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File:AmundsenFrontpiece.jpg|Roald Amundsen |
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| [[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of '''[[John of the Cross|Saint John of the Cross]]''' ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], [[Anglican Communion|Anglicanism]], [[Lutheranism]]) |
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| [[557]] – '''[[557 Constantinople earthquake|A large earthquake]]''' severely damaged the city of [[Constantinople]]. |
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| [[1542]] – Six-day-old '''[[Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary I]]''' succeeded to the throne of Scotland. |
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| [[1782]] – In [[Avignon]], France, the '''[[Montgolfier brothers]]''' conducted their first test of their [[hot air balloon]]. |
| [[1782]] – In [[Avignon]], France, the '''[[Montgolfier brothers]]''' conducted their first test of their [[hot air balloon]]. |
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| [[1819]] – '''[[Alabama]]''' was admitted as the 22nd [[U.S. state]], after the statehood of present-day Northern Alabama was delayed for several years by the lack of a coastline until [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] was captured from Spain during the [[War of 1812]]. |
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| [[1896]] – '''[[Glasgow Subway]]''', the third oldest below-ground [[Rapid transit|metro]] system in the world after the [[London Underground]] and the [[Budapest Metro]], began operations in [[Glasgow]], Scotland. |
| [[1896]] – '''[[Glasgow Subway]]''', the third oldest below-ground [[Rapid transit|metro]] system in the world after the [[London Underground]] and the [[Budapest Metro]], began operations in [[Glasgow]], Scotland. |
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| [[1900]] – German physicist '''[[Max Planck]]''' presented a theoretical derivation of his [[Planck's law|black-body radiation law]], suggesting that [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic energy]] could only be emitted in [[Quantum|quantized]] form. |
| [[1900]] – German physicist '''[[Max Planck]]''' presented a theoretical derivation of his [[Planck's law|black-body radiation law]], suggesting that [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic energy]] could only be emitted in [[Quantum|quantized]] form. |
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| [[1918]] – '''[[Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse|Frederick Charles]]''', [[List of Finnish monarchs|King of Finland]], renounced the throne after criticism of his German nationality in the aftermath of [[World War I]]. |
| [[1918]] – '''[[Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse|Frederick Charles]]''', [[List of Finnish monarchs|King of Finland]], renounced the throne after criticism of his German nationality in the aftermath of [[World War I]]. |
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| [[1964]] – The [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled in '''''[[Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States]]''''' that [[United States Congress|Congress]] could use the [[United States |
| [[1964]] – The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] ruled in '''''[[Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States]]''''' that [[United States Congress|Congress]] could use the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]]'s [[Commerce Clause]] power to fight [[Racism in the United States|discrimination]]. |
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| [[1989]] – Chile held its [[1989 Chilean general election|first free election in 16 years]]<!--not bold, short (apart from results)--> and elected '''[[Patricio Aylwin]]''' as the new [[List of presidents of Chile|President of the Republic]]. |
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| [[1994]] – Construction on the '''[[Three Gorges Dam]]''' began on the [[Yangtze]] river in China. |
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| [[1989]] – Chile held its first [[Chilean presidential election, 1989|free election in 16 years]] and elected '''[[Patricio Aylwin]]''' as the new [[List of presidents of Chile|President]] of the Republic. |
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| [[1995]] – The '''[[Dayton Agreement]]''' was signed in Paris to end the [[Bosnian War]], establishing, among others, [[Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina|a new structure of government]] and [[Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina|political divisions]] of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. |
| [[1995]] – The '''[[Dayton Agreement]]''' was signed in Paris to end the [[Bosnian War]], establishing, among others, [[Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina|a new structure of government]] and [[Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina|political divisions]] of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. |
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| [[2004]] – The '''[[Millau Viaduct]]''' spanning the valley of the [[River Tarn]] near [[Millau]] in France, the tallest vehicular bridge in the world at 343 metres (1,125 ft), opened. |
| [[2004]] – The '''[[Millau Viaduct]]''' spanning the valley of the [[River Tarn]] near [[Millau]] in France, the tallest vehicular bridge in the world at 343 metres (1,125 ft), opened. |
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| [[2004]] – Cuba and Venezuela founded the '''[[ALBA|Alliance for the Americas]]''', an [[intergovernmental organization]] dedicated to the integration of Latin American and Caribbean nations. |
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{{*mp}} [[557]] – '''[[557 Constantinople earthquake|A large earthquake]]''' severely damaged the city of [[Constantinople]]. |
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* [[835]] – In the '''[[Sweet Dew incident]]''', [[Emperor Wenzong of Tang|Emperor Wenzong]] ''(pictured)'' of the [[Tang dynasty]] conspired to kill the powerful [[eunuch]]s of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled. |
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{{*mp}} [[1819]] – '''[[Alabama]]''' was admitted as the 22nd [[U.S. state]], after the statehood of present-day Northern Alabama was delayed for several years by the lack of a coastline until [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] was captured from Spain during the [[War of 1812]]. |
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* [[1863]] – [[American Civil War]]: The '''[[Battle of Bean's Station]]''', the final battle of the [[Knoxville campaign]], was fought in [[Grainger County, Tennessee]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1911]] – Norwegian explorer [[Roald Amundsen]]<!--not bold, refimprove section--> and his team became '''[[Amundsen's South Pole expedition|the first people to reach the South Pole]]'''. |
