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Events

• 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
• 1869 - Timothy Eaton founds the T. Eaton Co., in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which would later become the Eaton's department store chain.
• 1886 - American Federation of Labor founded.
• 1888 - Bulgaria's National Assembly adopts an Act on establishing a higher school in Sofia.
• 1907 - King Gustav V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
• 1914 - Battle of the Falkland Islands fought.
• 1941 - World War II: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.
• 1941 - World War II: The Japanese begin the invasion of the former British crown colony of Hong Kong less than 8 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour.
• 1941 - Holocaust: First Nazi use of gas vans on Jews, at the Chelmno camp near Lodz.
• 1949 - Chinese Civil War: The capital of the Republic of China is moved from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan.
• 1968 - NLS (a system for which hypertext and the computer mouse were developed) is publicly demonstrated for the first time in San Francisco.
• 1969 - An Olympic Airways DC-6B crashes near Athens during a storm killing 93 people.
• 1976 - Eagles release one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, Hotel California.
• 1980 - Mark David Chapman murders former Beatle John Lennon.
• 1987 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed.
• 1987 - Gunman Frank Vitovic shoots nine people dead and wounds five others at the Australia Post Building, Queen Street, Melbourne. Vitovic then kills himself by plunging five stories to his death.
• 1991 - Leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement ending the U.S.S.R. and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
• 1991 - First post-Communist Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.
• 1993 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
• 1994 - US President Bill Clinton signs a bill enacting United States participation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
• 1998 - 81 people killed by armed groups in the Tadjena massacre in Algeria.
• 2004 - The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
• 2004 - Former Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott is shot dead on stage at a nightclub in Columbus, Ohio.
• 2004 - Population of Victoria (Australia) reaches 5 million for the first time.

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Timothy Eaton (1834 – January 31, 1907) was a Canadian businessman who founded Eatons department store, one of the most important retail businesses in Canadas history. ... Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada location. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Eatons was once Canadas largest department store retailer. ... Jump to: navigation, search A JC Penney department store. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... King Gustav V of Sweden, Oscar Gustaf Adolf (June 16, 1858 - October 29, 1950), was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and Sophia of Nassau. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a naval engagement of the First World War, fought between units of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine on 8 December 1914. ... 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Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Nazi on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... . Łódź (pronunciation: ) is the second-largest city (population 776,297 in 2004) of Poland, located in the centre of the country. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: ; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in China between the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party; KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The NLS workstation showing the CRT display, keyboard, pushbuttons, and mouse NLS, or the oNLine System, was a revolutionary computer collaboration system designed by Douglas Engelbart and the researchers at the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) during the 1960s. ... 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Births

• 65 BC - Horace, Roman poet (d. 8 BC)
• 1542 - Mary Queen of Scots (d. 1587)
• 1626 - Queen Christina of Sweden (d. 1689)
• 1678 - Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)
• 1708 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1765)
• 1730 - Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)
• 1765 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (d. 1825)
• 1815 - Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905)
• 1816 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (d. 1890)
• 1832 - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
• 1848 - Joel Chandler Harris, American author and folklorist (d. 1908)
• 1861 - Aristide Maillol, French sculptor (d. 1944)
• 1861 - William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (d. 1947)
• 1862 - Georges Feydeau, French playwright (d. 1921)
• 1864 - Camille Claudel, French graphic artist (d. 1943)
• 1865 - Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (d. 1957)
• 1886 - Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. 1957)
• 1890 - Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (d. 1959)
• 1894 - James Thurber, American writer (d. 1961)
• 1911 - Lee J. Cobb, American actor (d. 1976)
• 1915 - Ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1918 - Gérard Souzay, French baritone (d. 2004)
• 1919 - Peter Tali Coleman, American politician (d. 1997)
• 1923 - Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born chemist
• 1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer (d. 1990)
• 1927 - Vladimir Shatalov, cosmonaut
• 1930 - Maximilian Schell, Austrian-born actor, film director, and author
• 1933 - Flip Wilson, American comedian (d. 1998)
• 1936 - David Carradine, American actor
• 1937 - James MacArthur, American actor
• 1937 - Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman (d. 2004)
• 1939 - James Galway, Irish flutist
• 1943 - Jim Morrison, American singer (The Doors) (d. 1971)
• 1943 - Mary Woronov, American actress
• 1947 - Gregg Allman, American musician
• 1947 - Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1950 - Rick Baker, American film makeup artist
• 1951 - Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter
• 1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress
• 1956 - Warren Cuccurullo, American musician
• 1957 - Phil Collen, British guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
• 1962 - Marty Friedman, American guitarist
• 1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
• 1966 - Sinéad O'Connor, Irish musician
• 1968 - Mike Mussina, baseball player
• 1973 - Corey Taylor, American musician (Slipknot)
• 1976 - Dominic Monaghan, German-born actor
• 1976 - Naimee Coleman, Irish singer and songwriter
• 1978 - Ian Somerhalder, American actor
• 1978 - Vernon Wells, baseball player
• 1982 - Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
• 1986 - Amir Khan, British boxer

