Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
Here is a list of some historical events in December. You can learn What major event happened in December?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 4, 1991 | Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years. |
| December 18, 1944 | World War II: XX Bomber Command responds to the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive by dropping five hundred tons of incendiary bombs on a supply base in Hankow, China. |
| December 14, 1812 | The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia. |
| December 24, 640 | Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. |
| December 26, 1811 | A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. |
| December 11, 1920 | Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces. |
| December 19, 1924 | The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England. |
| December 28, 2009 | Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura. |
| December 1, 1952 | The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery. |
| December 2, 1848 | Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria. |
| December 21, 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. |
| December 14, 2003 | Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. |
| December 22, 1996 | Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. |
| December 11, 1997 | The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature. |
| December 17, 2010 | Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. |
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