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31 December406: 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia. 765: Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China. 1687: 1st Huguenots depart France to Cape of Good Hope. 1708: Great Alliance captures Bridge. 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk. 2009: Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur. 30 December987 : French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king. 1703: Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die. 1906: The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, later laid down the foundations of Pakistan. 1950: Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states within the French Union. 2013: More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 29 December765 : Ali al-Ridha, Arabian 8th of the Twelve Imams was born. 875 : Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. 1851: The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts. 1876: The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio. 2003: The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct. 28 December893 : An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia. 1308: The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins. 1846: Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. 1948: The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami. 2014: Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. 27 December537 : The Hagia Sophia is inaugurated by the Emperor Justinian. 1437: Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia. 1679: Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java. 1997: Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. 2007: Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident. 26 December795 : St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1481: Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht. 1862: Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship. 2006: An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people. 2009: China opens the world’s longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou. 25 December01 : 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguous. 1741: Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale. 1876: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan was born. 1977: Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat. 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigns as President of USSR in a televised speech. 2012: An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people. 24 December1166: John, King of England was born. 1565: Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition. 1800: The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte. 1814: Treaty of Ghent signed, ending US Britain War of 1812. 1889: Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake. 1951: Libya gains independence from Italy. 23 December484 : Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. 558 : Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. 1620: French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII. 1815: The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. 2007: An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state. 22 December609 : Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation. 1135: Stephen of Blois becomes King of England. 1891: Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. 1951: The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya. 1990: Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland. 2016: Syrian government forces retake control of the besieged areas of Aleppo. 21 December1237: The city of Ryazan is sacked by the Mongol army of Batu Khan. 1650: Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht. 1919: American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia. 1988: The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world. 1936: First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft. 1995: The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control. 20 December1046: Synod of Sutri: German King Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI. 1334: Pope Benedict XII is elected. 1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans. 1924: Adolf Hitler is released from Lands berg Prison. 1985: Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day. 1995: NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia. 19 December1154: Henry II becomes King of England. 1776: Thomas Paine publishes his 1st “American Crisis” essay beginning”These are the times that try men’s souls”. 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister at age 24. 1915: General Haig becomes Commander-in-Chief of the British army in France. 1932: British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas. 18 December1499: Rebellion triggeres in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain. 1787: New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1878: The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar. 1973: The Islamic Development Bank is founded. 2006: United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections. 17 December497 : The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. 1526: Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero – forms Inquisition. 1788: Russian army of Grigory Potemkin occupies Ocharov. 1907: Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan. 2014: The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960. 16 December882 : Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII. 1431: King Henry VI of England crowned king of France. 1811: The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri. 1903: Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests. 1991: Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union. 15 December533 : Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron. 1612: German Astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope. 1840: Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death. 1973: American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not a mental illness. 2000: The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down. 2010: A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people. 14 December644 : Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam. 835 : Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. 872 : John VIII elected as Catholic Pope. 1918: Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated. 1931: Poet John Elia was born. 1994: Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river. 13th December1272: King Frederick III of Sicily was born. 1577: Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England on a circumnavigationof the world. 1774: First incident of American Revolution – 400 attack Ft William and Mary, New Hampshire. 1936: J. C. Martin, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. 2003: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit, during Operation Red Dawn by US forces. 2007: Treaty of Lisbon is signed by members states of European Union. 12th December1098: 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria. 1474: Isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon. 1527: Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice. 1911: Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India. 1918: The Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time. 1991: The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR. 11th December1936: Edward VIII Abdicates. 1946: Unicef Founded. 1925: Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King. 1941: Germany declares war on the United States. 1969: Soviets declares nudity a sign of western decadence. 2008: Billionaire conman Bernard madoff arrested. 10th December1778: John Lay is elected president of the Continental Congress. 1901: First Nobel Prize awarded. 1915: Ford Builds its 1 millionth cars. 1917: Red Cross is awarded Nobel Peace Prize. 1941: Japan becomes master of the Pacific and South China Sea. 9th December656 : Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion. 1315: Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society). 1625: Netherlands & England sign military treaty. 1983: Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer was born. 1992: Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce a formal separation. 8th December1542: Mary, Queen of Scots was born. 1863: Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South. 1941: US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II. 1966: US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space. 1998: Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria. 2013: Riots break out in Singapore after a fatal accident in Little India. 7th December1354: Margaretha van Bavarian’s son earl Willem V signs peace treaty. 1595: Injo of Joseon, Korean king was born. 1696: Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull. 1732: The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London. 1787: Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify the US constitution. 1985: Dean Ambrose, American wrestler was born. 6th December963 : Leo VIII elected Pope. 1060: Bela I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary. 1240: Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev. 1520: Barbara Radziwill queen of Poland was born. 1877: The first edition of The Washington Post is published. 1998: In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez is victorious in presidential elections. 5th December1349: 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots. 1560: Charles IX becomes king of France. 1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born. 1831: Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. 1848: US President Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming gold discovery in California. 1916: The French defeat the Germans in the Battle of Verdun. 4th December1110: Syrian harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders. 1197: Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah. 1259: Treaty of Paris: English King Henry III & French King Louis IX. 1489: Battle of Baza – Spanish army captures Baza from Moors. 1791: The first edition of The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, is published. 2015: A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people. 3rd December1586: Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia. 1818: Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state. 1967: 1st human heart transplant performed by Dr Christian Barnard in South Africa. 1989: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush, declare the Cold War over. 2012: At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines. 2nd December1848: Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria. 1908: Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. 1939: New York City’s LaGuardia Airport opens. 1970: The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. 2016: Thirty-six people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California, warehouse serving as an artist collective. 1st December1822: Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil. 1913: Ford Motor Company institutes world’s 1st moving assembly line for the Model T Ford. 1955: Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. 1958: The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns. 1988: Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan). |
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