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File:Portrait of Margaret Hughes by Peter Lely, 1672.jpg|Portrait of Margaret Hughes by Peter Lely, 1672 |
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File:Lie In 15 -- John rehearses Give Peace A Chance.jpg|John Lennon |
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| [[1609]] – [[Milan]]'s '''[[Biblioteca Ambrosiana]]''' opened its reading room to the public, becoming the second [[public library]] in Europe. |
| [[1609]] – [[Milan]]'s '''[[Biblioteca Ambrosiana]]''' opened its reading room to the public, becoming the second [[public library]] in Europe. |
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| [[1912]] – Leaders of the [[German Empire]] held an '''[[German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912|Imperial War Council]]''' to discuss the possibility that war might break out. |
| [[1912]] – Leaders of the [[German Empire]] held an '''[[German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912|Imperial War Council]]''' to discuss the possibility that war might break out. |
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| [[1927]] – The '''[[Brookings Institution]]''', one of the United States' oldest [[think tank]]s, was founded through the merger of three separate organizations established by [[Robert S. Brookings]]. |
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| [[1941]] – [[World War II]]: Concurrent to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] invaded '''[[Japanese invasion of Malaya|Malaya]]''', '''[[Japanese invasion of Thailand|Thailand]]''', '''[[Battle of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]''', '''[[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|the Philippines]]''', and the '''[[Dutch East Indies campaign|Dutch East Indies]]'''. |
| [[1941]] – [[World War II]]: Concurrent to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] invaded '''[[Japanese invasion of Malaya|Malaya]]''', '''[[Japanese invasion of Thailand|Thailand]]''', '''[[Battle of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]''', '''[[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|the Philippines]]''', and the '''[[Dutch East Indies campaign|Dutch East Indies]]'''. |
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|[[1942]] – [[The Holocaust in Greece]]: [[Axis occupation of Greece|German occupiers]] began the destruction of the '''[[Jewish cemetery of Salonica]]''', using the headstones as building materials around the city. |
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| [[1988]] – In '''''[[Chng Suan Tze v Minister for Home Affairs|Chng Suan Tze]]''''', the [[Court of Appeal of Singapore]] held that [[Internal Security Act (Singapore)|preventive detention]] was subject to [[judicial review]], prompting the government to amend the [[constitution of Singapore|constitution]] and legislation to avoid judicial review. |
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| [[1993]] – Leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed the final agreements of the '''[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]''', forming a regional [[trade bloc]]. |
| [[1993]] – Leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed the final agreements of the '''[[North American Free Trade Agreement]]''', forming a regional [[trade bloc]]. |
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| [[2004]] – Twelve South American countries signed the [[Cusco Declaration]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->, announcing the foundation of what is now the '''[[Union of South American Nations]]''', an [[Intergovernmentalism|intergovernmental]] union modelled after the [[European Union]]. |
| [[2004]] – Twelve South American countries signed the [[Cusco Declaration]]<!--Not bolded, stubby-->, announcing the foundation of what is now the '''[[Union of South American Nations]]''', an [[Intergovernmentalism|intergovernmental]] union modelled after the [[European Union]]. |
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| '''[[Yuliya Krevsun]]'''<!--Ukrainian runner--> |b|1980| |
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* [[1432]] – The first battle of the '''[[Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438)|Lithuanian Civil War]]''' between the forces of [[Švitrigaila]] and of [[Sigismund Kęstutaitis]] was fought near what is now the town of [[Ashmyany]]. |
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* [[1660]] – '''[[Margaret Hughes]]''' |
* [[1660]] – '''[[Margaret Hughes]]''' appeared professionally on the English stage; she is thought to have been the first woman to do so. |
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⚫ | * [[1854]] – [[Pope Pius IX|Pope Pius IX]] ''(pictured)'' promulgated the [[apostolic constitution]] '''''[[Ineffabilis Deus]]''''', proclaiming the [[Dogma in the Catholic Church|dogmatic definition]] of the <!--'''-->[[Immaculate Conception]]<!--'''--><!--already linked in observances-->, which holds that the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] was conceived free of [[original sin]]. |