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62... Jump to: navigation, search Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin, the son of a freedman, but himself born free. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC - 8 BC - 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC Births... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christina (Kristina) (December 18, 1626 – April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Count Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (8 December 1678 - 1757), English diplomatist, was a son of Robert Walpole of Houghton, Norfolk, and a younger brother of the great Sir Robert Walpole. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 – August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... Jan Ingenhousz or Ingen-Housz (December 8, 1730 - September 7, 1799) was a Dutch-born British physiologist, botanist and physicist. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 - January 8, 1825) was an American inventor and manufacturer. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel ( 8 December 1815 - 9 February 1905) was a German artist noted for drawings, engravings, and paintings. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August Belmont, Sr. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize in Literature winner in 1903. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Aristide Maillol. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861-March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, creating the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Georges Feydeau, (8 December 1862-5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as La Belle Epoque. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Camille Claudel (December 8, 1864 – October 19, 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... A bust of Jean Sibelius at the Sibelius-monumentti in Helsinki. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, was a Mexican painter and muralist, born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, of Jewish Converso heritage. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bohuslav Martinů  listen? (born in Polička, December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894–November 2, 1961) was a U.S. humorist and cartoonist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ernest Lehman (born 8 December 1915 in New York City) is a successful screenwriters in Hollywood. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Gérard Marcel Souzay (December 8, 1918 – August 17, 2004) was a French baritone singer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Tali Coleman (1919 1997) was a United States Republican Party politician from American Samoa. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rudolph Pariser (born December 8, 1923) is a physical chemist and polymer chemist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vladimir Shatalov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Шаталов; born December 8, 1927 in Petropavlovsk) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Maximilian Schell (left) in the film Judgment at Nuremberg Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is a Swiss-Austrian actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clerow Flip Wilson (December 8, 1933–November 25, 1998) was an African-American comedian and actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carradine playing Bill in Kill Bill. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Gordon MacArthur was born December 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. ... Arne Næss Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search James Galway Sir James Galway (born August 12th, 1939) is an Irish flute player from Belfast, often called The Man With the Golden Flute. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jim Morrison. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Doors, Legacy (Clockwise from top right): Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Mary Woronov (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gregg Allman (born December 8, 1947) (sometimes spelled Greg Allman) is a rock and roll singer and lyricist. ... Thomas R. Cech received Nobel Prize in 1989 because he discovered the catalytic properties of RNA with Sidney Altman. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Richard A. Rick Baker (born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA) is a Hollywood special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jan Eggum (born 8 December 1951 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian folk singer-songwriter. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kim Basinger On the cover of Playboy, February 1983 Kim Basinger (born December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia) is a notable American film actress who entered the profession after great success as a model. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Marty Friedman Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) has become recognized worldwide as a guitarist and composer of consummate skill and a style of playing that is instantly recognizable as uniquely his. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Teri Hatcher at the 2005 Golden Globes award ceremony Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964 in Sunnyvale, California) is an American actress. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sinéad OConnor Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a critically-acclaimed, Irish pop music singer and songwriter. ... 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Amir Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British Pakistani boxer from Bolton. ...

Deaths

• 899 - Arnulf of Carinthia (b. 850)
• 1626 - John Davies, English poet (b. 1569)
• 1632 - Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)
• 1638 - Ivan Gundulic, Croatian poet (b. 1589)
• 1643 - John Pym, English statesman (b. 1583)
• 1649 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1613)
• 1680 - Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English politician (b. 1606)
• 1691 - Richard Baxter, English clergyman (b. 1615)
• 1695 - Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (b. 1625)
• 1709 - Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (b. 1625)
• 1722 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans and sister-in-law of Louis XIV (b. 1652)
• 1745 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (b. 1683)
• 1746 - Charles Radclyffe, British politician (b. 1693)
• 1756 - William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English statesman and diplomat
• 1768 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (b. 1702)
• 1830 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (b. 1767)
• 1859 - Thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)
• 1864 - George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1815)
• 1907 - King Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
• 1917 - Mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian-born writer (b. 1836)
• 1952 - Charles Lightoller, second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874)
• 1958 - Tris Speaker, baseball player (b. 1888)
• 1978 - Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1898)
• 1980 - John Lennon, British musician, singer, and songwriter (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
• 1982 - Marty Robbins, American singer (b. 1925)
• 1983 - Slim Pickens, American actor (b. 1919)
• 1984 - Luther Adler, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1992 - William Shawn, American magazine editor (b. 1917)
• 1994 - Tom Jobim, Brazilian composer and arranger (b. 1927)
• 1999 - Kuczka Péter, Hungarian writer, poet, and science fiction editor (b. 1923)
• 2001 - Don Tennant, American advertising executive (b. 1922)
• 2003 - Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club)
• 2003 - Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (b. 1909)
• 2004 - Darrell Abbott, American guitarist (Damageplan and Pantera) (b. 1966)

