Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 1, 1768 | The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway. |
| December 6, 1991 | Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months. |
| December 19, 1606 | The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. |
| December 17, 2002 | Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years. |
| December 22, 1996 | Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. |
| December 9, 1935 | Student protests occur in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and are subsequently dispersed by government authorities. |
| December 3, 1959 | The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. |
| December 8, 1922 | Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army. |
| December 5, 1831 | Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. |
| December 22, 856 | Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. |
| December 30, 1947 | Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. |
| December 17, 497 | The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. |
| December 31, 2004 | The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft). |
| December 31, 1951 | Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe. |
| December 2, 1947 | Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Arabs riot in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. |
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