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 18, 2006 | The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced. |
| December 23, 583 | Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. |
| December 7, 2005 | Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport. |
| December 18, 1977 | SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashes near Madeira Airport in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, killing 36. |
| December 3, 1775 | American Revolutionary War: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones. |
| December 6, 1492 | After exploring the island of Cuba for gold (which he had mistaken for Japan), Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola. |
| December 14, 1836 | The Toledo War unofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admitting Michigan as a U.S. state. |
| December 1, 1941 | World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives his tacit approval to the decision of the imperial council to initiate war against the United States. |
| December 25, 1076 | Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland. |
| December 2, 1867 | At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. |
| December 10, 1861 | Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance. |
| December 14, 1971 | Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.) |
| December 16, 1912 | First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. |
| December 19, 1776 | Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis". |
| December 17, 1935 | First flight of the Douglas DC-3. |
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