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* [[1911]] – Norwegian explorer [[Roald Amundsen]]<!--not bold, refimprove section--> and his team<!-- ''(pictured)''--> '''[[Amundsen's South Pole expedition|became the first people to reach the South Pole]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1913]] – '''''[[Japanese battleship Haruna|Haruna]]''''', the fourth and last ship of the {{Sclass|Kongō|battlecruiser|0}}, was launched, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. |
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* [[1918]] – The '''[[1918 United Kingdom general election|first British general election with female voters]]''' took place, with women over the age of thirty permitted to vote. |
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{{*mp}} [[1963]] – The dam holding the '''[[Baldwin Hills Reservoir]]''' in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that destroyed 277 homes. |
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* [[1918]] – [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s comic opera '''''[[Gianni Schicchi]]''''' premiered at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in New York City. |
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* [[1948]] – American physicists [[Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.]] and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their '''[[cathode-ray tube amusement device]]''', the first interactive [[electronic game]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[2008]] – During a press conference in [[Baghdad]], Iraqi journalist '''[[Muntadhar al-Zaidi]]''' infamously [[Shoeing|threw his shoes]] at [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]], yelling that "this is for the widows and orphans and all those [[Casualties of the Iraq War|killed in <nowiki>[</nowiki>the Iraq War<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]". |
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* [[1960]] – Australian cricketer '''[[Ian Meckiff]]''' was [[run out]] on the last day of the first [[Test cricket|Test]] match between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], resulting in the first [[tied Test]] in cricket history. |
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{{*mp}} [[2009]] – The '''[[Tino rangatiratanga|Tino Rangatiratanga flag]]''' representing the [[Māori people]] was officially recognized by the [[government of New Zealand]]. |
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* [[1962]] – [[NASA]]'s [[Mariner 2]]<!-- unbold refimprove--> became the world's first [[spacecraft]] to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by '''[[Venus]]'''. |
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* [[1963]] – The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, '''[[Baldwin Hills Dam disaster|releasing a flood]]''' that killed five people and destroyed 277 homes. |
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* [[1972]] - Upon completing the third [[extra-vehicular activity]] of [[Apollo 17]]<!--Not bold, appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 11]]-->, American astronaut '''[[Gene Cernan]]''' became the [[List of Apollo astronauts#People who have walked on the Moon|last person]] to date to walk on the Moon. |
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* [[1981]] – The [[Knesset]] passed the [[Golan Heights Law]]<!--not bold, short article with CN tags-->, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the '''[[Golan Heights]]''', effectively [[Annexation|annexing]] the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria. |
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* [[1992]] – [[War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)|War in Abkhazia]]: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the '''[[siege of Tkvarcheli]]''', resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of [[Abkhazia]]. |
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* [[1998]] – [[Kosovo War]]: [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav]] forces '''[[December 14, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush|ambushed a group]]''' of [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania. |
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* [[1999]] – '''[[Vargas tragedy|Torrential rains]]''' caused [[flash flood]]s<!-- ''(damage pictured)''--> in the Venezuelan state of [[Vargas (state)|Vargas]], resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. |
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* [[2009]] – The '''''[[tino rangatiratanga]]''''' flag, representing the [[Māori people]], was officially recognized by the government of New Zealand. |
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* [[2012]] – A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in '''[[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|a mass shooting]]''' at [[Newtown Public Schools|Sandy Hook Elementary School]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut]]. |
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* [[2012]] – A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in '''[[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|a mass shooting]]''' at [[Sandy Hook Elementary School]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut]]. |
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* Born/died: | '''[[Aldfrith of Northumbria]]'''<!--English king--> |d.or|704; 705| '''[[Niccolò Perotti]]'''<!--Italian humanist--> |d|1480| '''[[Giovanni Battista Cipriani]]'''<!--Italian painter--> |d|1785| '''[[Louis Marshall]]'''<!--American lawyer--> |b|1856| '''[[Princess Alice of the United Kingdom]]''' |d|1878| '''[[DeFord Bailey]]'''<!--American musician--> |b|1899| '''[[Lupe Vélez]]'''<!--Mexican actress--> |d|1944| '''[[Kim Beazley]]'''<!--Australian politician--> |b|1948 | '''[[KaDee Strickland]]'''<!--American actress--> |b|1975| '''[[Michael Owen]]'''<!--English footballer--> |b|1979 |
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* [[1650]] – English domestic servant '''[[Anne Greene]]''' survived being hanged for [[infanticide]]. |
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* [[1836]] – The '''[[Toledo War]]''', a mostly bloodless [[territorial dispute]] between [[Ohio]] and the [[Michigan Territory]], was unofficially ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten Convention". |
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* [[1913]] – '''''[[Japanese battleship Haruna|Haruna]]''''' ''(pictured)'', the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the '''[[Kongō-class battlecruiser|''Kongō'' class]]''', was launched and went on to serve in both world wars. |
