Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 18, 1999 | NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT. |
| December 31, 2014 | A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. |
| December 7, 1837 | The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated. |
| December 12, 1956 | United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted. |
| December 19, 1945 | John Amery, British Fascist, is executed at the age of 33 by the British Government for treason. |
| December 29, 1934 | Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.[15] |
| December 11, 2001 | China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
| December 17, 1807 | Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. |
| December 10, 1948 | The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations. |
| December 27, 1911 | "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. |
| December 14, 1994 | Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river. |
| December 17, 1944 | World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper. |
| December 11, 1927 | Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet. |
| December 15, 687 | Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore. |
| December 21, 1995 | The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control. |
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