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* [[1880]] – At an assembly of 10,000 [[Boer]]s, '''[[Paul Kruger]]''' announced the fulfilment<!--Commonwealth spelling--> of the decision to restore the [[South African Republic]] |
* [[1880]] – At an assembly of 10,000 [[Boer]]s, '''[[Paul Kruger]]''' announced the fulfilment<!--Commonwealth spelling--> of the decision to restore the government and ''[[Volksraad (South African Republic)|volksraad]]'' of the [[South African Republic]]. |
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* [[1987]] – A man '''[[Queen Street massacre|shot and killed]]''' eight people at the [[Australia Post]] building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death. |
* [[1987]] – A man '''[[Queen Street massacre|shot and killed]]''' eight people at the [[Australia Post]] building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death. |
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* [[1991]] – Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the [[Belovezh Accords]]<!--Not bold, refimprove-->, agreeing to [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolve the Soviet Union]] and establish the '''[[Commonwealth of Independent States]]'''. |
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* [[1998]] – The [[Cricket Australia|Australian Cricket Board]]'s cover-up of [[Shane Warne]] and [[Mark Waugh]]'s '''[[John the bookmaker controversy|involvement with bookmakers]]''' was revealed. |
* [[1998]] – The [[Cricket Australia|Australian Cricket Board]]'s cover-up of [[Shane Warne]] and [[Mark Waugh]]'s '''[[John the bookmaker controversy|involvement with bookmakers]]''' was revealed. |
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* [[2013]] – After a fatal car accident in the [[Little India, Singapore|Little India]] region of Singapore, angry mobs of passers-by '''[[2013 Little India riot|attacked]]''' the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years. |
* [[2013]] – After a fatal car accident in the [[Little India, Singapore|Little India]] region of Singapore, angry mobs of passers-by '''[[2013 Little India riot|attacked]]''' the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years. |
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*[[2023]] – FDA approval of [[exagamglogene autotemcel]], the first [[CRISPR gene editing]] therapy to be approved. |
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* Born/died this day: '''[[John Peckham]]''' (d. 1292){{·}} '''[[Adolph Menzel]]''' (b. 1815){{·}} '''[[Georges Méliès]]''' (b. 1861){{·}} '''[[George Boole]]''' (d. 1864){{·}} '''[[John Banville]]''' (b. 1945){{·}} '''[[Ann T. Bowling]]''' (d. 2000){{·}} '''[[Yuliya Krevsun]]''' (b. 1980) |
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* Born/died this day: | '''[[John Peckham]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|1292| '''[[John Pym]]'''<!--English politician--> |d|1643| '''[[Antonio de Benavides]]'''<!--Spanish colonial governor--> |b|1678|'''[[Maria Josepha of Austria]]'''<!--Polish queen--> |b|1699| '''[[Georges Méliès]]'''<!--French filmmaker--> |b|1861| '''[[Georges Feydeau]]'''<!--French playwright--> |b|1862| '''[[George Boole]]'''<!--English mathematician--> |d|1864| '''[[Jean Sibelius]]'''<!--Finnish composer--> |b|1865| '''[[John Banville]]'''<!--Irish writer--> |b|1945| '''[[Peig Sayers]]'''<!--Irish writer--> |d|1958| '''[[Betty Holberton]]'''<!--American computer scientist--> |d|2001 |
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'''[[December 8]]''': '''[[Immaculate Conception|Feast of the Immaculate Conception]]'''<!--[[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]] not linked; unreferenced section--> ([[Roman Rite|Roman Rite Catholicism]]<!--if Dec 8 is a Sunday, then this moves to Dec 9-->); '''[[Bodhi Day|Rōhatsu]]''' in Japan |
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'''[[December 8]]''': '''[[Bodhi Day|Rōhatsu]]''' in Japan |
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* [[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: British commander-in-chief '''[[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|Sir William Howe]]''' withdrew his troops from the '''[[Battle of White Marsh]]''' to Philadelphia. |
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* [[2009]] – '''[[December 2009 Baghdad bombings|Bombings in Baghdad]]''' carried out by the [[Islamic State of Iraq]] killed at least 127 people and injured at least 448 others. |
* [[2009]] – '''[[December 2009 Baghdad bombings|Bombings in Baghdad]]''' carried out by the [[Islamic State of Iraq]] killed at least 127 people and injured at least 448 others. |
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'''[[John Pym]]''' (d. 1643){{·}} '''[[Father Mathew]]''' (d. 1856){{·}} '''[[Yuliya Krevsun]]''' (b. 1980) |
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 31 March 2024
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Portrait of Margaret Hughes by Peter Lely, 1672
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British officer looking at gravestones from the desecrated Jewish cemetery used to construct German defences, 1944
