960 - King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power.
- 1961 - Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for US$62 million worth of food and medical supplies.
- 1961 - Train accident in Italy, 70 die.
- 1962 - Birth of Jerry Reynolds; NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1962 - Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion.
- 1962 - Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game.
- 1962 - Luis Alberni, actor (Topaze), dies at age 76.
- 1963 - The Beach Boys music group first appears on Shindig.
- 1963 - Birth of Carol Peterka in Little Falls, Minnesota, USA; team handball back court (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Jim Harbaugh; NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1963 - Birth of Keiji Muto; wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW).
- 1964 - Birth of Andy Gabel in Chicago, Illinois, USA; short track skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1964 - Birth of Petr Klima in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia; NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1964 - India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
- 1965 - Birth of Eddie Vedder; heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam - "Justine").
- 1965 - Birth of Slash; rocker (Guns N' Roses).
- 1966 - Birth of Hans van Arum; Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, Willem II).
- 1966 - Britain's rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, airs its last program.
- 1966 - Death of Heimito von Doderer at age 70 in Weidlingau, Austria; novelist ("Die Damonen", "Tangenten", "Roman Nr.7", "Der Grenzwald").
- 1966 - Robert Keith, actor (Battle Circus, Men in War), dies at age 68.
- 1966 - CBS first airs How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- 1967 - Birth of Lamar Lathon; NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers).
- 1967 - In Brussels, Belgium, the NATO council accepts "Flexible Response" strategy.
- 1967 - Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at age 49.
- 1967 - US President Lyndon B Johnson meets Pope Paul VI at the Vatican.
- 1967 - Ruth Fuller Sasaki, head of first Zen Institute of America, dies at age 75.
- 1968 - First documented US case of space motion sickness.
- 1968 - 82 members of US intelligence ship Pueblo released by North Korea.
- 1969 - Birth of Rodney Culver; NFL running back (San Diego Chargers).
- 1969 - Birth of Stephen Grant; NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1969 - Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at age 80.
- 1970 - 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's Mousetrap (record).
- 1970 - Birth of Kimberly Ann Cooley in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA; Miss America-North Dakota (1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Martha Byrne; actress (Lily Snyder - As the World Turns).
- 1970 - Birth of Raymont Harris; NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
- 1970 - Birth of Shannon Noelle DePuy in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA; Miss Virginia-America (1991-top 10).
- 1970 - Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop - Bullwinkle Show), dies at age 84.
- 1970 - French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia.
- 1970 - New York World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m).
- 1970 - USSR performs nuclear test.
- 1971 - Birth of Corey Haim in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive).
- 1971 - Birth of Pete Bercich; NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1971 - Birth of Steve Stenstrom; quarterback (Chicago Bears).
- 1972 - "Immaculate Reception" Pittsburgh Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against the Oakland Raiders to win 13-7.
- 1972 - Sixteen plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism.
- 1972 - In Managua, Nicaragua, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs. 5,000-12,000 deaths, thousands injured. Estimated US$800 million in damages.
- 1972 - Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at age 84.
- 1972 - Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India versus England at Delhi.
- 1972 - New York Islanders end 15-game winless streak.
- 1973 - CBS debuts the daytime TV soap The Young and The Restless.
- 1973 - Six Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices.
- 1973 - Arthur Richardson, cricket player (9 Tests 1924-26), dies.
- 1973 - Birth of Tony Graziani; quarterback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1973 - French Caravelle crashes in Morocco, 106 killed.
- 1975 - US Congress passes Metric Conversion Act.
- 1975 - A landmark decision by Peter Seitz begins a new era in major league baseball as the arbitrator's judgment makes pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally the first true free-agents in baseball history.
- 1975 - Richard S Welch, US Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Athens, Greece, is shot dead.
- 1976 - Paul M Frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies at age 80.
- 1977 - Birth of Becky Ruehl in Lakeside Park, Kentucky; diver (Olympics-4th-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Helen Mahmastol; Miss Universe-Estonia (1996).
- 1978 - New York Islanders score 7 goals in one period against the New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points, five goals-NHL record six points in one period.
- 1979 - New York Islanders' greatest shutout loss (8-0) versus Chicago Black Hawks.
- 1979 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1979 - The highest aerial tramway in Europe, the Klein Matterhorn, opens.
- 1981 - Death of Reginald Miles Ansett, Australian businessman and aviator (born 1909).
- 1981 - Boycott becomes leading run-scorer in Test Crickets with 8033.