Events Edward the Elder becomes King of England. ... Arnulf of Carinthia (German Arnulf von Kärnten, Slovenian Arnulf KoroÅ¡ki) (850 – December 8, 899) was one of the last ruling members of the Carolingian house in the Eastern part of the Frankish Kingdom, which had been split in the Treaty of Verdun in 843. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Sir John Davies (April,1569 - 8 December 1626) was an English poet and lawyer. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16... Johan Philip Lansberg (August 25, 1561–December 8, 1632) was a Dutch astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Ivan Gundulić (Italian: Giovanni Gondola) (January 9, 1589 - December 8, 1638) is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from Dubrovnik. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... John Pym (1583 - December 8, 1643) was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of James I and then Charles I. Pym was born in Brymore, Somerset, into minor nobility. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... St. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull and 1st marquess of Dorchester (1606 - December 8, 1680), was member of parliament for Nottinghamshire, and was called to the House of Lords as Baron Pierrepont in 1641. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender October 3 - Treaty of Limerick which guaranteed civil rights to catholics was signed. ... Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (November 12?, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, called by Dean Stanley the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen. He was born at Rowton, in Shropshire, at the house of his maternal grandfather. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Barthélemy dHerbelot de Molainville (December 14, 1625 - December 8, 1695), French orientalist, was born at Paris. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Thomas Corneille (August 20, 1625 - December 8, 1709) was a French dramatist. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz (Charlotte Elizabeth, Duchesse dOrléans), (May 27, 1652 in Heidelberg - 9 October or December 8, 1722 in St. ... Louis XIV King of France and Navarre By Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701) Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638–September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... Etienne Fourmont (June 23, 1683 - December 8, 1745) was a French orientalist. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... Charles Radclyffe (3 September 1693 _ 8 December 1746) was the Fifth Earl of Derwentwater, an early Scottish Rite Freemason and, allegedly, a Grand Master of the Rosicrucian Priory of Sion (1727-1746). ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Jean Denis Attiret (Chinese: 王志誠; pinyin: , July 31, 1702 in Dole, France – December 8, 1768 in Beijing, China) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to China. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebeque (October 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830) was a Swiss-born thinker, writer and French politician. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Thomas de Quincey (August 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859) was an English author and intellectual. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search George Boole [], (November 2, 1815 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England – December 8, 1864 Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland) was a mathematician and philosopher. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Categories: People stubs | Jewish history-related stubs | Yiddish writers | Russian Jews ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player considered to be the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Golda Meir was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel Image:Stamp Golda Meir. ... The Prime Minister of Israel is the elected head of the Israeli government. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Lennon in the autumn of 1968 John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musican and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Bert Lindley, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Luther Adler (May 4, 1903 – December 8, 1984) was an American actor best known for his work in theater, but who also worked in film and television. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search William Shawn (August 31, 1907-December 8, 1992) was an American magazine editor who edited The New Yorker from 1952 until 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Antonio Carlos Jobim (born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 - December 8, 1994), also called Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and one of the greatest legends of bossa nova. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Péter Kuczka (March 1, 1923 - December 8, 1999) was a Hungarian writer, poet and Science Fiction editor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Donald G. Tennant (November 23, 1922 - December 8, 2001) was an American advertising agency executive. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Introducing. ... The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. ... Hans Hotter (January 19, 1909 – December 8, 2003) was a German bass-baritone. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dimebag Darrell Abbott performing live with Pantera, circa 2000. ... Damageplan was a Heavy Metal band, showcasing the patented Power Groove sound that was originally demonstrated by Vinnie and Dime whilst with Pantera, especially on the Vulgar Display of Power album. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas that formed in 1982. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

Holidays and observances

• Catholicism -Holy Day of Obligation The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• Buddhism - The Enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha
• Afflux (50 Aftermath) (Discordianism)
• Bulgaria - Day of the Student (studentski praznik)
• Romania - Constitution Day

Jump to: navigation, search Catholic (literally meaning: according to (kata-) the whole (holos) or more generally universal in Greek) is a religious term with a number of meanings: The term can refer to the notion that all Christians are part of one Church, regardless of denominational divisions. ... In the Catholic Church, the Holy Days of Obligation are the days, other than Sundays, on which the faithful are required to attend Mass. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic doctrine which asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception. ... Jump to: navigation, search A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had... Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. ... Jump to: navigation, search Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE, Musée Guimet. ... The Discordian calendar is an alternative calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. ... Jump to: navigation, search Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

December 7 - December 9 - November 8 - January 8 -- listing of all days Jump to: navigation, search December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...