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; Constitution Day in Romania (1991) | refimprove section |
395 – The Chinese state of Later Yan was defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope. | refimprove section |
1609 – Milan's Biblioteca Ambrosiana opened its reading room to the public, becoming the second public library in Europe. | refimprove section |
1813 – Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 premiered in Vienna, conducted by the composer himself. | Too much uncited |
1912 – Leaders of the German Empire held an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out. | unreferenced section |
1941 – World War II: Concurrent to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. | HK: refimprove section; Philippines: unreferenced section |
1942 – The Holocaust in Greece: German occupiers began the destruction of the Jewish cemetery of Salonica, using the headstones as building materials around the city. | Date not mentioned in the article |
1971 – Indo-Pakistani War: Following their successful attack three days earlier, a small Indian Navy strike force again attacked the Port of Karachi, creating a de facto blockade. | primary sources |
1988 – In Chng Suan Tze, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that preventive detention was subject to judicial review, prompting the government to amend the constitution and legislation to avoid judicial review. | Too much uncited |
1993 – Leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed the final agreements of the North American Free Trade Agreement, forming a regional trade bloc. | outdated, expansion |
2004 – Twelve South American countries signed the Cusco Declaration, announcing the foundation of what is now the Union of South American Nations, an intergovernmental union modelled after the European Union. | outdated, refimprove section |
Yuliya Krevsun |b|1980| | Birthday not cited |
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- 1660 – Margaret Hughes appeared professionally on the English stage; she is thought to have been the first woman to do so.
- 1854 – Pope Pius IX (pictured) promulgated the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, proclaiming the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceived free of original sin.
- 1880 – At an assembly of 10,000 Boers, Paul Kruger announced the fulfilment of the decision to restore the government and volksraad of the South African Republic.
- 1941 – The Holocaust: The Chełmno extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first such Nazi camp to kill Jews, began operations.
- 1972 – During an aborted landing and go-around while approaching Chicago's Midway International Airport, United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a residential neighborhood, destroying five houses and killing forty-five people.
- 1987 – A man shot and killed eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death.
- 1987 – Arab–Israeli conflict: An Israeli army tank transporter killed four Palestinian refugees and injured seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.
- 1991 – Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- 1998 – The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed.
- 2013 – After a fatal car accident in the Little India region of Singapore, angry mobs of passers-by attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.
- 2023 – FDA approval of exagamglogene autotemcel, the first CRISPR gene editing therapy to be approved.
- Born/died this day: | John Peckham |d|1292| John Pym |d|1643| Antonio de Benavides |b|1678|Maria Josepha of Austria |b|1699| Georges Méliès |b|1861| Georges Feydeau |b|1862| George Boole |d|1864| Jean Sibelius |b|1865| John Banville |b|1945| Peig Sayers |d|1958| Betty Holberton |d|2001
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- Operation Trident (1971) appears on December 4, so Operation Python should not appear in the same year
- Akatsuki appears on December 7, so IKAROS should not appear in the same year
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Rite Catholicism); Rōhatsu in Japan
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British commander-in-chief Sir William Howe withdrew his troops from the Battle of White Marsh to Philadelphia.
- 1963 – After being struck by lightning while in a holding pattern, Pan Am Flight 214 crashed near Elkton, Maryland, U.S., killing all 81 people on board.
- 1980 – English musician John Lennon was murdered at the entrance of the Dakota, his residence in New York City.
- 2009 – Bombings in Baghdad carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq killed at least 127 people and injured at least 448 others.
- 2010 – The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS (model pictured) flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 km (50,200 mi), completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology.
- Adolph Menzel (b. 1815)
- Father Mathew (d. 1856)
- Nicki Minaj (b. 1982)
- Ann T. Bowling (d. 2000)