- 1982 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends the evacuation of Times Beach, Missouri due to dangerous levels of dioxin contamination.
- 1982 - Death of Jack Webb at age 62 of a heart attack; actor (Pat Novak for Hire radio show, Johnny Madero Pier 23, Joe Friday - Dragnet radio and TV show, Pete Kelly's Blues radio and TV show), producer (Emergency TV show (1972-77)).
- 1983 - Death of Colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (born 1910).
- 1983 - Journal Science publishes first report on nuclear winter.
- 1984 - Viv Richards scores 208 in Test Cricket at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1985 - Birth of Harry Judd; English drummer (McFly).
- 1985 - In Northwest Territories, Canada, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs.
- 1985 - James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18) commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages.
- 1986 - Voyager airplane completes the first nonstop circumnavigation of the earth by air without refueling in 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
- 1987 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempted assassination of US President Gerald R Ford escapes from Alderson Prison.
- 1990 - Frank King, cricket player (West Indies fast bowler played 14 Tests 1953-56), dies.
- 1990 - Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia.
- 1991 - Death of Ernst Krenek in Palm Springs, California, at age 91; Austrian/US composer (Orpheus and Eurydike).
- 1991 - New York Daily News publisher Kevin Maxwell resigns.
- 1992 - Cyril Walters, cricket player (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies.
- 1992 - Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), dies at age 42.
- 1993 - Yugoslavia issues 500-billion dinar paper money notes, setting a world record for most zeros (eleven) printed on a note.
- 1994 - Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players.
- 1994 - Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at age 41.
- 1994 - Nora Dunfree, US actress (Grass Harp), dies at age 78.
- 1994 - Sebastian Lewis Shaw, British actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at age 89 (born 1905).
- 1995 - Patric Reginald Lawrence Knowles, English actor (Chisum, Mutiny), dies at age 84 (born 1911).
- 1996 - Four women ordained priests in Jamaica, first in 330-year Anglican history.
- 1997 - Sony releases the film As Good as It Gets to theaters.
- 1997 - Chicago Bulls' coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins (682 games).
- 1997 - Colorado Avalanche player Jari Kurri is 8th NHL player to score 600 career goals.
- 1997 - Stanley Cortez, cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), dies at age 92.
- 1997 - Terry Nichols found guilty of manslaughter in Oklahoma City bombing.
- 1997 - US Agriculture Department estimates it costs $149,820 to raise a child to 18.
- 2000 - Death of Victor Borge AKA Borge Rosenbaum at age 91 of heart failure; pianist & comedian (Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall on radio, Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood Palace, The Tonight Show).
- 2000 - Death of Billy Barty at age 76 of heart failure; dwarf/comedian (75 years on TV, Spike Jones Show, Peter Gunn).
- 2000 - The Russian government officially admits to the unjustifiable arrest and murder of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg in 1945.
- 2004 - Free-agent outfielder J.D. Drew signs a five-year, $55 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 2004 - Death of P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (born 1921).
- 2005 - Lech Kaczynski is sworn in as the President of Poland in Warsaw.
- 2005 - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announces the first in an expected series of troop drawdowns following the Iraqi elections.
- 2005 - Johnny Damon signs a US$52 million, four-year deal to play for the New York Yankees.
- 2005 - Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 from Baku, Azerbaijan to Aktau, Kazakhstan crashes shortly after takeoff, killing 23 people.
- 2005 - Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adre, which left about 100 people dead.
- 2005 - Death of Yao Wenyuan, Chinese politician (born 1931).
- 2005 - IBM discontinues all OS/2 operating system products.
- 2007 - A general election is held in Thailand. The People's Power Party, which is associated with former Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra, wins a majority of seats (233 of 480) in the parliament.
- 2007 - In Nepal, parliament votres almost unanimously to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy.
- 2007 - Presidential election in Uzbekistan.
- 2007 - Death of Oscar Peterson at age 82; jazz pianist (recorded over 90 albums, won Canada's Juno Award in 1987, Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991).
- 2008 - A military coup d'état is announced in Guinea shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté.
- 2016 - The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334 condemning "Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967".
- 2019 - 28 people are killed and 13 others injured after a bus plunges into a ravine on a winding road in South Sumatra.
- 2020 - Canada approves Moderna's vaccine, the second country to do so.
- 2021 - Death of Joan Didion at age 87 of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan, New York, USA (born 1934); American writer (The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), Blue Nights (2011), Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968), The White Album (1979), Play It As It Lays (1970))
- 2021 - Death of Grace Mirabelle at age 92; former Vogue magazine editor.
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