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{{*mp}} [[1836]] – The '''[[Toledo War]]''', the mostly bloodless [[boundary dispute]] between [[Ohio]] and the adjoining [[Michigan Territory|Territory of Michigan]], unofficially ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten Convention". |
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* [[2008]] – During a press conference in [[Baghdad]], Iraqi journalist [[Muntadhar al-Zaidi]] '''[[George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident|threw his shoes]]''' at U.S. president [[George W. Bush]] and Iraqi prime minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]]<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those [[Casualties of the Iraq War|killed in Iraq]]". |
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{{*mp}} [[1960]] – [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricketer]] '''[[Ian Meckiff]]''' was [[run out]] on the last day of the first [[Test cricket|Test]] between Australia and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], causing the first [[Tied Test]] in the [[history of cricket]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1962]] – [[NASA]]'s '''[[Mariner 2]]''' became the world's first [[spacecraft]] to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by [[Venus]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1999]] – '''[[Vargas tragedy|Torrential rains]]''' caused [[flash flood]]s ''(damage pictured)'' in [[Vargas (state)|Vargas]], Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. |
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{{*mp}} [[2004]] – Cuba and Venezuela founded the '''[[Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas]]'''. |
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Feast day of Saint John of the Cross (Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism) | CN tags |
557 – A large earthquake severely damaged the city of Constantinople. | Date not cited |
1542 – Six-day-old Mary I succeeded to the throne of Scotland. | appears on February 8 |
1782 – In Avignon, France, the Montgolfier brothers conducted their first test of their hot air balloon. | refimprove |
1819 – Alabama was admitted as the 22nd U.S. state, after the statehood of present-day Northern Alabama was delayed for several years by the lack of a coastline until Mobile was captured from Spain during the War of 1812. | expansion |
1896 – Glasgow Subway, the third oldest below-ground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro, began operations in Glasgow, Scotland. | outdated |
1900 – German physicist Max Planck presented a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law, suggesting that electromagnetic energy could only be emitted in quantized form. | refimprove section |
1918 – Frederick Charles, King of Finland, renounced the throne after criticism of his German nationality in the aftermath of World War I. | multiple issues |
1964 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States that Congress could use the Constitution's Commerce Clause power to fight discrimination. | refimprove |
1989 – Chile held its first free election in 16 years and elected Patricio Aylwin as the new President of the Republic. | refimprove section |
1994 – Construction on the Three Gorges Dam began on the Yangtze river in China. | outdated |
1995 – The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris to end the Bosnian War, establishing, among others, a new structure of government and political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | refimprove |
2004 – The Millau Viaduct spanning the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in France, the tallest vehicular bridge in the world at 343 metres (1,125 ft), opened. | refimprove |
2004 – Cuba and Venezuela founded the Alliance for the Americas, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the integration of Latin American and Caribbean nations. | unreferenced section |
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- 835 – In the Sweet Dew incident, Emperor Wenzong (pictured) of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled.
- 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Bean's Station, the final battle of the Knoxville campaign, was fought in Grainger County, Tennessee.
- 1911 – Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.
- 1918 – The first British general election with female voters took place, with women over the age of thirty permitted to vote.
- 1918 – Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
- 1948 – American physicists Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the first interactive electronic game.
- 1960 – Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test match between Australia and the West Indies, resulting in the first tied Test in cricket history.
- 1962 – NASA's Mariner 2 became the world's first spacecraft to successfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by Venus.
- 1963 – The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that killed five people and destroyed 277 homes.
- 1972 - Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.
- 1981 – The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.
- 1992 – War in Abkhazia: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the siege of Tkvarcheli, resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
- 1998 – Kosovo War: Yugoslav forces ambushed a group of Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania.
- 1999 – Torrential rains caused flash floods in the Venezuelan state of Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
- 2009 – The tino rangatiratanga flag, representing the Māori people, was officially recognized by the government of New Zealand.
- 2012 – A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
- 2012 – A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
- Born/died: | Aldfrith of Northumbria |d.or|704; 705| Niccolò Perotti |d|1480| Giovanni Battista Cipriani |d|1785| Louis Marshall |b|1856| Princess Alice of the United Kingdom |d|1878| DeFord Bailey |b|1899| Lupe Vélez |d|1944| Kim Beazley |b|1948 | KaDee Strickland |b|1975| Michael Owen |b|1979
December 14: Martyred Intellectuals Day in Bangladesh (1971)
- 1650 – English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide.
- 1836 – The Toledo War, a mostly bloodless territorial dispute between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, was unofficially ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten Convention".
- 1913 – Haruna (pictured), the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the Kongō class, was launched and went on to serve in both world wars.
- 2008 – During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".
- John III of the Sedre (d. 648)
- Al-Ashraf Khalil (d. 1293)
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt (b. 1966)